Provincial Court Proceedings, 1673.     187

      Abraham Roades. To haue and to hold To him the said Roades his Liber M M
      heyres & assignes for ever
                                       Philip Calvert
                                       Baker Brooke

        This Indenture made the Thirteenth day of ffebruary in the
      xxxxiith yeare of the Dominion of the Right Honble Caecilius abso
      lute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of Maryland & Avalon
      Lord Baron of Baltemore &c. Betweene Thomas Carleton High
      Yheriffe of Baltemore County in the said Province of Maryland genl
      of the One pt, And James Williams of Patuxent Riur in Calvert
      County in the afforesaid Province of Maryland plantr of the other
      pt wittnesseth, That whereas The said Right Honble Lord Proprie
      tary by his Deed of Grant or Patent undr his Greate Seale used in
      the said Province of Maryland for Granting Lands their bearing
      Date At the Citty of Saint Maryes The Tweluth day of Aprill. in p. 123
      the fortieth yeare of His Lordpps Dominion ouer the sayd Province
      of Maryland Annoq Dom One Thowsand six hundred seaventy &
      two. Did for the Consideracon therein Mencöned Grant unto him
      the said Thomas Carleton All that parcell of Land called Churtsey,
      lyeing in Calvert County on the East side of the mayne branch of
      the Devideing Creeke of Patuxent Riuer and Begining at A
      bounded Popler by the Side of the said branch the said Popler being
      the north west Corner tree of A parcell of Land called Perry wood
      formrly laid out for Capt Richard Perry of the sd Calvert County.
      and from thence bounded by the said Land & rufling East for foure
      hundred & Twenty perches to a bounded white oake of the said Land
      on the east side of A meadow, bounded on the East by a lyne drawne
      North for Three hundred Eight & one pches. to a bounded Popler.
      bounded on the North by a lyne drawne West to the mayne branch
      afforesaid and by the said Mayne branch to the first bound tree,
      Conteineing and then laid out for One Thowsand Acres more or
      lesse Togeather with all Rights proffits & Benefits thereunto belong
      ing Royall Mynes excepted To haue & to hold the same to him the
      said Thomas Carleton his heyres & assignes for eur To be holden
      of his Lordpp and his heyres as of his Lordpps Mannor of Calverton
      in free and Comon Soccage by ffealty for all Maner of services
      Under such Rents Covenants Conditions Limitations & Excepcons
      as in & by the said Recited Deed of Grant Relation being thereunto
      had more at large it doth & may Appeare, Now This Indenture
      further Witnesseth That the said Thomas Carleton for & in Con
      sideration of the full sume & Just Quantity of Twelue Thowsand
      pounds of good sound well CondicOned Merchantable Tobacco &
      casque to Conteine the same To him in hand well & truly paid and
      secured to be paid by the said James Williams before the insealeing
      and Delivery hereof the Recept whereof he doth hereby Acknowl