732 Somerset County Court Proceedings, 1665 1668.







         Liber    B No. 1 recited Pattent reserved; And the Said William Thorne & Wine
           [P. 140] f red his wife the Said Devident or tract of Land with the appur
               tenances before by these presents bargained & sold or hereby in
               tended to be bargained & Sold unto him the Said Francis Roberts, doe
               for ever freely acquitt & discharge the Same of & from all & all man
               ner of former & other bargaines, grants, Sales, forfeitures, Joyn
               tures Dowries surrenders & of & from all other titles incumbrances
               Claimes & demands, of us or either of us our or either of our heires
               executrs admrs or assignes, & against all & every other person or
               persons whatsoever, Claiming from by or under the Said William
               Thorne & Winifred his wife shall & will for ever hereafter warrant
               & defend by these presents In wittnes whereof the Said William
               Thorne & Winifred his wife doe hereunto sett their hands & seales
               this 29th day of September A° D° 1668
        Signed Sealed & deliveredWilliam Thorne (Seale)
         in the presence of usWinefred Thorne (Seale)
                    John Winder
                             John East
               This is Acknowledged in open Court by Captaine William Thorne &
               Winefred his wife At A Courte helld for the County of Sommersett
               the 29th day of September in the 37th year of the Dominion of the
               Rt honble Caecilius A° D° 1668

                 To all people to whome these presents shall come I Stephen Horssi
               of the County of Sommersett in the province of Maryland gent: Send
               greeting in or Lord God everlasting Knowe yee that whereas Caecilius
               absolute Lord Proprietor of the provinces of Maryland & Avalon
               Lord Baron of Baltemore &c by his Pattent under the great seale of
               this province bearing date the 7th day of August in the 36th year of
               his Dominion over this province A° D° 1667 did grant unto me the
               Said Stephen Horssi by the Name of Stephen Horssi of Sommersett
         [p. 141] County gent: A parcell of Land (called Horssis Bailiwick) Lyeing
               in Sommerset County on the South Side of Tomacktico river, begin
               ning at the mouth of a small gutt called Cowasick deviding it from
               the Land of Robert Ingram, thence running Northeast by the river
               side to a marked pine standing by the river side aboute Little tomack
               tico thence running southeast to the Land of Richard Benett thence
               running Southwest to the Land of Robert Ingram with a Line drawne
               Northwest to the first bounder Containing & Laid out for five hun
               dred acres more or lesse; Together with all rights proffitts & benne
               fitts thereunto belonging (royall Mines excepted; To haue & to hold
               the Same to me Stephen Horssi 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
               Large it may & doth appeare Now Knowe yee further that I Stephen