June 7, 1681: Humphrey Davenport's patent of Hemberry, a 600 acre tract in Kent County, Maryland.

Humphrey Davenport    Patent 600 Acres Ye Charles, etc. To all persons to whom these presents shall concern: Greeting in our Lord God Everlasting - Know ye that for and in consideration that Humphrey Davenport of Talbott County in our said Province of Maryland has due unto him one hundred acres of land within our said Province, part of a warrant for six hundred acres granted him this seventh day of June one thousand six hundred eighty one as appears upon  record and upon such conditions of [illegible] expressed in the conditions of plantation bearing date the two and twentyeth day of September one thousand six hundred fifty eight with such alienation and [illegible] made - by his instructions to us bearing date the eight and twentyeth day of July one thousand xix hundred fifty nine and the one and twentyeth day of March the next following all [illegible] and remaining upon record in our said Province of Maryland we do hereby grant unto him the said Humphrey Davenport all that tract or parcel of land called Hemberry lying in Kent County on the North side of Chester River: Beginning at a marked white oak standing at the head of the River at the usual place of riding over, and running thence North East and by North three hundred and twenty perches to another marked [six words XXXX'd out] oak and from the said [second] oak North West by West three hundred perches, and from the end of the North West by West line, South West by South three hundred and twenty perches to the [illegible] Runn, and from the Runn to the first marked tree, containing and laid out for six hundred acres more or less (according to the Certificate of Survey thereof, certified and included into the land at the City of St. Marys bearing date the twelfth day of June, one thousand six hundred eighty one and thus remaining upon record) together with all rights, profits, [illegible] and priviledges thereunto belonging, Royal mines excepted. To Have and to hold the same unto him, the said Humphrey Davenport, his heirs and assigns forever, to be holden of us and our heirs and of our Mannor of Baltimore in free and certain soccage by fealty only for all manner of services, yielding and paying therefore yearly unto us and our heirs at our receipt at our City of Baltimore at the two most usual feasts in the year, viz., the Feasts of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Michael the Archangel by [illegible] provided the rent of one pound and four shillings sterling in silver or gold and for a fine upon every alienation of the said land or any part of parcel thereof, one whole year's rent in silver or gold or the full value thereof in such commodities as [illegible] our heirs or such officer or officers as shall be appointed by us and our heirs from time to time to collect and receive the same shall accept in discharge thereof at the choice of us and our [illegible] or such officer or officers as aforesaid, provided that if the said [illegible] for a fine for alienation shall not be paid unto us and our heirs or such officer or officers as aforesaid before such alienation and the said alienation [illegible] upon record either on the Provincial Court or in the County Court where the said parcel of land lyeth within one month [illegible] after such alienation, the said alienation shall be void and of no effect. Given at our said City of St. Marys and under the Great Seal of our said Province of Maryland the tenth day of August in the eighth year of our Dominion over our said Province the Anno Dei one thousand six hundred eighty three. Witness Our Seals.