Provincial Court Proceedings, 1667—68.    261

    Called wallnut point lying On the Eastern shore in a cneeke Called Liber FF
    Marsh Creeke on the south side of the creeke and on the north side
    of Salt Marsh island by a marsh Called Daniels Marsh Begining at a
    marked Oake by the marsh and nuning from the Oake north and by
    East fifty perches to a marked Oake by the Marsh bounded on the
    west from the said Oake into the woods for length west and by north
    One hundred and sixty perches Containeing fifty Acres of land as by
    patent will more langly Appeare with all profitts patents writeings
    comodities and heriditraments to the same belonging or in any wise
    be appertaineing and all the Estate Right title intrest Claime and
    demand whatsoever the said Daniel Clarke hath of in an to the aboue-
    said Land or any part or parcell thereof by Virtue of any Grant bar-
    game or saile whatsoever heretofore made by the said Daniel Clarke
    or by any person or psons whatsoever To have and to hold the said
    Land and ever part and parcell thereof unto the said Hugh Hopewell
    his heires execurs administrators or assignes to the Only proper use
    and behoofe of the said Hugh Hopewell his heires executors adminis-
    trators or assignes for ever freed accquitted and at all times hereafter
    discharged by the said Daniel Clark of and from all and all manner
    of former and Other bargaines grants sales leases forfitures Joyn-
    tunes dowryes surrenders Judgments execucons and of and from
    all other titles troubles and incumbrances whatsoever and for the
    more absolute perfect Surety and sure niakeing of all and singular
    the abouesaid parcell of land and ever part and parcell thereof unto
    the said Hugh Hopewell his heires Executors administrators or
    assignes for ever In Consideracon whereof the said Daniel Clarke
    doe hereunto sett his hand and seale the day and yeare aboue Written
    Signed Sealed and Delivered Daniel Clarke (Seale)
 in the prsents of us     Ackowledged in open Court the
             Signum13th Day of February 1667 by the
         Francis H Hopewell  within subscribed Daniel Clarke to
           Signumbe the Right of the within named
         John StankeHugh Hopewell and his heires for
              Signumever Daniel Jenifer
         William W Hill

      To all xpian people to whome these presents shall Come I Stephen [p. 561]
    Benson of Calvert County in the province of Maryland planter send
    Greeting Know yee that Wheanes Caecilius Absolute Lord of the said
    province of Maryland and Avalon Lord Barnon of Baltemore &c did
    by his patent under his greate Seale of his said province beareing
    date at St Maries the forth day of September in the two and thirtith
    ycarc of his Lopps Dominion oven the said province Annoq Doth one
    thousand six hundred sixty three for the Consideracons in the said
    patent expressed grant unto me the said Stephen Benson by the name
    of Stephen Benson A parcell of land Called Kicquotan Choice being