Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5. 507





        said Gerard Sly & his heyres for ener Itt was Ordered that ParticOn Liber M M
        should be made betweene the said John Coode & Susanna his Wife &
        the said Gerard Sly of the said Plantacon & tract of land & prmisses
        aforesaid And that a Writt of Partition should Issue out of the
        said Court directed to the sheriff e of St Maryes County That by the
        Oathes of 12 good & lawfull men of his Bailywick he should in the
        prseflce of both partyes if they would be there prsent due respect
        being had to the value of the land the said Plantacon & tract of land
        (Except the dwelling house of the said PlantacOn) in two equall
        partes caused to be parted & divided, and one parte thereof to the
        aforesaid John Coode & Susanna his Wife in right of the said
        Susanna And the other parte to him the said Gerard Sly To hold
        to them in severalty he cause to be Assigned & delivered Soe that
        the said John & Susanna nor the said Gerard haue more of the
        prmisses then vnto them Appertaines to haue In pursuance Of
        which OrdT a Writt of Partition did accordingly Issue directed to p. 496
        the Sheriffe aforesaid But before the same was Executed the said
        parties came to a mutuall Agreement about the Division of the said
        PlantacOn in manner and forme following (that is to say) That
        the said John Coode and Susanna his wife & their Assignes shall
        from hence forth haue hold & peaceably Enjoy in severalty to them
        & their Assignes for & during the Terme of the naturall life of her
        the said Susanna for & in lieu of their Moiety or halfe parte of
        the Plantacon tract of land & ptmisses aforesaid the ancient dwell
        ing house with the houses & Appurtenñces thereunto belonging stand
        ing att the East end of the Orchard of the said Plantacãn, the Stable
        standing att the back of the Garden Payles only Excepted And that
        the said John Coode & Susanna his Wife in right of her the said
        Susanna shall haue all that peece or tract of land belonging to the
        Plantacon of Bushwood that lyes vpon the right hand of the path
        coming from the landing to the Orchard fence on the Westward of
        the said Orchard And all that parte of land belonging to the prmisses
        aforesaid that is on the right hand of the Swamp nexte adjoyning
        to the said Orchard on the South & from the head of the said Swamp
        within the said Orchard to the West Cowpen-gate, thence the direct
        road or path now used going round the land along to Bramly race-
        house & then due East into the Woods soe farre as the said Planta
        con reacheth And further itt is Agreed That the said John Coode &
        Susanna his Wife in right of her the said Susanna during her
        naturall life as aforesaid shall haue all that parte of the Orchard
        belonging to the said Plantacon with the Appurtenñces that lies on
        the Eastward of a line drawne from the Orchard fence on the North
        close by the East side of the store directly to the West end of the
        old Carpentrs house & then directly through the Swamp to the fence
        on the South side of the said Orchard with free Ingressee egresse
        & regresse through the said Orchard to the said landing or Riuer