714 Somerset County Court Proceedings, 1665 1668.





      Liber B No. 1    Edmund Beauchamp his heires & assignes for ever all that the Said
               devident or tract of Land Soe to me granted as aforesaid with all
               the proffitts privilidges pattents writings Cothodities and heredita
               ments to the Same belonging or in any wise appertaining To have
               and to holid the Said Devident or tract of Land with all & every the
               appurtenances to him the Said Edmund Beauchamp his heires ex
               ecutrs admrs & assignes for ever, to the onely use & behoofe of him his
               heires & assignes for ever to be hoiden of the Said Lord Proprietor
               for & under the rents & Services by the Said originall reserved And
               wee the Said Edward Dickeson & Elyzabeth his wife the Said Devi
               dent or tract of Land with the appurtenances before by these presents
               bargained & solid or hereby intended to be bargained & soild unto
               him the Sd Edmund Beauchamp doe for ever freely acquitt & Dis
               charge the Same of & from all & all manner of former & other bar-
               gaines grantes Sales, forfeitures, Joyntures, Dowries Surrenders &
               of and from all other titles incumbrances Claimes & Demands of us
               or eithr of us our or either of our heires executrs adrnrs or assignes
               and against all and every other person or persons whatsoever shall
               and will for ever hereafter warrant & Defend by these prsents In
               Wittnes whereof the Said Edward Dickeson & Elyzabeth his wife
               Doe hereunto 3ctt their hands & Seales the thirteith day nf June
               A° D° 1668            Edward Dickeson
               Signed Sealed & DeliveredElyzabeth Dickeson
                         in the presence of
                    Henry Boston  Tho: Ball
                    William Stevens
               This is acknowledged in open Courte by Edward Dickeson and Elyza
               beth his wife at A Courte helld for the Countie of Somersett in the
               province of maryland the day & yeare aboue menconed
                                       Teste Steven Horssi
                                        Cheife Judge of the Court

         [p. 119] To all people to whome these presents shall come I David Spence
               of the Countie of Sommersett in the province of Maryland plantor
               & Anne his wife Send greeting in or Lord god everlasting Knowe yee
               that whereas Caeciiius absolute Lord Proprietor of this pvince of
               Maryland & Avalon Lord Barron of Baltemore &c by his Pattent
               under the greate seale of this pvince bearing Date the eight day of
               February in the two & thirtyeth year of his Dominion over the Said
               province & in the year of or Lord god one thousand Six hundred
               Sixty three, did grante unto me David Spence by the name of David
               Spence A parcell of Land Called the Dispence Scituate lyeing & being
               in Wiccocomoco river on the eastearne Shore on the Southermost
               Side of the Said river, beginning at the mouth of a little Creeke called
               Deceeles Creeke & running up the Said river & part of the Souther
               most branch east & by North the Length of three hundred perches to