Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668. 343

       Caecilius &c To the Sheriff of the County of Calvert Greeting Wee Liber FF
     Comand you that you take in execution the body of James Courtney
     and him in your Custody keepe untill he shall have fully satisfied and
     paid unto Richard Fountaine as well a certaine debt of five hundred
     pounds of tobacco being so much recovered at Our provinciall Court
     held at St Maries the thirtenth day of February last past as also the
     summe of two thousand eight hundred and eight pounds of tobacco
     allowed the said Richard for his costs and expences by him expended
     in The County Court of Calvert County and also One hundred
     pounds of tobacco more for serving the execution, And hereof faile
     you not &c Wittnes &c test viiith june in the xxxvith yeare &c.

     July the viith MDClxviii
       Came Fortune Mitford of St Maries County widdow and desired
     this ensueing marke of Cattle to be recorded for her Children Thomas
     and Joseph Mit ford (vizt) Cropt of both cares a hole in the right
     care and Slitt in the left.

     July the xth MDClxviii
       Came John Heard of St Maries County planter and desired the
     marke of his Cattle might be recorded (vizt) Underkeel'd and two
     nicks in the Right care and two slitts in the left.

       To all xpian people to whom these presents shall Come Greeting [p. 641]
     in Our Lord God everlasting Know yee that I Fortune Mitford of
     the County of St Maries in the province of Maryland widdow for
     divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moveing and
     more especially for the naturall Love and affection which I beare to
     Thomas Mitford and Joseph Mitford my Children and for settling
     and establishing the inheritance of the lands and tenements hereafter
     mentioned to and in Henry Hide, George Macall and Marmaduke
     Simms of the County aforesaid and their heirs to the uses intents and
     purposes hereafter Specified, Have Given Granted enfeoffed and
     confirmed and by these presents doe Give grant enfeoffe and con-
     firme unto the said Henry Hide George Macall and Marmaduke
     Simms their heirs and assignes forever, all that parcell of Ground
     Containeing by estimation One hundred Acres Begining On the
     southeast side of a Runn called the deviding Runn and so runing
     northwest unto Cranny Creeke with the appurtenncs which is now in
     the tenure and possession of me the said Fortune and was purchased
     by William Watts of Henry Ellery deceased being the moyety of a
     tract of land containeing two hundred Acres belonging to the said
     Henry Ellery and adjoyning to the Mannour of West St Maries in
     St Georges River in the County of St Maries aforesaid with all and
     every the houses buildings Orchards and Gardens thereupon planted
     and built, together with all wayes easemts priviledges profltts Co-
     thodities and emoluments to the same belonging or appurteining