522    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.

           Liber E    with a lyne runninge East & by North for breadth into the woods One
                 hundred twenty & five perches to a marked Oake, on the East by a
                 line drawne North & by West from the sd Oake for length one hun-
                 dred & sixtie perches to a marked Oake on the North by a lyne drawne
                 West & by North from the sd Oake One hundred perches to a markt
                 oake by the River side, on the West by the said River conteyninge
                 & now layde out for one hundred & fifty acres more or lesse, To-
                 gether with all rights benefitts & pfitts thereunto belonginge (Royall
                 mynes excepted) To have & to hold the same unto him the §d Philip
                 Lynes his heires & asg forever, And the said John Hill for him-
                 selfe his heires executrs & admrs the said Land & all & Singulr the
                 premisses before graunted bargained & Sold with th'appurtenances
                 unto the sd Philip Lines his heires & asg And to only pper use &
                 behoofe of the said Philip Lines his heires & ass forever, against
                 him the said Hill his heires or ass & all & evy other pson or psons
           [p. 149]   whatsoev shall and will Warrant & forever defend by theis pntes
                 And the sd John Hill for himselfe his heires executrs and admrs
                 doth Covenant & grante to & with the §d Philip Lines his heires &
                 ass that the said Philip Lines his heires & ass shall be well & suffi-
                 ciently from tyme to tyme & at all tymes Saved & kept harmeles by
                 the sd John Hill his executrs & admrs of & from all manner of
                 former grants bargaines Leases Joyntures Dowers tytles of dower
                 Rents arrearages of Rentes forfeitures fines & of & from any othr
                 titles troubles demands or othr incumbrances whatsoever had done
                 made comitted Suffered or omitted by any pson or psons whatsoever
                 touchinge or concerninge the premisses, the Rentes & Services wth
                 from henceforth from time to time for or in respect of the prmisses
                 shall growe due & payable to the Cheife Lord or Lords of the Fee
                 or Fees of the premisses Excepted & foreprized And further the sd
                 John Hill for himselfe his heires executrs & admrs shall & will war-
                 rant from tyrne to tyme & at all tymes for & dureinge the space of
                 five yeares next ensueinge the date of theis pntes At & upon the
                 reasonable request & at the Costs & charges in the Law of the sd
                 Philip Lines his heires & asg make doe acknowledge pforme, or
                 make to be done acknowledged & pformed All & evy such further
                 lawfull & reasonable act & Acts thinge & things, device & devices
                 assurance & assurances & other convenience in the Law whatsoev,
                 for the furthr better & more pfect assurance & conveyance of all
                 & Singular the premisses before hereby granted their & evy of
                 their appurtenances unto the sd Philip Lines his heires & ass for
                 ever In witnes hereof the pties have interchangeably put their
                 hands & Seales, the day & yeare first above written.
                 Signed sealed & delivd       John X Hill (loc
                   in the pnce of us            Signum  Sigil)
                      Ralph Coates: Thomas Corker