262       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1667—68.

        Liber FF   in Ann Arrundell County lying in the branches of a creek called the
               Herring Creeke Begining in the woods at a marked Oake the said
               Oake being the north west Corner tree of a parcell of Land formerly
               surveyed for William Ayres and the north East Corner tree of a
               parcell of land lately surveyed for Mr Samuel Chew and runing west
               by the land of the said Chew One hundred and fifty perches to a
               marked white Oake bounding on the west with a line drawne north
               untill it intersect a paralell to the land of John Burridge bounding
               on the north with the said paralell and Burridges land on the East
               with the head line of William Selbyes land and Others from the
               Creeke On the south with Chewes land Contayning and then laid Out
               for three hundred Acres more on lesse together with all Rights profitts
               and benefitts thereunto belonging (Royall Mines excepted) to have
               and to hold the same to me the said Stephen Benson my heires and
               assignes for ever for and under certaine Rents services and reserva-
               tions in the said patent of Grant Expressed menconed and Reserved
               as by the said patent of Grant recourse being thereunto had more
               fully and more at large it doeth and may appeare Now Know yee
               further that I the said Stephen Benson for and in Consideracon of
               foure thousand pounds of tobacco to me paid by George Sithons of
               Ann Arundell County in the said province of Maryland planter and
               Faith Wilson alias Congoe of the same County spinster the receipt
               whereof I doe hereby Ackowledge and thereof and of every part and
               parcell thereof I doe clearely and absolutely accquitt and discharge
               the said George Simons and Faith Willson a? Congoe theire and
               either of theire heires executors and administrators for ever by these
               presents Haue granted bargained and Sold and doe by these presents
               give grant bargaine and sell unto the said George Sithons and Faith
               Wilson alias Congoe theire heines and assignes all that the said par-
               cell of land by the said recited patent to me Granted as aforesaid
               together with all the Rights priviledges and Comodities and all and
               every the Howses and buildings thereupon built and all and every the
               appurtenncs to the same belonging together with all patents Grants
               escripts minuityes to the same belonging or touching or Concerning
               the same To haue and to hold the moyety and one half of the said
               parcell of land together with the moyety and one halfe of all Other
               the bargained premises unto him the said George Simons his heires
               and assignes to the only proper use and behoofe of him the said
               George Sithons his heires and assignes for ever And To haue and to
               hold the Other Moyety and One halfe of the said parcell of Land
               together with the other Moyety and One halfe of all Other the bar-
               gained premisses unto the said Faith Wilson alias Congoe her heires
               and assignes for ever to be holden of the said Lord proprietary for
               and under the rents and servises by the said recited patent of Grant
               reserved and hereafter to become due and payable: And further I the