294       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668.

         Liber FF Command Luke Gardner gent that justly &c he keepe wth Robert
          Macklyn of St Maries County Carpenter the Covenant    &c of One
          hundred acres of land lying on the East side ofwickliffes creeke
          in St Georges river in the aforesd CountyRobt Slye
          [p. 588]  And the agreement is such That the said Luke     Gardner have ac
          knowledged the aforesaid one hundred acres of land to be   the Right
          of the afore Said Robert Macklyn as theis with the    said Robert
          Macklyn hath of the Guift of the said Luke Gardner and     the same
          lie hath remised and quitt claymed from him the said  Luke Gardner
          and his heires to the said Robert and his heires for ever  And further
          the said Luke Gardner have granted for him and the    heires of the
          said Gardner that he will warrant to the said Robert and   his heires
          the aforesd one hundred acres of land with theAppurtenances agt
          him the said luke Gardner and the heires of the said  Gardner for
          ever And for this Remise Release and Quitt clayme the aforesaid
          Robert Macklyn hath given to the aforesaid luke Gardner    the Sume
              of Three thousand Five hundred pounds of Tobacco in Caske
                                              Luke Gardner
                                              Elizabeth Gardner
                Acknowledged in Court the first Twesday in August One thow-
              sand six hundred Sixty and Five Teste me Walter Hall

       [p. 589] Wee Robert Macklyn and Margaret my wife Doe assigne over all
              our Right Title and Interest of the within Menconed one hundred
              Acres of land unto Gerrett Van Sweringen his heires and assignes
              for ever As wittnes our hands this Tenth Day of February One
              Thowsand six hundred Sixty and Seaven       his mke
              Signed & deliüed       Robert M Macklyn
                Teste Marmaduke Semme            Signu
                    Peter Evers               Margarett Macklyn

                On the backe side of the aforesaid Fyne and Concord was the
              abovesaid Assignment Written

       [P. 590] This Indenture made the Eleaventh day of May in the sixe and
              thirtyeth yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius Absolute Lord and
              Proprietary of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon lord Baron of
              Baltemore Betweene Thomas Taylor of Patuxent in the County of
              Calvert in the said Province of Maryland gentlemn of the one part
              and the Right honorble Charles Calvert Esq Leivtennant Generall and
              cheife GovernOr of the said Province of Maryland of the other part
              wittnesseth That the said Thomas Taylor for and in consideracon of
              fifteene thousand pounds of tobacco in hand well and truly paid by
              the said Charles Calvert before the Ensealeing and Delivery hereof
              the receipt whereof he the said Thomas Taylor Doth by theis pnts
              acknowledge and thereof and of every part thereof doth cleerly ac-
              quitt and Discharge the said Charles Calvert his heires Executors and