Provincial Court Proceedings, 1667.     215

      Tho:    Gerrard dds Execucon agt the Estate of Jno Foxhall for flue Liber FF
    thowsand Eighte hundred and fourty pnds of ton: adjudged for
    damages and Cost expended dated 5th June 1667 directed to sher-
    rife of St Marys County
    Octobr 10th                                  [p.513]

      Then Came Daniel Deuine and desires the mark of his Cattle may
    be recorded, (uizt) Cropt & ouer keel'd on both Fares and a hole thus farre
    in the right Eare

      To all Christian People to whome this present writing shall Come
    I Mary Mullikin of Petuxent riuer in Caluert County in the Prouince
    of Maryland Widdw and Relict of James Mullikin late of the sd place
    decd Send Greeting, know yee that I the said Mary Mullikin as well
    for and in Consideracon of the naturall loue good will & affeccons
    which I haue and beare towards my dear Children James Mary and
    Elizabeth Mullikin wthmy sonn John Demaall, as also for diuers Other
    good Causes and Consideracons me at this present especially mouing
    haue giuen and granted and by these prsents doe giuc and Confirme
    unto my said sonn James Mullikin all that parcell of land lying and
    being in Trasquaking riuer on the Easterne shore of this prouince
    Containing by Estimacon three hundred acres or thereabouts, wth all
    priuiledges rights proffitts & benefitts thereunto belonging,. The said
    James to haue and to hould the said land wth Other the prmisses att
    the age of One and twenty yeares, if I liue soe long, Otherwise the
    same toDccupy possess and Enjoy att the age of Eighteen yeares
    and from thence forward to him and his heires for Euer, I doe also
    by these prsents giue grant & Confirme unto my said sonn John
    Demaall all that parcell of land lying and being in the said riuer of
    Trasquaking Containing two hundred acres more or less and taken
    up by uertue of his father John Demaall my former husbands rights
    of land, wth all rights priuiledges proffitts and benifitts thereunto
    belonging, The said John to haue and to hould the said land wth other
    the prmisses att the age of One and twenty yeares If I hue soe long,
    -Otherwise the same to Occupy possess and enjoy att the age of
    Eighteen yeares and from that time forward to him and his heires
    for euer, And for the Seat of land I now liue upon in Petuxent riuer
    -a foresaid I wholely & solely rescrue and keep the said plantacon wth
    all howses Edifices buildings Orchards and Gardens whatsoeuer there-
    unto belonging for my owne proper use and behoofe and for noe
    other use nor benifitt whatsoeuer, resuruing and keeping the said
    Plantacon wth Other the premisses abouemenconed from all Claimes
    whatsoeuer that shall be made to the same or any the ptmisses by any
    of my Children, or any person that I shall hereafter marry or make
    a husband of, quietly and peaceably to enjoy the same to my owne
    use and benifitt untill my decease and to be giuen or bequeathed to