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Liber B William Robisson demands a warrant against Daniell Johnson in an action of the Case and Subpenes for George harris and Thomas hussey Warrant and subpenes to the Sherife &c Ret ut supra John Neuill demands a warrant against Michell abbot in an ac tion of debt Warrant to the Sheriffe &c Retur Ut supra Daniell Johnson demands a warrant against John and Elisabeth belaine in an acti of the Case and sub: Edward Swan and Edward Richmond Warrant and subpenes to the sheriffe to arest and warne Ret: ut supra Joane Michell demands a warrant against Edward Philpot in an actione of the Case and Subpenes for francis ferenla John Belaine and George Simmons Warrant to the Sheniffe to arest & warne &c Ret: ut supra 448 The Petition of Robert Sly to the worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie humbly Sheweth That Whearas John Michell Dagon stands indebted to your Peti tioner seauen hundered and forty pounds of tob: and Caske and no part thearof yet payd your petitioner humbly Craues an order for the sayd debt with Cost of suit and your Petitioner shall pray and for proofe of the formentioned Petition the Plantiue produced a bill in which bill the sayd Michell Dagon was bound to pay the sayd tob: pict and Culled Cleare from ground leaues and seconds and pay able at the Plantation of John Belaine and of the first stricking of his Crope and to Roule the sayd tob: downe to the landing in Wick cocomaco Riuer as may appear by bill The defendant not beeing abell to shew any law full Cause why order shoold not pas against him It is Ordered that the defendant shall pay the sayd debt according to his obligatition and pay the Cost and Charge of Suit: . 196] Caecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietarie of Mariland and Aualon Lord Barron of Baltemore &c to all persons to whom thees presants shall corn greeting in owr Lord God euerlasting know ye that wee for and in Consideration that Richard Trew hath transported himself John neale and Thomas Neale his saruants into this owr Prouince hear to inhabit and upon such Conditions and tearmes as are ex pressed in owr Conditions of Plantation of owr sayd Prouince of Mariland under owr greater seale at Armes baring date at London the second day of July in the year of owr Lord God one thowsand six hundered fortie nine and remaining upon Record in owr sayd Prouince doe hearby grant unto the sayd Richard Trew all that parcell of land Called Burloms hill Lung one the north sid of Pa tomake Riuer and on the west sid of Wicokomeco Riuer near the fresh of the sayd Riuer and near unto the land of John Courts begin ing at a Marked locus tree standing by a fresh Rune in a swampe bounding on the fort by a line drawne west from the sayd Locus for breadth one hundered and fiftie perches to a marked ash tree in a swampe on the west by a line drawne south from the sayd Ash for Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662. 197 lenght three hundered and twentie perches to a marked Ash tree one Liber A the south by a line drawne East from the second Ash tree on hun dered and fiftie perches to a marked Oake one the east by a line drawne north from the sayd Oake unto the first marked Locus Con- 479 taming and now layd out for three hundered Acres bee it more or lesse togeather with all Profits Rits and benefits thearunto belonging (Royall mines excepted) to haue and to hould the same unto him the sayd Richard Trew his heirs and Assignes for euer to bee houlden of us and owr heirs as of owr manor of Coluerton in free and Common soccage by fealty onely for all seruices yealding and paying thear for yearly unto us and owr heirs at owr Receipt at St Maries at the too most usuall feast in the year (viz) at the feast of the Annuncia tion of the blessed virgin Mary and at the feast of St Michell the Archangell by euen and equal Portions the Rent of six shilling starling in siluer and Gold or the full valew thearof in such Corn modoties as wee and owr heirs or such officer or officers appoynted by us or owr heirs from time to time to Colect and Receiue the same shall accept in discharge thearof at the Choyce of us and owr heirs or such officer or officers as aforsayd giuen at St Maries under owr great seale of owr sayd Prouince of Mariland the thirteent day of february in the seauen and twentith year of owr dominion ouer the sayd Prouince of Mariland Annoq Domini one thowsand six hun dered fiftie eight witnes owr trustie and we! beloued Josias fendall Esp owr Liuetennant of owr sayd Prouince Josias Fendall Bee it known unto all men by thees presants that I Richard trew of the Prouince of Mariland doe for mee my heirs Executors Admin istrators and Assignes doe Assigne ouer unto John Belaine his heirs Executors Administrators & Assignes for euer all my Right titell and interest of this Pattent as witnes this my hand this 4th of May 1659 Witnes Daniell Johnson Richard Trew George Thompson his Marke Thees Presants witneseth that I Petar Carre doe freely giue unto John belaynes sone Nicholaus Belayne for euer one Red Cow Cropt on boath Eares and under keeled of boath Eares and slite of the Right Eare and a peece taken of of the left Eare which sayd Cow and her wholle increase boath Mayle and femayle I doe freely giue unto the sayd Nicholaus belayne his heirs or Assignes for euer and for the trew performance of the same I haue hearunto set my hand this 30th of September A°q Doni 1662 Peter Carr Witnes Samuell Dobson his marke James Walker At A Court held in Charleses County the 3d of Nouember A°q D°ni 1663 Presentes Commissioners Mr Henry Addames Mr Thomas Mathewsi Mr Zacharie Waed Mr Joseph Harrisson Mr William Marshall The day Came Elisabeth the Relict of John Belayne and had the witneses of her housbands will sworne before Mr Henry Addames and Mr Thomas Mathews who wear John Courts Meuerell Huls and Alexander Smith who all swore that it was the will and testament of John Belaine annexed unto the letter of Administration and further saye not:Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666. 423 Elisabeth Belaine entereth a Cauet against Dauid Prichards Es- Liber B tate to the valew of 595 lb of tob: by bill Know all men by thees Presants tht I Richard Trew of Charleses Countie of Auon Riuer in the Prouince of Mariland Boat Right haue hearby bargained sould and Mad ouer from my self my heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes unto Andrew Watson of the sayd Place Planter his heirs Executor Administrators one Peece or Parcell of land lung situated and beeing at the head of A branch Run- 480 ing out of the aforsayd Riuer formarly Called nangemie Creeke Con tayning one hundered and fifty Acres more or les according to patten baught of Capt William Borman of St Maries in whos name the sayd Fatten is made and I the sayd trew doe hearby bynd myself my heirs Executors Administrators and Assignes unto the sayd Watson his heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes that hee or thay shall enioy the sayd land Peacably and quietly without let or Molestation 198 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662. Liber A from any person or persons whatsoeuer for euer warranting the sayd land from any iust or law full Claime that may or shall bee made to it by any person or persons whatsoeuer for euer as aforsayd and to acknowledge the same in Court upon demand and to the trew per formance hearof I haue set my hand and seale this feb: A° 1661 seigned sealed and deliuered Richard 2 Trew in the pressance of his marke Thomas Allonson John Browne [p. 197] Know all men by thees Presants tht I John Belayne of Charleses Countie in the Prouince of Mariland Planter doe assigne sell and make ouer unto Richard trew of the same Place boat Right to him 481 his heirs Executors or Assignes one blake Cow called by the name of Blacke beeing Marked swallow forked one boath the Ears and an other Cow Called nansie beeing Cropt one boath Ears and under- keeled on boath Ears to him his heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes and further ingage for mee my heirs Executors or Assignes to warrant the sayd specified Cows from all iust Claimes in law from any person or persons whatsoeuer Claming from by or under me or from mee boath them and their increase as witnes my hand this 4th of March A° 1661 John Belayne Testes Thomas Allonson his marke Thomas Simmonds