682 Somerset County Court Proceedings, 1665 1668.





      Liber B No. 1 To all people to whome this ptsent writing shall Come I Christo
               pher Nutter of the Countie of Sommersett in the province of Mary
               land plantor & Mary his wife send greeting in Or Lord God ever
               lasting Knowe yee that whereas Cacilius absolute Lord & Proprie
               tor of the Provinces of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Balte
               more &c by his pattent under the greate seale of this province bearing
               date the 10th day of February in the foure & thirtieth yeare of his
               Dominion over this province A° D° one thousand six hundred sixty
               five did grante unto mee the said Christopher Nutter by the name of
               Christopher Nutter of this province a parcell of Land (called Nutters
               delight) Lyeing on the northside of Mananokin river beginning at a
          [p.83]  markt oke devideing it from the Land of Richard Hackworth thence
               running east & by North the bredth of seaventy five pole to a markt
               oke devideing it from the Land of Capt William Thorne & from
               thence running north & by east the length of three hundred sixty five
               pole to a markt pine devideing it from the Land of Capt William
               Thorne & from thence running west & by south the bredth of seaventy
               five pole to A Markt pine with a Line drawne South & by west to the
               first bounds Containing & Laid out for one hundred & fifty acres
               more or Lesse together with all rights proffitts & bennefltts thereunto
               belonging (Royall Mynes excepted) To haue & to hold the same to
               me the said Christopher Nutter mine heires & assignes for ever for
               & under the rents reservacons & services therein reserved as by the
               said recited pattent recourse being thereunto had more fully & more
               at Lardge itt may & doth appeare; Nowe Knowe yee further that I
               the said Christopher Nutter & Mary his wife for a valluable Con
               sideracon in hand paid by Richard Hackworth of the Countie & prov
               ince aforesaid plantor, the receipt whereof wee doe hereby acknowl
               edge & thereof & of every part & parcell thereof doe clearely & abso
               lutely acquitt & dischardge the said Richard H Hackworth his ex
               ecutrs & assignes for ever by these presents have given granted bar
               gained & sold & doe by these presents give grante allienate bargaine
               & sell unto him the said Richard Hackworth his heires & assignes for
               ever all tht the said Devident or tract of Land soe to me granted as
               aforesaid with all the proffitts priviledges, pattents, writings, Co
               thodities & heriditamts to the same belonging or in any wise apper
               taming To have and to hold the said devident or tract of Land with
               all & every the appurtenances to him the said Richard Hackworth his
               heires executrs admrs & assignes for ever, to the onely use & behoofe
               of him his heires & assignes for ever To be holden of the said Lord
               Proprietor for & under the rents & services by the said originall re
          [p. 84] cited pattent reserved, And I the said Christopher Nutter & Mary
               his wife the said devident or tract of Land wth the appurtenances be
               fore by these presents bargained & sold or hereby intended to be
               bargained & sold unto him the said Richard Hackworth doe for ever
               freely acquitt & dischardge the same of & from all & all manner of