Ann Arundel county, one hundred acres of land out of the Ridge manor, as full compensacon for one hundred acres heretofore taken by his father in the said manor, and a certificate thereof recorded for himself by virtue of a warrant duly obtained out of the land office, which said one hundred acres was by me granted to a certain Heathcott, which said grant was upon a false surmise or suggestion by him made to me, or at least that cannott be made appear, and take the proper methods for vacating the grant of the said tract of one hundred acres to the said Heathcott.¾ Whereas, I have heretofore by my letter to coll. Henry Darnall my late agent upon the crown's secretary and chancellor's taking away for their own use one moiety of the fees properly belonging to my land office ordered and directed, that an addition should be made to the price of warrants for taking up land, and empowered the said colonel Henry Darnall and yourself being register of my said office, to take and receive to and for, his and your own proper use and behoof, such addition made to the price of warrants to make good and satisfy you for what have been so taken away of the said fees by the said secretary and chancellor, and least any question of doubt may hereafter arise whether my letter to my said agent was a sufficient power for making the said addition to the price of warrants as aforesaid, and for the taking and receiving to my said agent's use and your own, the said addition, I do Now hereby for me, my heirs, executors and administrators, ratifie confirm and hold, for good and valid whatsoever my said agent hath done in relation to the said addition, and his and your receiving the same, do and for his and your own proper use and behoof. And do further hereby acquit, exonerate, release and forever discharge, as well the heirs executors and administrators of the said coll. Henry Darnall, as yourself, your heirs, executors and administrators, of and from all claims and demands whatsoever in refererence to the said addition, hereby further impowering and authorising you, your executors and administrators, to receive and take to and for your and their own proper use, such part of the said addition as may still be outstanding in debts, whether by bond, account, or otherwise howsoever, altho' payable to me, or any other in trust for me, hereby further authorising and impowering you to continue the said additional price upon warrants so long as the said secretary and chancellor continue their claim and demand of the said moiety of the said fee and take and receive the said addition to and for your own use during your continuance in the office of register of our land office.     " And whereas my late son-in-law Edward Somersett esquire, was trustee for me and in my said province of Maryland, and as such severall bonds, bills of exchange, accounts