272       Provincial Court Proceedings, 166 7—68.

        Liber FF  said province Annoq Dom one thousand six hund sixty five did
              grant unto me the said Henry by the name of Henry Ellery of this
              province planter a parcell of land called Mussemowack lying and
              being on the Eastern shoare in a River there called Pocomoake on
              the west side of the said river by a creeke there called prices Creeke
              bounded as followeth Begining at a marked tree standing by a par-
              cell of land which is now taken up by William price and runing from
              the said lands up the Creeke by a line drawne north west Seaventy
              five perches to a marked Oake for breadth thence drawing a line up
              into the woods north East to a marked Oake three hundred and
              twenty perches for length and drawing a line from the said Oake
              south East to a marked pyne seaventy five perches for breadth and
              runing downe to the Creeke side by a line drawne south west three
              hundred and twenty perches Containeing and now laid Out for two
              hundred and fifty Acres more or lesse together with all Rights profitts
              and henefitts thereunto belonging Royall mines excepted To have
              and to hold the same to me the said Henry Ellery my heires and
              assignes for ever for and under divers and seüll the rents reservacons
              and services therein reserved as by the said recited patent recourse
              being thereunto had more fully and more at large it doth and may
              appeare Now Know yee further that I the said Henry for and in
              Consideracon of the sume of two thousand five hundred pounds of
              tobacco in hand paid by John Morecroft of St Maries in the County
              of St Maries aforesaid gent the receipt whereof I doe hereby acknowl-
              edge and thereof and of every part and parcell thereof doe clearely
              and absolutely accquitt and discharge the said John Morecroft his
              heires executors and assignes for ever by these presents have given
              granted bargained & sold and doe by these presents give grant bar-
              gaine and sell unto him the said John Morecroft his heires and
              assignes for ever all that the said divident or tract of land so to me
              granted as aforesaid with all and every the profitts and priviledges
              emoluments to the same belonging or any wise appertaineing To
              have and to hold the same dividente or tract of land with all & every
              the appts to him the said John Morecroft his heires and assignes
              for ever to the only use and behoofe of him the said John More-
              croft his heires and assignes for ever to be holden of the said Lord
              proprietary for and under the rents and services by the said Oridgo-
              nail recited patent reserved and hereafter to become due and payable
              and I the said Henry Ellery my heires executors and administrators
              the said divident and tract of land with appurtences before by these
              presents bargained and sold or hereby intended to be bargained and
              sold to him the said John Morecroft his heires and assignes against
              all manner of persons whatsoever shall and will for ever hereafter
              warrant and defend by these presents And Know yee moreover that
              I the said Henry Ellery have constituted and in my place put my love-
              ing friend Jenkin Price my true and law full attorny for me and in
              my stead to enter into all and eüy the said premisses with there and