Somerset County Court Proceedings, 1665 1668.     715





  a marked tree standing by A Glaids Side issuing out of the Said Liber B No. 1
  branch, thence with a Line drawne South South east into the woodes
  the Length of five hundred & twenty perches to a marked tree stand
  ing in the woodes thence with a Line drawne west & by South three
  hundred perches to the head of Deceeles Creeke & Downe the easter-
  most Side of the Said Creeke to the mouth thereof the first bounder;
  Containing & laid out for one thousand acres more or Lesse, to
  gether with all rights proffitts & bennefitts thereunto belonging (Royall
  Mines excepted) To haue and to hoild the same to me David Spence
  mine heires & assignes for ever, for & under the rents reservacons
  & services therein reserved as by the Said recited Pattent recourse
  thereunto had more fully & more at Large it doth & may appeare;
  Now Knowe yee further that the Said David Spence & Anne his wife
  for A valuable Consideracon in hand paid by James Dashiell of Sorn
  mersett Countie in the provfnce of Maryland plantor the receipt
  whereof wee doe hereby acknowledge & every part & parcell thereof,
  Doe clearely fully & absolutely acquitt & discharge the Said James
  Dashiell his heires executrs admrs & assignes for ever, And by these
  prsents have given, granted, bargained & solid unto the Said James
  Dashiell his heires executrs admrs & assignes for ever And doe by these
  presents giue grante allienate bargaine & Sell unto the Said James [p. 120]
  Dashiell his heires executrs admrs & assignes for ever A part or par-
  cell of the aforesaid Devident or parcell of Land bounded as Follow
  eth, vizt; beginning at the Mouth of A Creeke called Dashiells Creeke
  running east & by north one hundred & fifty perches to a white oake
  marked foure wayes & then west & be South to a marked red oake &
  then North North west to that Creekes head & downe along the east
  ermost Side thereof Dashiells Creeke to the Mouth thereof Contain
  ing by estimacon Fiue hundred acres more or lesse, of that parcell
  of Land soe to David Spence granted as aforesaid with all rights
  proffitts privilidges Cothodities & heriditaments to the same belong
  ing or in any wise appertaining; To have and to holld the said parcell
  of Land with all & every the appurtenances to him the Said James
  Dashiell his heires executrs admrs & assignes for ever to the only use &
  behoofe of him the Said James Dashiell his heires executrs admts or
  assignes for ever to be holden of the Lord Proprietor for & under
  tht rents & services by the Said originall pattent reserved; And the
  Said David Spence & Anne his wife the Said parcell of Land with
  the appurtenances before by these prsents bargained & Solid unto him
  the Said James Dashiell doe for ever freely acquitt & discharge the
  Same of & from all & all manner of former & other bargaines, grantes,
  Sales forfeitures, Joyntures, Dowries, Surrenders, And of & from
  all other titles, incumbrances, Claimes, & Demands whatsoever Claim
  ing from by or under the Said David Spence & Anne his wife Shall
  & will for ever hereafter warrant & Defend by these presents; In