" informed, and the said warrant being lost hinders a " pattent to issue for the same, I do therefore hereby order you " to issue out a pattent to the said colonel William " Chandler it being the order of                                         C: BALTEMORE."     COUNCIL BOOK, W. C. No.4, fol. 413, an. 1684. ¾ Alteration of patent. " JACK LEWELLIN,                                                         " 24th January 1680.     " I hereby order and impower you to alter the rent of Mr. " Richard Marsham's pattent for three hundred acres " called Black Walnutt Thickett, from double to single rent, and " for your soe doing this shall be your sufficient warrant.¾ " Given at Mattapuny the day and year abovementioned.                                         C. BALTIMORE." " To Mr. John Lewellin."     LIBER, W. C. No. 2, fol. 193. ¾ " BY THE GOVERNOR. " MARYLAND, ss.     " Whereas it hath been made appear unto me that a " patent granted under the great seal of this province, unto " lieutenant Thomas Courtenay and captain Henry Darnall, " bearing date the 23rd day of June 1675, for four " hunddred acres of land called Hafes upon the right of Fouke " Brynell, Christoper Jacobson, Roger Sherlyn, William " Arrery, John Jaigle, Nicholas Bradley, William Price and " Jacob Johnson; that the said rights were old rights, and " the said patent ought to be single rent, that is to say but " two shillings for each hundred acres, whereas the same is " made for double rent, that is to say, four shillings for every " hundred, you are therefore hereby ordered to amend the " said pattent and the record thereof, and make the same " as it ought to be, that is to say single rent, two shillings " for every hundred acres and no more; and for so doing " this shall be your warrant. Given under my hand this " 20th day of April 1677.                                         "THOMAS NOTLEY." " To the hon'ble William Calvert, Esqr.}   These¾     principl. secretary of Maryland."     LIBER No. 19, 442. ¾ Patent amended.     " Upon a petition in 1682, stating, in respect to a tract of land granted in 1668, to Jeoffrey Minshul, and by conveyance