284       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668.

       Liber FF   The 16th of February 1670 Came the abovesd Thomas Gerard Esq
              & acknowledged hee in open Cort the lease abovewritten to be his Act
              & Deed               Robert Ridgely Cler Cur Prouinc

              July this 21th 1664
               These presents Wittnesseth that I Martin Kerke doe hereby give
              unto Mary Littleworth One Heifer goeing by the name of Cole being
              Marked with a crop on the left eare and a slitt on the Right eare
              and an under Keele Goeing upon the plantacon I now live upon and
              doe for me my heires or assignes warrant the same unto Mary Little-
              worth her heires or assignes peaceably to enjoy the abouesd heifer
              and increase of female Cattell for ever as Wittnesse my hand this
              21 of July 1664           the marke of
              Teste Richard Moy     Marting M K Kerke
                               his
                          James IL Lewis
                              Marke

       [p. 580] This Indenture Made the forth day of November in the yeare of
              Our Lord god one thousand six hundred sixty two Betweene William
              Calvert of St Maries in the County of St Maries Esp of the one party
              and Martin Kerke in the Mannor of St Gabriell in the said County of
              St Maries on the other pty Wittnesseth that the said William Calvert
              for divers good Causes and Consideracons him thereunto especially
              moueing Hath for ever sold demissed granted and to fearme letten
              and by these presents doth for ever sell demisse grant and to fearme
              lett to him the said Martin Kerke his heires executors admrs and as-
              signes all that his tenement or plantacon Comonly Called and Knowne
              by the name of Kerkes plantacon Begining at a marked Oake stand-
              ing by the percimon Marsh bounding on the North with a line drawne
              East from the said Oake for the length of Sixty perches to a marked
              hickory on the East with a line Drawne South South East from the
              end of the former line to a marked small hickory from thence with
              a line drawne west for the length of fifteene perches to a crooked
              pockicory standing nere the creeke side on the south and west with
              pine neck creeke Containeing and now laid Out for fifty Acres more
              or lesse with apputenncs and houses ediffices building tobacco houses
              and all Out houses and gardens thereunto belonging To haue and to
              hold unto him the said Martin Kerke his heires executors adminis-
              trators and assignes all and singular the premisses with the appur-
              tenñcs for ever Yeilding and thereout yearely paying unto the
              said William Calvert his heires executors admrs or assignes One barill
              and a half e of Corne and three poultrey at or by the tenth of Novem-
              ber at the manson house of the said William Calvert in Calverts
              rest and One barill of Come for herriott and in Case the said yearely
              rent be behinde and unpaid within tenn dayes before or after the said