Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.     435

       Caecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietarie of the Prouinces of LiberB
     Mariland and Aualon Lord baron of Baltemor &c to all Persons to
     whom thees Presants shall come greeting in owr Lord God euerlast-
     ing know yea that wee for and in Consideration that Daniell John-
     son and Richard Morrise hath dew unto them seauen hundered acres
     of land (Viz) four hunder and fiftie by assignment from the Rights
     of William bouls and too hundered and fifty acres of land mor by
     Assigment from heugh Neale Thomas Jaruise William Codwell
     Margery Codwell william Craffort and upon such Conditions and
     tearmes as are expressed in owr Conditions of Plantation of owr
     sayd Prouince of Mariland under owr great seale at Armes baring
     daet at London the second day of July in the year of owr lord one
     thosand six hundered forty nine and Remaining upon Record in
     owr sayd Prouince of mariland with such alterations as in them is
     maed by owr declaration the six and twentith day of August Anno
     one thowsand six hundered fifty one and lickwise Remaining upon
     Record in owr sayd Prouince of Mariland doe hearby grant unto the
     sayd Daniell Johnson and Richard Morrise all that Parcell of land [p. 230]
     Called Johnsons Towne lung on the North side of Patomake Riuer
     and one the west side of the mayne fresh of Wicokomeco Riuer next
     adioyning to the land formarly Layd out for John Clarke of this
     Prouince Gent: begining at the sayd Clarkes Northermost bounded
     tree runing East and by north for breadth three hundered and fifty
     Perches to a marked Oake by a hill side bounding on the East by a
     line drawne north and by west from the sayd Oake for lenght three
     hundered and twenty perches to a marked oake one the North by a
     line clrawne west and by south from the sayd Oake for breadth
     three hundred and fiftie perches to a marked Oake on the west by a
     line drawne south and by East from the sayd Oake unto the first
     Marked Oake one the south by the East and by north Line Contain-
     ing and now layd out for seauen hundered Acres more or lesse to-
     gether with all Profits Rites and benefits thearunto belonging Royall
     mines Excepted to hane and to hould the same unto them the sayd
     Daniell Johnson and Richard Morrise their heirs and Assignes for
     euer to bee houlden of us and owr heirs as of owr Mannor of Cal-
     uerton in free and Common soccage by fealty only for all saruices
     yealding and Paying thear for yearly unto us and owr heirs at owr
     Receipt at St Maries at the too most usuall feasts in the yeare (Viz)
     at the feast of the annuntiation of the blessed Virgin Mary and at
     the feast of St Michell the Archangell by euen and equall Portions
     the Rent of fouerteen Shillings starling in siluer or gould or the full
     Valew thearof in such Commodities as wee and owr heirs or such
     officer or officers appoynted by us and owr heirs from time to time
     to Colect and Receaue the same shall accept in discharge thearof at
     the Choyce of us and owr heirs or such officer or officers as aforsayd [p. 231]
     giuen at St Maries under the great seale of owr sayd Prouince of
     Mariland the too and twentith day of October in the thirtith year of