182  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1673.




         Liber M M   AccOns. Comenced against me by Samll Winslow in pleas of Tres
                 passe upon the case on the case And to put in such pleas to the
                 seurall Declarations as he shall thinke Convenyent. And for his so
                 doing this shall be his sufficient Warrant, as witnesse my hand this
                 4th day of Decembr 1673. John Bowles sealed
                 Witnes Thomas Stone.            his B. marke
                       Witt. Gater.

             p. 117 This Indenture made the nineteenth day of October in the 40th
                 yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius absolute Lord & Proptry of the
                 Provinces of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c. And
                 in the yeare of or Lord god One Thowsand six hundred seaventy
                 Two. Betweene Hannah Armstrong of Boston in New England
                 Widdow (the Relict & sole Executive of Mathew Armstrong late
                 of Boston in New England Marrinor decead) of the one pt. And
                 Stephen Bond of Somrset County in the Province of Maryland
                 Marrynor of the other pt Witnesseth That whereas the said Lord
                 Baltemore by his Deed of Graunt under the greate scale used in the
                 said Province of maryland for Granting of Land there beareing
                 date at st maryes the Twentieth day of June in the 36th yeare of his
                 Lordships Dominion our the Province of maryland Annoq Dom
                 1667. Did for the Consideracon therein mencöned Grant unto
                 Mathew Armstrong Two pcells of Land. Vizt, The one called
                 (Armstrongs Purchase) lyeing and being on the North side of
                 Anemesax Riur in Somerset County Beginning at A marked tree
                 standing by the River side Devideing it from the Land of John
                 Rhoades from thence with a lyne drawne Northeast To a Tree
                 marked with sixteene Notches deviding it from the Land of John
                 Rhoads from thence runing Easterly the breadth of ninety Two
                 Pole. and from thence with a lyne drawne southwest to a marked
                 tree standing by the Riuer side and from thence runing by the side
                 of the Mayne Riur Westerly to the first bounder. Conteineing and
                 layd out for Two hundred Acres more or lesse. And also One other
                 pcell of Land called Armstrongs Lott, lyeing on the north side of
                 Anemessax Riur afforesd. Begining at a marked tree standing by
                 the said Riuer side deviding it from the abouemencOned pcell of
                 Land and from thence ruñing by the side of the Riuer with seurall
                 Angles to the mouth of A Creeke called the Northeast branch. And
                 from thence Runing up the Westermost side of the said Creeke for
                 lenghth Three hundred & seauenty Pole and from thence runing
                 Westerly to a marked Tree deviding it from the aboue menconed
                 pcell of Land. and from thence with a Line drawne south west to ye
                 first boundr Conteineing and layd out for Three hundred Acres of
                 Land in all five hundred Acres, To haue and to hold the same to him
                 the sayd Mathew Armstrong and to his heyres and assignes for
                 euer undr such Rents Covenants & Limitations & Exceptions as in &