220       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1667.

       Liber FF   her following being the fifteenth day thereof which sd Court to be
              held on the fifteenth day of October was adjourned till the second
              twesday of this instant month of December being the Tenth day
              thereof by reason of the thn urgent Occasions of the Province
               Now forasmuch as the holding of the sd Court appoynted on the
              sd tenth of December will likewise prove very inconvenient by rea-
              son of the indisposicon of body wth seflall of his lo'ps Justices who
              cannot be then present in Court as alsoe the present in Court as alsoe
              the present expedicon agt the Indian Enemy with other Publiq Af-
              faires which cannot suffer Delay
               These are therefore to give notice to all persons whom itt may con-
              cerne That the said Court to be held on the Tenth day of this instant
              Month of December is Adjourned untill the second Twesday in Feb-
              ruary next being the Eleaventh Day thereof and all writts & other
              processe issued for those Courts intended to be holden on the said
              fifteenth day of October and the said Tenth day of December shall
              be Returneable on the Eleaventh day of February next as aforesaid
              Dated from the Office by Speciall Order from the Right honorble the
              Leivtennt Generall this Seaventh day of december in the six and Thir-
              tyeth ycare of his lops Dominion over the said Province annoq domini
              One thowsand six hundred sixty seaven Daniel Jenifer
              To Mr Richard Collett
               High sherr of Caivert County

       [p. 519] This Indenture made the Twenty sixth day of January One thow-
              sand six hundred fifty and foure Betweene Thomas Gerrard of the
              Mannor of St Clements in the Province of Maryland Esq of the one
              party and Robert Slye of Bushwood on Wiccacomaca river Marcht
              on the other party wittnesseth That whereas the said Thomas Ger-
              rard hath by Pattent bearing date the eighteenth Day of July one
              thowsand six hundred forty two under the Seale of the Province
              and hand of Leonard Calvert Esq deed the then Governor A cer-
              teine Tract of land conteyning about six thowsand Acres & is com-
              monly knowne by the name of St Clements Mannot as by the said
              Patent may more att large appeare And whereas there is an Intern-
              mariage allready had made & Consummated (before the date of theis
              presents) betweene the said Robert Slye and Susanah the Eldest
              daughter of the said Thomas Gerrard in Consideracon whereof the
              said Thomas Gerard both for himselfe his heires Executors Adminis-
              tratrs and assignes hath freely given granted and enfeoffed and doe
              firmly by theis presents give grant and Enfeoff unto the sayd Robert
              Slye his heires Executors Administrators and assignes forever All
              that Tract of land commonly called & Knowne by the name of Bush
              wood or the white poynt Conteyning about One thowsand acres of
              land be itt more or lesse lying in and being part of the said Mannot of
              St Clements aforesaid & is bounded as followeth vizt beginning att