Mates Dale, Charles Co., MD
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| Caecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietarie of the Provinces of Mariland and Avalon Lord Barnon of Baltemore &c to all Persons to whome thees Presants shall Come greeting in owr Lord God Everlasting know yea that wee for and in Consideration that Daniell Johnson and Richard Maurise of this Province Gent. hath dew unto them one hundened Acres of land for the transportation of too persons into this Province hear to inhabit as appears upon Record and upon such Conditions and teanmes as are expressed in owr Condition of Plantation in own Province of Mariland under owr greaten |
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| seale at Armes baring date at London the second day of July in the year of owr Lord God 1649 and Remaining upon Records upon Records in own sayd Province of Mariland with such alteration as in them is maed by own declaration baring daet the 22th of december Ao 1658 lickwise remaining upon Record in owr sayd Province of Mariland doe hearby grant unto them the sayd Daniell Johnson and Richard Morris a parcell of land (Called Mates dael) liing in Charleses Countie one the west sid of Wicokomeco River and one the west side of Zakayo Swampe adjoyning to the too hundered Acres of land formarly layd out unto the sayd daniell Johnson and Richard Morrise begininging at the south line of the sayd land beeing the west bound at a markt oake bounding on the south by a line drawne East south East for breadth fiftie Perches to a marked oake in a swampe on the East by a line drawne North North East from the sayd Oake for lenght three hundered & twentie Perches on the north by a line drawne west north west from the End of the north north east line for breadth fifty Pearches on the west by a line drawne south south blank] from the end of the end of the west fort west line unto the first markt Oake Containing and now layd out for one hundered Acres more or lesse together with all Right Profits and benefits thearunto belonging Royall mines Excepted to have and to hould the same unto them the sayd Daniell Johnson and Richard Maurise their heirs and Assignes for ever to bee houlden of us and own heirs as of own Mannor of Sakayo in free and Common soccage by fealtie only for all mannor of sarvices yealding and paying thearfor yearly unto us and owr heirs at own Receipt at St Maries at the |
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too most usuall feast in the year (Vizt) at the feast of the Annuntiation of the
blessed Virgin Many and at the feast of St Michell the archangell by even and
equall Portions the rent of too shillings starling in silver or Gould and for a
fine upon everie Alienation of the sayd land or any Pant or parcell thearof one
whole years Rent in silver or gould or the full valew thearof in such
Commodities as wee and own heirs or such officer or officers appoynted by us and
own heirs from time to time to Colect and Receave the same shall accept in
discharge theanof at the choyce of us and own heirs or such officer or officers
as afonsayd Prouided that if the sayd daniell Johnson and Richard Morrise their
heirs their heirs and Assignes shall not pay unto us or own heirs or such
officer or officers as aforsayd the sayd sum for a fine befor such alienation
and enter the sayd alienation upon Record either in the Provinciall Count or in
the Countie Court whear the sayd Parcell of land lieth within on mounth next
after such alienation the sayd Alienation shall bee voyd and of noe effect.
given at St Maries under own great seale of own sayd Province this tenth day of
July in the tow and thirtith yeare of own dominion over owr sayd Province of
Mariland Aocp Domini one thowsand six hundered sixty three witnes own deane son
and heire Charles Calvert Esq own liuetennant Generall of owr sayd Province of
Mariland Charles Caluert Endossed on the backe of the sayd Patten as followeth I Daniell Johnson and my wife Elisabeth Johnson doe Assigne unto Richard Morrise all own Rights titells and interest of the within specified Patten as witnes own hands this 4th of January Ao 1663 Daniell Johnson Elisabeth M Johnson her marke |
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I Richard Mauris doe Assigne and make over all my Right titell and interest of
the within mentioned Patten unto Alexander Smith his heirs and Assignes for
ever as witnes this my hand this 4th of January Ao 1663 Richard R Morrise signum |
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