aforesaid Called Hardyes Purchase, and lately in the Tenure and
Occupacon of Thomas Peircey deceased, and w^ch Henry Hardy of
Charles County aforesaid gentt to him the said W^m Sparkes demised
for a Terme not yet past, did enter, and him from his farme afore-
said did Eject, and other Enormityes to him did doe, to the greate
damage of him the said William Sparkes, & Contrary to the Peace
of the Lord Prop^ry.

And Whereupon the said William Sparkes by Robert Ridgely
his Attorney Complaineth that Whereas the said Henry Hardy the
first day of August in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six
hundred Seaventy eight, at Charles County aforesaid had demised
to the said William Sparkes the said Messuage Called Hardys pur-
chase with the appurtenances, scituate lyeing and being in Charles
County aforesaid, and Lyeing on the North side of Patomack River
bounding on the east side at a beech standing at the side of a branch
that faileth into the Beaverdam that boundeth the Land of Richard
Wattson, and Runing south for the length of Tenn perches to a
bounded oake standing in the line formerly laid out for Thomas
Batchelo^r lately in the Posession of M^r John Lee Bounding on the
south with the said Land for the length of Three hundred & Twenty
perches to a bounded oake standing upon a Pointe by a Marsh at a
Creeke Called Batchello" Creeke, On the west with the said Creeke
by a Line drawne North from the said oake for the Length of One
hundred and ffifteene pches to a bounded oake standing by the
Creeke side, On the North with the said Creeke and Beaver Damm
to the first bounded Beech Containing by Estimacon One hundred
and ffifty acres and lately in the Tenure & occupation of the said
Thomas Peircey deceased, To have and to hold unto the said Wil-
liam Sparkes and his Assignes from the said first day of August
in the yeare aforesaid to the full 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 William Sparkes into the Tenem^ts
aforesaid w^th the appurtenances entred, and was thereof posessed, &
so thereof being posessed the said Philip Lynes Afterwards (to witt)
the Twentyeth day of August in the yeare aforesaid into the Tene-
ments aforesaid with the appurtenances, (w^ch the said Henry Hardy
to the said William Sparkes in forme aforesaid did Demise for the
Terme aforesaid w^ch is not yet paste) did Enter, and him from his
farme aforesaid did Eject, and other Enormities to him did doe to