486 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5.




          Liber M M Now here at this day to wit the thirtenth day of the same month
                  of ffebruary in the yeare aforesaid came the said Richard ffountaine
              p. 475  by his Attorny aforesaid and Offered himselfe against the said Henry
                  Hawkins in the action aforesaid but the said Henry came not but
                  made default therefore it is considered by the Court here that judg
                  ment by default be awarded against him and that the said Henry
                  satisffie and pay unto the said Richard the summe of two thousand
                  One hundred twenty nine pounds of tobacco for his costs & charges
                  in this behalfe laid Out & expended and that a writ of enquiry of
                  damages for the trespas aforesaid issue returnable the next Provin
                  ciall Court.

                  Thomas Gerard Rose Gerard and John Gerard Executors of
                      agt the last will and Testament of Thomas Gerard
                  John Gerard &  Esq deceased were Summoned to answer unto
                  Rose Gerard executrs Thomas Gerard Gent of a plea that they hold
                  of Thomas Gerard. to him the Covenants betweene the said
                                 Thomas Gerard Esq & Thomas Gerard the
                                 Younger Gent according to the forme force
                                 & effect of certaine Indentures thereupon be
                                 tweene them made. &c.
                    And whereupon the said Thomas Gerard the Younger by Robert
                  Carvile his Attorny Saith that whereas by a certaine Indenture made
                  the ninth day of January in the fortith yeare of the Dominion of
                  Caecilius &c Annop Doth One thousand six hundred Seventy One
                  Betweene the said Thomas Gerard Esq in his life time of the One
                  part & the said Thomas Gerard the Younger Gent of the other part
                  which other part signed with the seale of the aforesaid Thomas Gerard
                  Esq the said Thomas Gerard the Younger produces here in Court
                  whose date is the day & yeare abovesaid It is wittnessed That he
                  the said Thomas Gerard Esq for & in consideration of the natural
                  love & affection which he had & did beare to his son the said Thomas
                  Gerard junior As also for the considerations therein after expressed
                  did grant bargaine sell alien enfeoffe & confirme unto the said
                  Thomas Gerard the Younger All that the Mannour of Westwood in
                  the County of St Maries in the Province of Maryland with the
                  appurteñncs in the said Indenture particularly mentioned And also
                  all that parcell or Tract of Land cothonly called or Knowne by the
                  name of the Meadowes scituate lyeing & being in the said County of
                  St Maries Containeing by estimation foure hundred acres be the
                  same more or lesse Granted unto him the said Thomas Gerard Esq
                  by the Rt Honble the Lord Proprietary of the said Province accord
                  ing to the Condicon of Plantations as might appeare by a certaine
                  Grant or patent thereof passed to him the said Thomas Gerard Esq
                  beareing date the Seventh day of September in the yeare of Our
                  Lord One thousand six hundred sixty three to be holden of the