88 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.





             Liber A    seruices Yealdinge and payinge therf ore Yearly unto us and our heires
                   at our Receapt of st Marys at the two most ussuall Feasts in the Year
                   (viz) at the Feast of the Anunciacon of the Blessed virgin Mary
                   and at the Feast of st Michaell the Arch Angell by euen and Equall
                   Porcons the Rent of tenn shillings sterlinge in silver or gould or
                   the full vallew thereof in such Comodities as wee and our heires or
                   such Officer or Officers Apoynted by us or our heires from time to
                   time to Collect and Receiue the same shall Accept in Discharge at
                   the Choyse of us and our heires or such Officer or Officers aforesaid,
                   Giuen at st Marys under the great seall of our Province of Mary
                   land the Nineteenth day of August in the seauen and twentith Year
                   of our Dominion ouer the said Province of Maryland Annoq3 Doth
                   1658, witnes our trusty and welbeloued Josias Fendall Esqr our Leiu
                   tenant of our said Province.     Josias Fendall
                   Intratur in Recordo
                        Phillip Calvert secr
                   This grant is Accordinge to sertificate and survay by me made

             [p. 103] Knowe all men by these prsents that I James Lee doe Assigne ouer
                   all my Right and tittle of this Pattin unto John Ward Exceptinge
                   Two hondred and Fifty Acres to Hennery Lilly Lyinge on the Nor-
                   west witnes my hand this of septembr 1659:
                  Testis Joseph Harisson    James L Lee his marke
                        John Morris his
                          marke
                   This Pattin Assigned was Acknowledged in open Courte by the said
                   James Lee the 4th septembr 1660: Testis Tho: Lomax Clerke

                     Knowe all men by these prsents that I James Lee of Avon Riuer
                   in the Province of Maryland Planter haue bargained and sould and
                   by these prsents doe Acknowledge to Bargaine and sell unto Hen
                   iiciy Lilly of Peckay wakson in the foresaid Province Cooper his
                   heires Execcutors Adminisstrators and Assignes Two hondred and
                   Fifty Acres of Land beinge the one halfe of the Devedent of the said
                   Lees, begininge at the uper Marked Tree, which is A Beatch, and to
                254     take the breadth of two hondred and fifty Acres of the said Land
                   Downe the Branch, and the said Hennery Lilly to haue and to hold
                   the said Land, with all Rights and Priuelledges, thereunto belong
                   inge, as I the said Lee haue it my self e, In testemony whereof I the
                   said Lee haue hereunto set my hand and seall this day of June
                   in the year of our Lord god 1657:James L Lee his marke
                   Signed sealled & Delliuered          signum
                     in the prsents of
                        Joseph Harrison
                        Thomas  Milner his
                            marke