6  Kent County Court Proceedings, 1648-1656.





         Liber A    Creek f or the Length of 125 perches On the North with a Line
               drawn East and by North from the End of the former Line unto a
               Creek called Long Creek, On the East with the said Creek, On the
               South with Matapeck Creek Containing and now laid out for One
               hundred Acres more or Less, And all Woods marres Mines Royall
               Mines Excepted Waters fishings fishing places and all other profitts
               and Commodities in and upon the same Land, Saving to us and our
               heirs Our Royall Jurisdiction and Signiory as Absolute Lords and
               Proprietaries of the said Province To have and to hold the same
               to him the said Henry Morgan his heirs and Assignes for Ever
               To be holden of us and our heirs of Our Mannor of West Saint
               Mary's in free and Common Soccage by fealty only for all Services
               Yealding and paying therefore Yearly at Our usual Receipt upon
               the said Island two shillings in money Sterling or one bushell of
               good Corn at the Nativity of Our Lord Given at St Mary's under
               the great seal of our said Province of Maryland the seventeenth
               Day of August in the Year of Our Lord One thousand six hundred
               and fifty Witness Our said LieutenantWilliam Stone
                                                  and seal

                 Know all Men by these Presents that I Henry Morgan do assign
               all my Right and Title of this Pattent within mentioned unto
               Edward Coppedg or his assignes freely for ever to Enjoy itt Witness
               my hand this 25th Day of February 165o   the mark of
               Witness George Crouch  Henry * Morgan
                     Deverox Godwin

               Hanson, Old Kent, p. 22.
                 On the 2nd of June, 1652, the Surveyor-General issued the follow
               ing address to the people of Kent county:
                 “Whereas divers inhabitants of this County of Kent have several
               warrants to survey land yet unreserved, whereby they fear some
               danger or prejudice may come to them, in relation to their land, I,
               Robert Clarke, Surveyor General of this Province, do hereby promise
               to make good all such warrants, wherein it shall appear I am deficient,
               until such time as I can come, and perform the service.
               To the inhabitants            Robert Clarke,
                of the Isle of Kent.            Surveyor General.
               Recorded this 15th of June, 1652

                 John Gould, aged 40 or thereabouts, sworne and examined in
               court, saith: That your deponent did carry home a suit of curtains
               to Francis Brights, by order from his master, Mr. Carlyen; after
               which time your deponent did see about half a yard of Francis
               Brights' stuff at his master's house; and further saith not.
                                              John   Gould.
                                                     mark.