of one thousand acres, unless any particular cause should require the same; and the said number of acres is to be made out in distinct grants, not exceeding five hundred acres each.     " 21. Whereas omissions have happened in the land office, by not inserting in some of the grants made out, the word sterling, after the sum reserved for the rent; if any of the grantees should at any time offer to pay currency, instead of sterling, it is my pleasure that you always demand sterling of such grantee.     " 24. You are not to let or grant any lands in the city of Annapolis, or within five miles about the same, without particular instructions from me, and you are forthwith to transmit a copy of the entry or entrys of any reserves laid on that shall be or have been entered in any of the publick offices, agreeable to any instruction from my late dear father to your predecessor, for that purpose.                                         * EDWD. LLOYD."     LIBER, T. I. No. 6. folio 385. ¾¾ " 1756, April 19th.     " In his lordship's additional instructions to Samuel Ogle, " Esq. governour of Maryland, bearing date the 10th day of " August, 1734, among other things was contained the " following paragraph, viz.     " I direct you to sell Nanticoake mannor in Talbot county " for the best advantages you can."     LIBER E. E. folio 526.     " April the 14th. Then received the following letter, and recorded by order of the judges.                                 Annapolis, the 10th April, 1764.     " GENTLEMEN,                     " The lord proprietary being desirous to have ten thousand acres of land reserved in the western part of Frederick county, for a manor, I have given the surveyor of that county instructions to execute no warrant whatsoever on land lying beyond Fort Cumberland, until the above mentioned quantity is surveyed and laid out for his lordship, of which you will be pleased to take notice, and cause the same to be communicated to any person that may apply for warrants to effect land in that part of the province.                     I am, Gentlemen,                         Your most h'ble serv't,                                         HORO. SHARPE." To the judges of his     lordship's land office.     LIBER W. S. No. 7. folio 91.     * The instructions are to Mr. Lloyd, as chief agent, and his name is here for the purpose of certifying the extract. F f