306Court and Testamentary Business, 1653.

        Liber B.   eracon of the good Education and well bringing up of the

              Said Mary, The Said Humphrey and Blanch with the Consent

              of the Said Mary doe hereby Covenant promise and agree

              That the Said Mary Shall and is to Serve the Said Thomas

              Copley and his Successors by way of an Apprentice the full

              terme and time of tenn years fully Compleat and Ended from

              the Date hereof, the Said Thomas Copley doth Covenant and

              promise for himself and his Successors to Maintaine the Said

              Mary in Sufficient Lodging washing Diet and Apparrell and

              further the Said Thomas Copley doth Covenant and promise

              for himself and his Successors not to Sell or allien the Said

              Mary during the term of time to any other person or persons

              whatsoever In Wittness whereof the partyes herein Named

              have Interchangeably Sett their hands & Seales the Day &

              year above written

                                             Thomas Copley

              Signed Sealed & Delivered in

              the prsence of Robert Jerry. Thomas Mathews

          p.  Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Cornwallyes

              of Cornwalleys Crosse in the Province of Maryland Esq for

              and in Consideration of fifteen hundred weight of Good Sound

              Leafe Tobacco and Caske one thousand weight whereof and

              Caske I doe acknowledge to have received of Humphry

              Howell of St Inegos in the aforesaid Province planter whereof

              I doe acquitt and discharge the Said Humphrey and his heirs

              for Ever, The Said Humphry binding himself his heirs Exec-

              utors Administrators and Assignes firmly by these presents to

              pay or Cause to be paid unto the Said Thomas Cornwallis or

              his Assignes the other five hundred weight and Caske, at or

              before the twenty of November which Shall be in the year

              1654 as also one Very Good flitch of Bacon at or before the

              Nativity of our Saviour next ensueing the date hereof Have

              Bargained and Sold, assigned and Sett over and by these

              presents Doth bargaine Sell, assigne and Sett over unto the

              Said Humphrey Howell his heirs Executrs Administrs & As-

              signes for Ever, one Neck of Land within the Mannor of Corn-

              wallyes Crosse, bounding towards the East upon a Small fresh

              runn at the foot of the Hills called Portoback Quarter towards

              the South upon the Creeke of the Long ncck towards the west

              upon the first Branch of the Said Creek running Norhterly,

              towards the North with another Small fresh running into the

              aforesaid Branch, being by Estimacon about one hundred acres

              more or less. To have and to hold the Said Neck of Land to

              the Said Humphrey Howell his heirs and Assignes for Ever.

              Yeilding and paying Yearly to the Said Tho: Cornwalleys his