184 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80.

Liber W. C.

Parsimon Pointe and being parcell of the said Manno^r of st Clements
and lately in the Tenure & occupation of John Blackiston gentt.
Begining att a marke white oake standing in a marsh in the poses-
sion of John Tennison, Thence Runing by an East and by south
line to the back Creeke of Mattapany, soe Runing up the said
Creeke to a marshie Creeke bounding to a notched white oake stand-
ing neare to the head of the said Marsh, from thence by a west and
by south Line to a notched white oake standing by Wiccocomico
River side Joyning upon the land of Richard ffoster late in the
posession of Vincent Mansell as Guardian of the Exec^rs of the said
ffoster, and containing all the lands within the said bounds, Con-
taining by Estimacon One hundred Acres bee the same more or lesse,
To have and to hold to the said Justinian and his Assignes from the
ffeast of st John Baptist now last past to the End and Terme of
Three yeares from thence next Ensueing and fully to bee Compleate
and ended, by vertue of w^ch Demise the said Justinian into the said
Tenements aforesaid w^th the appurtenances Entred and was thereof
posessed, and soe thereof being posessed the said Vincent Mansfeild
afterwards To witt the tenth day of July then next following into
the Tenem^ts aforesaid w^th the appurtenances w^ch the said John
Coode to the said Justinian Gerrard in forme aforesaid did demise
for the Terme aforesaid w^ch is not yet past did enter, and him from
his ffarme aforesaid did Eject, and other Enormities to him did doe
to the greate damage of him the said Justinian and against the peace
&c, Whereupon hee sayth hee is the worse and hath Damage to the
Vallue of Tenn pounds sterling, And thereupon hee bringeth his
Suite
Unlesse the Tennant in posession or they und^r whome hee Claimes
doe the next Provinciall Court to bee held att the City of st Maryes
the seaventh day of Octob^r next appeare to this Declaracon and
make him or themselves Defend^ts hereunto and by Rule of Court
Confesse the Lease Entry & Ejectment and Insist onely upon the
Title. The Def^t in this Declaracon will Confesse Judgment, and
posession wi[ll] bee Delivered Accordingly to the pⁿ
To Edward Bradborne Tennant in posession
of the p^rmisses w^thin named.
Itt is ordered by the Consent of Robert Ridgely Attorney for the
p^lt and Nehemiah Blackiston Attorney for the Defend^ll Vincent
Mansfeild that the said Vincent Mansfeild should bee Admitted
Defend^t, and that hee forthw^th appeare and Receive a Declaration
and plead to it the Generall Issue, and att the Tryall to bee there-
upon had the said Vincent Mansfeild Shall appeare in his prop pson
or by his Attorney, and shall Confesse the Lease Entry and Eject-
ment or that in Default thereof Judgment shall bee Entred against
the said Thomas Lomax the Casuall Ejecto^r, but all further prosecu-

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tion against him shall Cease untill the said Vincent Mansfeild shall
make default in any of the p^rmisses, and Itt is further Ordered by