PROVINCIAL COURT PROCEEDINGS
        Maryland ss.
        Att a Provinciall Court held at the Citty of St Maries the Sixtenth Liber N N
        day of November in the foure and fortith yeare of the Dominion of p 1
        Caecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of Mary-
        land and Avalon Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dom One thousand Six
        hundred Seventy five and there continued untill the Six and twentith
        day of November then next following, Att which Said Sixtenth
        day of November were present.

                 Philip Calvert Esq Chancellour

        The Honble Wm Calvert Esq Principall Secretary
                Baker Brooke Esq .
                             justices
                 Coll Jesse Wharton
                         Jno Blomfeild Cl.

        This Indenture made the ninth day of July in the 44th yeare of the
        Dominion of Caecilius Absolute Lord Proprietry of the Provinces
        of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c & in the ye [are]
        of our Lord 1675 by & betweene Philip Land of St Maryes County
        in the said Province of Maryland Planter Sonn & heyre of Philip
        Land late of the same County & Province Planter Deceased on the
        one Pt & John Askin of the same place Planter on the other part
        Wittnesseth that the said Philip Land for & in Consideracon of the
        Sume of foure Thousand Seaven hundred Seaventy & six pounds
        of good sound Tobacco in Cask to him in hand att & before the
        Ensealing & delivery of these prsents by him the said Jno Askin well
        & truely paid whereof & whereof the said Philip Land doth Ac-
        knowledg the Receipt and thereof & of every part & parcell thereof
        doth cleerly Acquitt & discharge the said John Askin his heyres &
        Assignes & every of them forever by these prsents Have Given
        Graunted Bargained Sold Enfeoffed & Confirmed & by these prsents
        doe fully cleerly & Absolutely Give Graunt Sell Alien Enfeoffe and
        Confirme unto the said John Askin his heyres & Assignes forever
        All that Messuage or Tenemt of land comonly called & knowne by
        the name of Maryland Point scituate lying & being on the North-
        side of Potomake River begining att a marked Oake the bound
        tree of John Tompkinsons land standing neer a bluffe point of wood
        by the said River side called Maryland Point runing North West by
        the River side for the length of One hundred Twenty & Eight pches
        to a marked Oake standing by the River side, bounding on the North
        with a line drawne North East into the woods for the length of
        foure hundred pches to a marked Oake, on the East with a line