420    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

              Liber B Caecilius Absolute lord and Proprietarie of the Prouince of Man
              [P. 207] land and Aualon Lord baron of bahtemor &c greeting to all persons to
                   whom thees presants shall cum in owr Lord God Euerlasting know
                   yea that wee for and in Consideration that John Wheeler of this
                   Prouince Planter hath dew unto him one hundered Acres of land by
                   assigment from samuell Palmer and hath lickwis dew fifty Acres
                   more upon Rights entered as appears upon Record and upon such
                   Conditions and tearmes as are expressed in owr Conditions of Planta
                   tions of owr Prouince of Mariland (Vide 1 2) doe hearby grant unto
                   him the sayd John Wheeler a Parcell of land Called Wheelers Palm
                   liing on the North side of Pascatoway Riuer near to the land for
                   many layd out to Robert Hudson of this Prouince Planter begining
                   at a marked oake by the Riuer side: bounding on the south with
                   a line Runing East and by Nort for breadth into woods one hundered
                   and twenty flue Perches to a marked oake one the East by a line
                   drawne north and by west from the sayd Oake for lenght one hun-
                   dered and sixty perches to a marked oake on the Nort by a line west
                   and by North from the sayd Oake one hundered Perches to a marked
                   oake by the Riuer sid on the west by the sayd Riuer Containing and
                   now layd out for one hundered And fiftie Acres more or lesse together
                   with all Rites and benefits thearunto belonging Royall mines Excepted
                   to haue and to hould the same unto him the sayd John Wheeler his
                   heirs and assignes for euer to bee houlden of us and owr heirs as of
                   owr mannor of Sacheia in free and Common sockage by fealty only
                   for all mannor of saruices yealding and paying thearfor yearly unto
                   us and own heirs at owr Receipt at St Maries at the too most usuall
                   feasts in the year (Viz) at the feast of the Annuntiation of the
                   blessed Virgin Marie and at the feast of St Michell the Archangell
              [p.205] by cuen and equall Portions the Rent of three Shillings starling in
                   siluer or gould or the full Vallew thearof in such Commodities as wee
                   and owr heirs or such officers appovnted by us and owr heirs from
                   time to time to Colect and Receaue the sam shall except in discharge
                   thearof at the Choyce of us and owr heirs or such officer or officers
                   as aforsayd giuen at St: Maries under own great seale of owr sayd
                   Prouince of Mariland this ninteenth day of June Ao the one and
                   thirtith year of owr dominion ouer owr sayd Prouince of Mariland
                   Aoq domini one thowsand six hundered sixtie three witnes own deare
                   son and heir Charles Caluert Esq own liuetennant generall of owr
                   sayd Prouince of Maniland

                (*)     1 under owr greater seale at Armes baring daet at London the sec
                   ond Day of July in the year of owr Lord God one thowsand six
                   hundered and fontie nine Remayning upon Record in owr sayd
                   Prouince of Mariland with such alteration as in them is maed by owr

                     * This paragraph is an omission in the body of the document which the clerk
                   remedied by inserting at the end.