2 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665—66.

        Liber FF   Richard Collett Francis Riggs and Edward Sauage) unto the said
               Richard Preston his heires Executors and Administrators and euery
               of them three prcells of land (to witt) One parcell called Armstrongs
               delight Contă: 50 acres, and One parcell called weeping Spring
               Contă. 200 acres, as allsoe another parcell of land Contă. by esti-
               macon 200 acres more or Lesse, lying and being in Choptanck riuer
               which said last parcell of land was bargained and Sold unto the
               said Armstrong from Edward Lloyd Esq, Now whereas the said
               Richard Preston did cause the aforesaid Conueyance to be entred on
               Record in the aforesaid Office since which he hath the same to the
               said Fran: Armstrong re-deliuered wth his whole right title & Inter-
               est from him and his heires in and to the said three parcells of lands
               or any of them therein menconed as aforesaid, Further hee the said
               Richard Preston declareth and requesteth that the said Conueyance,
        [p. 194]   wth the Record thereof in the said Office be made uoid and Null
               and neuer more to remaine in any force power uertue or Effect to
               him the said Preston or his heires but to all intents for the use and
               behoofe of him the said Armstrong and his heires for Euer which
               said Acknowledgmt and Re-surrendring of the premisses I doe hereby
          3 sides attest to be made by the said Richard Preston
                                                 Daniel Jenifer

               January 19th 1665
                I were prsent when twenty One head of Cattle and twenty two
               head of hoggs were deliuered by Mr Dorrington unto Mr Groome
               which belonged unto the plantacon which formerly did belong unto
               John Cornelius, and the names and Cullers age and marke of the
               said Cattle and hoggs are here as followeth
                Two red pied Cowes 8 yeares old named lylly and silke; Three
               Cowes black & white one 4 yeares old and the other 6 yeares old and
               the other 8 yeares old, Two of them named pye and the other Damsell
                Two 2 black Cowes the one aged twelue yeares and the other
               eight, the name of the One Cole and the other Slow, Three browne
               Cowes, two of them 4 yeares old a peece and the other 8 yeares old,
               Two of them named Browning and the other fortune, One red Cow
               named Cherry aged 7 yeares One black & white Bull aged 6 yeares,
               One Pied Bull aged 4 yeares old; One red and white steere aged
               4 yeares; One black steere aged 4 yeares, One red & white Cow aged
               4 yeares flue yearlings, marked wth a hole and Cropp in the left Eare
         [p. 195] And underhalfed in the right Eare
                The mark of the Old Cattle which is aboue specified is a hole &
               a Crop in the left eare and the right eare unmarkt—likewise the
               said twenty two hoggs, some of them were marked wth the marke of
               the Old Cattle and some of them were marked with the mark of the
               yearlings which is aboue specifyed, Sworne by Us
                                               Richard Duke

                                               John Adwell
                                               his 0 marke