Charles... Know ye whereas James Knotts of Queen Anne by his humble petition to our agents for management of land affairs within this province did so forth that acertain John Knotts and Charles Storey had on the twentieth day of April anno domini seventeen hundred seventeen granted them by patent under the great seal of this a tract of land called Littleworth lying and being in the county aforesaid containing fifty acres and under rent which said tract had since become the right of the petitioner who apprehended there was some vacant land contiguous thereto and being desirous to add the same humbley prayed a special warrant to resurvey the aforesaid tract or parcel of land for that intent and purpose and that on return of a certificate of such resurvey he making good rights to the vacancy added and complying with all other requisites usual in such cases might have our grant of confirmation issue unto him thereon which was granted him accordingly a warrant on the twenty fifth day of May seventeen forty nine unto him for that purpose did issue in pursuance whereof it is certified into our land office that the aforesaid tract or parcel of land to resurvey by which it appears the same now contains the quantify of three hundred and two acres two hundred and fifty two acres whereof is vacancy added for which he the said James Knotts has paid and satisfied until Benjamin [Tasher? Sasher?] Esq. our present agent and Receiver General for our sue as well the sum of one shilling sterling for some improvements mentioned to be made thereon according to Charles Lord and Baron of Baltimore our grand father of Noble memory his instructions to Charles Carrole Esq. his then agent bearing date at London the twelfth day of September seventeen hundred and twelve and registered in our Secretary's Office of our said Province. Together with a paragraph of our instructions bearing date at London on the fifteenth day of December seventeen hundred and thirty eight and registered in our land office. We do hereby grant and confirm unto him James Knotts all the aforesaid tract or parcel of land now resurveyed and the vacancy added reduced into one entire tract and called Knotts Chance lying and being in the he county aforesaid beginning at a Spanish oak bounded with twelve notches standing on a point the North side of a marsh called Island Marsh [?] out on the West side of a branch called the Northernmost main branch of Tuickahoe Creek and run from said Spanish oak South fifty five degrees West twelve Perches and North fifty four degrees West one hundred seven perches and North thirty four perches and East three hundred eighteen perches and South thirty three degrees West thirty five perches and south twenty five degrees East 45 perches and South twenty three degrees West ninety four perches and from thence with a straight line to the said beginning Spanish oak containing the now laid out for three hundr3eed two acres of land more or less. According to the certificate of resurvey thereof taken and returned unto our Land Office bearing the date the eighth day of July seventeen hundred forty nine and there remaining together with all rights profits benefits and privileges thereunto belonging Royal Mines excepted. To have and to hold the same unto him the said James Knotts his heirs and assigns forever to be beholden of us and our heirs as of our Manor of Baltimore in free and common [soccage] by fealty only for all manner of services paying yearly unto us and our heirs at our receipt at our City of St. Mary's at the two most usual feasts in the year to wit the feat of the Annunciation the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Michael the Archangel by soon and equal portions the rent twelve shillings and one penny in sterling or gold - and for a fine upon every alienation of the said land or any part of parcel thereof one whole year rent in silver or gold or the full value thereof in said commodities as we and 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 of the choice of us our heirs or such officer aforesaid provided that if the said sum for a fine for alienation shall not be paid unto us and our heirs or such officer or officers before such alienation and the said alienation entered upon record either in the Provincial Court or County Court where the same parcel of land lieth within one month neat after such alienation then the said alienation shall be void and of no effect given under our great seal of our Province of Maryland this ninth day of April anno domini seventeen hundred fifty witness o9ur trusty and beloved Samuel Ogle Esq. Lieutenant General and Chief Governor of our said Province of Maryland Chancellor and Keeper of the Great Seal thereof