518Court and Testamentary Business, 1657.

           Liber B.     At a Court held at Putuxent the 22d of August

         No.3.         1657

                       (Mr Richard Preston. Mr William Parratt

                 Present Mr John Pott  Mr Tho: Thomas

              These presents Wittness that J William Berry Son and heire

             of James Berry late of Accomack, (but now both of Putuxson

             in Maryland) Have by these presents and by the appointment

             and Authoritie to me Given from my Loving father James

             Berry aforesaid, and by my own free and willing Consent, have

             by these presents bargained, Alienated and Sold, and do hereby

             Bargaine Alienate and Sell unto Capt Fran: Pott of the County

             of Northampton (alias) Accomack aforesaid two Dividents of

             Land, the one Containing three hundred acres and fifty,

             Scituate and lying in Maggutty Bay in the County of North-

             ampton (alias) Accomack aforesaid, and Granted unto the Said

             Berry by Pattent in the time of Sr John Harvey Knight his

             Government and bearing date the 22d of August 1637 as by

             the Said Pattent it Self, assigned to the Said Fran: Pott under

             the Said James Berry his hand may and doth more at Large

             appeare, as also in the Records at Iames City bearing the Same

             date. And the other Pattent Containes two hundred and and

             fifty acres, Scituate lying and being behind the Said Land and

             adjoyning to the land at the Seaboard Side of the Said Francis

             Pott, (which Land is knowne by the Name of Gold Quarter)

             The Pattent for the Said two hundred and fifty acres was

             granted by Sr Francis Wyatt in the time of his Governmt and

             beares date the tenth day of October 1640 The whole quantitie

         p. 298   of Land being Six hund acres which J the Said William Berry

             have Lawfully Sold and do hereby relinquish, disclaime and

             renounce all my right Title and Interest that either my Father

             James Berry or my Self, have to the Said Land formerly resited

             or heretofore had, or hereafter may have unto Capt Fran: Pott

             his heirs, Executors, Administrators and Assignes for Ever

             hereby acknowledging to have received a full and Valuable

             Consideration to my Content, and according to agreemt made

             to and with the Said Pott viz. Seven Sufficient Cowes, Some

             with Calves and Some ready to Calfe ei: and do hereby War-

             rant the peaceable and quiett enjoyment of the Said Land unto

             the Said Fran: Pott his heires or assignes for Ever, for or by

             reason of any right, title, Claime or interest that ever my

             father James Berry or my Self, or any of our allyes may Ever

             hereafter Claime unto the Said Land, hereby engageing to

             make any farther or better Conveyance unto the Said Pott (he

             being at the Charge) or to his Assignes as any way may be

             adjudged Convenient for the better Conveyance assurance and

             quiet Enjoyment of the Said Land unto the Said Pott or his