Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666. 501





     Rights Profits & benifits thearunto belonging Royall mines excepted: Liber B
     to haue and to hould the same unto him the sayd Daniell Johnson
     his heirs and Assignes for euer to bee houlden of us and owr heirs
     as of owr Mannor of Zacheia in free and Common Soccage by fealty
     only for all mannor of saruices yealding and paying thearfor yearly
     unto us and owr heirs at owr Receit at St Maries at the too most
     usuall feast in year (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 portion the rent of too shillings starling in siluer
     or gold or the full valew thearof as wee and owr heirs shall accept in
     discharge thearof at the Choice of us and owr heirs or such officer
     or officers as aforsayd giuen at St Maries under owr Under owr [p. 341]
     great seale of owr sayd Prouince of Mariland: this 27th day of June
     in the 32 year of owr dominion ouer owr sayd prouince of Mariland
     Ao Domini 1663 witnes owr dear sonne and heire Charles Caluert
     Esq owr Liuetennant Genrall of owr sayd Prouince of Mariland
                                     Charles Caluert
       Know all men by thees Present that I Daniell Johnson Gonf haue
     sould and deliuered with turf and twige in posession to william Bar
     ton Junior him his heirs or Assignes for euer the whole Right and
     titell of this Land within Mentioned and further doe acknowledg
     to haue receaued honest pay of the sayd william barton and to haue
     deliuered the sayd land in posession before the laet act of Assembly
     maed at St Maries Ao 1663 entituled an act for the Quiaet Posessions
     of lands and establishing the mannor of Conueiances of land for the
     futur: and befor my entring into mariag with my now wife: in
     acknowledging thearof I set my hand this 12th day of July Ao 1664
     Witnes Josias Fendall           Daniell Johnson
           Stephen Mountagew

       Mr Francis Pope as Administrator to Richard Smith Present a sar
     uant by name John baylie to haue his age iudged of who is iudged to
     bee between 15 & 16 years old

       It is ordered that John Neuills Attachment against Mr Henry
     hudsons goods bee Continued till the next Court:

       Mr George Bradshow Presents a saruant by name James Newall [p. 342]
     to haue his age iudged of who is judged to bee but fourteen years ould

     The Court is Adjourned till the Second tuesday in August:

       A jury impannell to yew the bodie of Elisabeth Johnson saruant
     unto Daniell Johnson and to the best of thear understandings wits
     and Powers to deliuer in thear verdit of and the Cause of her death
     beeing all sworne are as followeth (Viz)