Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662. 87





     10 weekes, before the said Lease Came to be made at the makinge of Liber A
     which the said Capt Jenkings beinge not willinge and Deniinge to let
     yor Pettetior haue so much Land as he Agread for yor Pettetior was
     forced of it, and haith therfore Entred his suite, Humbly Beseach
     inge yor worps to grant him Order that he may Either haue the Land
     Accordinge to his Agreament or ells sattisfacktion for there paines
     and Laboure upon it, and he shall pray &c

       By Concent of both Partys the Buysines is Reffered to bee De— [p. 102]
     sided by the Gouernor and Mr John Hatch on the 8th prsent the Gouer
     nor for the Deffendant Mr Hatch for the Plantife who Accordinge to
     there Dessire did meat upon the 8th Septembr and Awarded the Def
     fendt to pay to the plantife for the worke done upon the Land 350lb
     tobaccoe and Caske


       Caecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of Mary
     land and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c to all ?sons to whom
     these prsents shall Come, Greetinge in our Lord god Everlastinge,
     Knowe Yee that wee for and in Consideration that John Luger late
     principall secretarye of this our Province of Maryland haith trans
     ported Diuers hither here to Inhabitt the right of Land for whose
     transportacon is by John Luger son and heire Apareant to our said
     Late secretary Assigned to James Lee, and for that the sd James Lee
     haith faithfully Pformed his time of seruice unto William Stone
     Esqr late our Gouernor of our said Province &c upon such Condishons
     and tearms as are Expressed in our Condicon of Plantacon of our
     said Province of Maryland under our greater seall at Armes Bearinge
     date at London the second day of Jully in the Year of our Lord god
     One thousand six hondred Forty Nine and Remaininge upon Record
     in our sd Province Doe hereby Grant to the said James Lee all that
     Pcell of Land Lyinge on the North syde of Pottomake Riuer at the
     head of A Branch of Nanseny Creeke, that Boundeth the Land 253
     of william stone Esqr Begininge at A Marked Oake standinge by the
     syde of the fresh Runn and Runinge northwest by the Runsyde for
     the Length of two hondred and Fifty perches to A Marked Oake
     boundinge on the north with A Lyne drawen southwest from the said
     Oake for the Length of three hondred and twenty Perches to A
     Marked Oake standinge on the high grounds on the west with A Lyne
     Drawen South East from the End of the Former Lyne untill it Inter
     sect A Palell Lyne drawne from the first Marked Oake on the south
     with the sd Paralell on the East with the foresaid fresh run, Con
     taininge fife hondred Acres more or Les together with all Profits
     Rights & Benifitts therunto belonginge (Royall mines Excepted) To
     haue and to hould the same unto him the said James Lee, his heires
     and Assignes for Euer, To be houlden of us and our heires, as of our
     Manor of çt Maryes in Free and Comon soccage hy Fealty only for all