530 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.

         Liber E Thomas Allanson con fesseth a judgemt to Benja Rozer for the
               Sume of two thousand two hundred pounds of tob:

           The Court's adjorned untill eight of the Clock

               the Court Sitts Comrs prsent as before

                 Thomas Shuttlesworth acknowledgeth this ensueing deed in open
               Court (vizt)
                 To all psons to whome these prsents Shall come Greeting know
               yee tht I Thomas Shuttlesworth of Charles County in the Province
               of Maryland for diverse good causes & consideracons me hereunto
               moveing have given granted assigned & Sett over, & by these prsents
               for & from my Self my heyres Executors & Administrators doe
               freely & clearely give grant assigne & make over, unto Catherine
               Joseph & Benja Harreson the Children of Joseph Harreson late of
               the foresd County deed these Cattle hereunder menconed in manner
               followeing that is to say I freely give unto Benja Harreson one
               Browne Heifer about one yeare old called by the name of Merry
               being overhalved over bitten & a nick under the right eare & cropt and
               overbitten on the left Eare To Have & to hold the sd Heifer wth all
               her increase both Male & Female to him the sd Benja his heyres &
               assignes forever, allso I freely give unto Catherine Harreson Joseph
               Harreson & Benja Harreson one Browne Cow called by the name of
               Jugge being about five yeares old haveing a white Starr in her f ore-
               head & white under her belly & three white Spotts beneath her right
               buttock being cropt Slitt & underbitten on the left eare & a hole on
               the Right Eare, & ailso one black Heifer haveing her two hind
               feet white being about two yeares old & called by the name of
               Streake being cropt Slitt & underkeeled on both Eares to have & to
               Hold the sd Cow & Heifer wth all her future female increase to them
               the sd Catherine Joseph & Benja Harreson theyre Heyres & assignes
               forever, hereby bindeing my Selfe my Heyres Executors & Admrs
               to defend them the M Catherine Joseph & Benja Harreson in the
               possession of the Same agt all claimes wtsoever In wittness whereof
               I have hereunto putt my hand & Seale this eighth day of June Ao
               Dni 1674             Tho: Shuttleworth (locus Sigilli)
               Test. George Lordge Luke Green

         [p. 156] Robert Robins doeth acknowledge this ensueing Deed unto Eliza
               Jones the Daughter of Owen Jones (vizt)
                 Robert Roberts by Guift doe give and have delivered unto Eliza
               Jones the Daughter of Owen Jones one Browne Heifer wth a mealy
               mouth aged one yeare and attvantage, marked Swallow fork't on the
               Right Eare & flower de luce & peice taken out of the left, unto the
               sd Eliza and to her heyres & assignes for ever & for want of Such