232Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.








         Liber B lord god one thousand six hundred forty nine with such alterations
               as in them is made by owre Declarations beareing Datte the Six and
               twentieth Day of August Anno on thousand Six hundred fifty one
               and rernaineing upon record in owre said province Doth hearby
               Grante to the said John Smith all that parsell of land Called Smithsby
               Lying on the north side of Chester Riuer and one the Easte side of
               a baye in the said Riuer Called Langfords Bay Beginging att a
               Marked oke by a March at the mouth of the bay runing North and by
               Easte upe the bay one hundred and fifty perches for bredth to A
               marked oake by A march bounding one the North bye A line Drawne
               Easte & by south for langth frome the said oake thre hundred and
               twenty pertches one the Easte by a line drawne South and by west
               frome the end of the caste and by south line into the riuer one the
               South with the riuer one the weste with the said Bay Contayneing
               and now laid oute for foure hundred Accurs be itt moore or lesse
               Togather with all prophets Rights and Benni fetts theare unto be
               longing (Royall Mines Excepted) To haue and to hold the same
               unto hime the said John Smith his heires and assigns for Euer To be
               holden of use and owre heires as of owre manner of Baltemoore in
               free and Common Soccage by fealty: only for all Seruises yealding
               and paying thearfore yearly unto use & owre heires at owre receipt
               of saint Marys at the two most useall feasts in the yeare, viz: at
               the feaste of the Annutiation of the Blesed virgin Mary and at the
               feaste of saint Mechell the Archangell by euen and equell portions the
               Rent of Aeight shillings starling in Sillver or gold or the full Vallue
         [fol. 108]     thearof in such Commodities as wee and oure heirs or such offisere or
               offisers Apoynted by us ore our heirs from time to time to Collect
               and receue the same shall except in discharge thearof at the Choyce
               of use and oure heires or such offiser or offisers as aforsaid Giuen at
               Saint Maryes under oure great scale of oure said prouince of Mari-
               land the 20th day of January in the seuen and twentieth yeare of oure
               Dominnion ouer the said prouince of Maryland Anno: Dominy one
               thousand six hundred fifty Aeight Wittnes oure trusty and well Be
               loued Josias fendall Esqre oure liuetenant of our said prouence
                                                Josias Fendall
                 Know all men By thes presents that I John Smith by me and from
               me my heirs Exequtors or Asignes doe Asigne ouer unto James
               Thomson his heirs Exequtors or Asigns all my write titell and Inter
               rest of thes pattent with all the rights and priueledges thearin Con
               tayned as wittnes my hand thes 16th Day of December 1661
               Wittnes Thomas Leues           John   Smith
                     Tobye Weells               his marke

               Thes pattent wase Asigned ouer in open Court and Recorded By Me
                                             Tobye Weells Cite