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      parcell of Land Lyeing on the North side of a Creeke called Swann       Liber W. C.
      Creeke Begining att a marked Oake being the uppermost bounded
      tree of Robert Parkes land & runing up the said Creeke to a marked
      Poplar being the Lowermost bounds of Stephen Whetstones Land,
      Thence Northwest to a marked Aspen tree standing in Taverne
      branch, Thence downe with Taverne branch to the said Parkes his
      Land, thence to the hrst named Red Uake, Dounded on the South
      west with the said Parkes his land, On the Northwest with Taverne
      branch, on the North East with Stephen Whetstones Land, On the
      southeast wth Swann Creeke. being part of a divident Called Hinch
      ingham To hold to him the said William and his assignes from the
      fourth day of the said Moneth of August unto the full end and
      terme of three yeares from thence next Ensueing and fully to be
      compleate and ended By vertue of wch Demise the said William
      into the said Two hundred and thirty Acres of land with the
      appurtenances Did enter and was thereof posessed untill the said
      John Wade Afterwards That is to say the said ffifth day of August
      1681 aforesaid wth force and Armes &c. Into the said Two hundred
      and thirty acres of land with the appurtenances wch the said Michael
      to the said William in forme aforesaid had demised for the terme
      aforesaid wch is not yet past Did Enter, and him from his fffarme
      aforesaid Did Eject & other harmes to him did to the greate Dam
      age &c and against the Peace &c. And whereupon he sayth that he
      is the worse & hath Damage to the Vallue of thirty thousand pounds
      of tobacco: And thereof he bringeth his Suite, To Bennett staires
      & John Wilkinson Tennants in posession
        Unlesse the Tennant or Tennants in posession or they undr
      whome he or they Claymeth Doe the next Provall Court appeare to
      this Declaracon & make him or themselves defts thereunto & by
      rule of Court Confesse the aforesaid Lease Entry and Ejectment &
      insist onely upon the title The Deft in this Declaracon will confesse
      Judgmt and Posession Will be delivered accordingly to the Plantiffe
        Now here att this day to wit the Second day of March in the              p. 529
      seaventh yeare of the Dominion of the Right Honoble Charles
      Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Doni 1681 Came William Rawles of
      Kent County and made oath in open Court that on the foure and
      twentyeth day of ffebruary last past he did deliver unto Bennett
      Staires & John Wilkinson a true Copy of the aforesaid Declaracon
      attested by the then Clerk of this Court Upon the aforementioned
      prmisses, & that the said Bennett Staires and John Wilkinson are
      Tennants in posession of the Lands in Question, And the said
      action being Solemnly called and Noe person appearing to defend
      the premisses The said William Harris by Thomas Burford his
      Attorney On the behalfe of the Lessor Michael Miller prayed that
      Judgment might be awarded by Default: and his Lopps Lord proprys
      writt of habere facias possession to Cause him to have of the
      aforementioned Land and premisses. and It is granted unto him
      accordingly