82       Provincial Court Proceedings, 16 72/3.

         Liber M M John Nethway Ordered by the Court that unlesse the plt file a
                      agt Dect agt the Defendt by the last day of the Cort,
              p.  20 John Litchington J or that a Non suite be awarded agt him, and the
                  Defendt finding that no Declaration was filed agt him by the pfl
                  according to the Rule of Cort aforesayd craved costs & a non suite
                  wherefore it is Considered by the Cort that the said John Nethway
                  lose his writ & that John Litchington Recover agt the said Nethway
                  the sume of pounds of Tobacco for his Costs and
                  Charges in this behalfe vexatiously sustained and the said John
                  Nethway in mercy for his false Complaint.
                    The Cort Adjourned untill the Eighth day of Aprill next.

                    This Indenture made the Thirteenth day of ffebruary in the One
                  & ifortieth yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Doth,
                  One thousand Six hundred Seaventy two. Between James Nuthall
                  of Calvert County in the Province of Maryland planter of the one
                  part. And Walter Hall of St Maryes County in the same Province
                  gentt of the other part. Wittnesseth. That the said James Nuthall
                  for and in Consideracon of Sixteene Thousand pounds of Tobacco
                  in Casque to him in hand Paid by the said Walter Hall the reccpt
                  Wherof the said James Nuthall doth hereby Acknowledge and
                  thereof and of evry part thereof & parcell thereof. Doth hereby
                  absolutely & Clearly exonerate accquit and discharge the said Walter
                  Hall his heyres Executors and Administratrs for ever by these
                  prseflts. Hath Given graunted bargained and Sold enscoffed and
                  Confirmed and by these presents doth Give Graunt Bargaine Sell
                  enscoffe & Confirme unto him the said Walter Hall his heyres and
                  Assignes for ever. All That Parcell or Tract of Land Late in the
                  Tenure or Occupacon of him the said James Nuthall or his assignes
                  Lyeing and being in St maryes County afforesaid. beeing part of a
                  Devident of Land Cothonly called or Knowne by the name of Corn
                  wallis Crosse Mannor. Begining at the Quarter Creeke and so run
                  ning along the Side of the old ifeild that the Crosse Mannor House
                  standeth on To the Path way that Goeth to Long Neck. And from
                  thence along the said Path till it Comes to John Burgesses old
                  ifeild. And from thence to George Wright Outward Lyne. and so
                  into the woods to St Inogoes Mannor. Conteyneing by Esteemacon
                  One Thowsand Acres more or lesse. Togeather with all & singular
                  the houses Ediffices buildings Yards Gardens Orchards Woods
                  Underwoods Rights Benefitts Jurisdiccons Priveleges and Proffitts
                  Thereunto belonging or in any wise Appertayneing, To Haue & to
                  Hold the said Parcell of Land and all & singular other the prmisses
                  hereby graunted bargained and sold or mentioned to be herein or
                  hereby barga[ined] graunted and sold. with their and every of
                  their Rights Members and Appurtenances whatsoever, unto the