nt of 2,500 acres to Captain Hugh Bullocke:
_To all to whome these prsents. shall come_, I Sr. John Harvey Kt.
Governr. and Capt. Generll. of Virginia send greeting in our Lord
God Everlasting.
_Whereas_ by letters pattents bearing date the twoe and twentieth
of July one thousand six hundred thirtie fower from the Rt. Honble.
the Lords of his Majties. most Honoble. Privie Councell their
lordshipps did authorize the Governr. and Councell of Virginia to
dispose of such pportions of land to all planters being freemen as
they had power to doe before the yeare 1625, whene according to
divers orders & constitutions in that case provided and appointed
all devidents of lands any waies due or belonging to any
adventurers or planters of what condicon soever were to bee laid
out and assigned unto them according to the severall condicons in
the same menconed.
_Now Know Yee_ therefore that I the said Sr. John Harvey doe, with
the consent of the Councell of State give and graunt unto Capt.
Hugh Bullocke and to his heires and assignes for ever by these
prsents
Twoe thousand five hundred and fiftie acres of land, scituate, lying
& being from the runn that falleth downe by the eastern side of a
peece of land knowne by the name of the Woodyard and soe from that
runn along the side of the Pocoson (or great Otter pond soe called)
northwest and about the head of the said Otter pond back southeast
leaveing the Otter pond in the middle.
_To have and to Hold_ the said twoe thousand five hundred and
fiftie acres of land with his due share of all mines and minneralls
therein conteyned and with all rights and priviledges of hunting,
hawking, fishing and fowling, wth in the prcincts of the same to
the sole and pper use benifitt and behoofe of him the said Capt.
Bullocke his heires and assignes for ever.
In as large and ample manner to all intents and purposes as is
expressed in the said orders and constitutions, or by consequence
may bee justly collected out of the same or out of his Majties.
letters pattents whereon they are grounded.
_Yielding and paying_ for every fiftie acres of land herein by
these presents given and graunted yearely at the feast of St.
Michaell the Archangell [September 29], the fee rent of one
shilling to his Majties. use.
_Provided always_ that [if] th
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