696 Somerset County Court Proceedings, 1665 1668.





      Liber B No. 1    This acknowledged in open Courte by Jinkin Price & Mathewe his
               wife at A Courte helid for the Countie of Sothersett in the province
               of Maryland the 26th Day of November A° 1667

                To all people to whome these presents shall Come I John Avery of
               the Countie of Sommersett in the province of Maryland marriner &
               Sarah his wife send greeting in or Lord God everlasting Knowe yee
               that whereas Caecilius absolute Lord Proprietor of the Provinces of
               Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c by his Pattent
               under the greate scale of this Province bearing Date the eight &
               twentyeth day of September in the five & thirtyeth year of his Do
               minion over this province of Maryland A° D° one thousand Six
               hundred Sixty & Six did grant unto me the said John Avery by the
               Name of John Avery of this Province Marriner A parcell of Land
               (Called Averys Policy lying & being on the North Side of Cut
               tomacktico beginning at a marked oke deviding it from the Land of
               Thomas Cottingham from thence running easterly the bredth of one
               hundred & fifty pole to a marked tree thence running northerly the
               length of three hundred & twenty pole to a marked tree from thence
               running westerly the bredth of one hundred & fifty pole to a marked
               tree with a Line drawne Southerly to the first bounder Containing &
               Laid out for three hundred acres more or Lesse Together with all
               rights proffitts & bennefitts thereunto belonging Royall Mynes ex
               cepted To haue & to hold the Same to me the Said John Avery mine
               heires & assignes for ever for & under the rents reservacons & Services
               therein reserved as by the Said recited Pattent recourse being there-
               unto had more fully & more at Large it doth & may appeare Now
               Knowe yee further that I the Said John Avery & Sarah his wife for
          [p. 99] A valluable Consideracon in hand paid by William Groome of Cal
               vert Countie in the province aforesd gent: the receipt whereof wee
               doe hereby acknowledge & thereof & of every part & parcell thereof
               doe Clearely & absolutely acquictt & discharge the sd William Groome
               his executrs & assignes for ever by these presents, have given granted
               bargained & sold, & doe by these presents giue grant allienate bar-
               game & sell unto him the said William Groome his heires & assignes
               for ever, all that the said Devident or tract of Land soe to me granted
               as aforesd with all the proffitts privilidges Pattents writings Cofflodi
               ties and heriditamts to the Same belonging or in any wise appertaining
               To have and to hold the said devident or tract of Land with all &
               every the appurtenances to him the said William Groome 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 Pro
               prietor for & under the rents & services by the said orriginall recited
               pattent reserved And I the said John Avery & Sarah his wife the said
               Devident or tract of Land with the appurtenances before by these
               presents bargained & sold or hereby intended to be bargained & sold