Charles County Court Proceedings, 1674.  615

     estate of Hamond Norton for that the sd Norton hath absented Liber F
     himselfe out of the County & is not to be found, with Cost of suite

      It is ordered that Cornelius Cormacke make his appearance at the
     next Court there to Answer to the Complaint of the Indians.

         The Court is Adjourneyed for two houres.

     The Court sitts again present Comissioners as before

      Mr Henry Adames Continues his Attachment against the estate of
     Michaell Ashford in the hands of mr Thomas Hussey

      It is ordered tht W Henry Adames & W Thomas Matthewes doe
     in the behalfe of the rest of the Comissioners bargaine & agree with
     Mr John Allen about the Court house & prison & Signe & seale the
     Conveyances on the behalfe of the Rest & take bond on the sixteene
     day of Novembr 1674
      It is likewise ordered what is more done then the former bargaine
     with Mr John Allen about the Court house & prison, that hee the
     sd John Allen shall have satisfaction the next yeare out of the
     County Levy

     The Court is Adjourneyed till the second Twesday in January next

      Mr John Allen acknowledges this ensueing Deed of Sale for a
     Court house & prison with an acre of Land belonging thereunto
     being a parcell of a tract of Land scituate & being in Charles County
     Called Moores Lodge to W Henry Adames & Mr Thomas Matthewes
     One the behalfe of the Right Honorable the Lord Proprietr for the
     publicke use of the Inhabitants of Charles County for a Court house
     for his Ldps Justices to hold Court in, & a prison house to secure
     prisoners in when thereunto Comitted
      To all Christian People to whom these presents shall come Greet-
     inge I John Allen of Charles County in the Province of Maryland
     Gentleman, For & in Consideracon of twenty thousand pounds of
     good sound Merchantable tobacco raised in the sd County by a pub-
     licke levy & to me in hand paid, the receipt whereof I doe hereby
     acknowledge & therewith to be Fully paid, Contented & satisfied, have
     granted, bargained & sold, & by these presents doe grant bargaine
     & sell unto the Right Honoble Caecilius absolute Lord & proprietary
     of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c: his heires &
     Successors for ever, One acre of Land being parcell of a tract of
     Land scituate in Charles County aforesd Called Moores Lodge dis-
     tant from the head of Portobacco about foure miles, & one dwelling
     house scituate upon the sd acre of Land, twenty & five foot in Length
     & twenty & two foot in breadth, with a porch tenne foot long & eight