Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683. 341

    Stephen Murty Charles Quigley late of Charles County in the             Liber W. C.
        agt Province of Maryland gent was attached to an-
  Charles Quigley   swere unto Stephen Murty gentt of a plea why
                by force and Armes All that parcell of land called
     the Mill Dam Lyeing in Charles County at the head of Wiccocomoco
     River on the West side of Zachaiah Swampe Begining at a bound
     tree of John Grubbs land being a bounded Gum Runing thence
     west South west Seaventy perches to a bounded Locust post, thence
     south south east two hundred and Eighty perches to a bounded
     Locust standing by Coates's Store Thence binding with the Maine
     ifresh and Swampe to the first bounded tree Containing ffifty Acres
     more or less, one dwelling house one Kitchen, one Stable One Water
     Mill house with two Grist Mills under one roofe, one Store house
     one hogg house thereon erected with Other the appurtenances to
     the Said Dwelling house Mill house Mills Land and premisses
     belonging and appertaineing, which Peter Kervan ffrancis Blake &
     James Bodkin Executors of the last will and Testament of Dominick
     Bodkin to him the Said Stephen Murty demised for a terme not yet
     past he Entered, & him out of his ifarme aforesaid Ejected, and
     other Enormityes to him did to the hinderance of the Execution
     of the will aforesaid and against the peace of the Lord Propry
      And Whereupon the said Stephen by Robert Carvile his Attorney
     complayneth that Whereas the aforesaid Peter Kervan ffrancis
     Blake and James Bodkin Executors of the Last will and Testament
     of Dominick Bodkin aforesaid Upon the first day of November in
     the yeare of our Lord 1682 Att Wiccocomoco in Charles County
     aforesaid Did demise to the aforesaid Stephen All that parcell of
     land called the Mill Dam Lyeing in Charles County aforesaid at
     the head of Wiccocomoco River on the west side of Zachiah Swampe,
     Begining at a bounded tree of John Grubbs land being a bounded
     Gum Runing thence west south west Seaventy perches to a bounded
     Locust post, thence south south east Two hundred and Eighty
     perches to a bounded Locust standing by Coates's Stoare, thence
     binding with the Maine ifresh and Swampe to the first bound tree
     containeing ffifty Acres more or lesse, One Dwelling house one
     Kitchen one Stable one water Mill house with two Grist Mills
     under one Roof e one store house one hogg house thereon Erected
     with other the appurtenances to the said Dwelling house Mill house
     Mills Land and premisses belonging and appertaineing To have and
     Occupy to the said Stephen his Exrs and Assignes from the said
     first day of November aforesaid to the full end and terme of three
     yeares then next Ensueing & fully to be Compleat and ended, By
     vertue of wch Demise the said Stephen into the Dwelling house
     Mills Lands and premisses aforesaid with the appurtenances entered
     & was thereof posessed, And being soe thereof posessed Afterwards
     (to wit) the fifteenth day of December in the yeare aforesaid the