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     hereafter shall & will warrant, & for euer defend, by these prnts, And Liber B B
     the sd Thomas Gerrard for himselfe his heyres Executors & Ad
     mistrrs doth Couent, promise, graunt & agree to & wth the sd Thomas
     Nottley his heyres & assignes & euery of them by these prints in
     manner & forme following, (that is to say) That hee the sd Thomas
     Gerrard att the time of the ensealing & deliuery of these prnts is &
     untill a good pure prfect & absolute Estate of Inheritance of all &
     singular the before graunted prmises & euery part thereof shall bee
     fully uested settled & executed in & uppon the sd Thomas Nottley &
     his heyres according to the true meaning of these presents shall
     remaine continue & bee seized of & in the sd parcell of Land, & all
     & singular other the prmises graunted bargayned & sold wth all &
     euery their rights members & appurtences of a good pure prfect ab
     solute & indefeazeable Estate of Inheritance in ffee simple to bee held
     by the sd Thomas Nottley & his heyres of the sd Thomas Gerard &
     his heyres in ffree & common Soccage, as of his mannor of St Clem
     ents aforesd wthout any Condicon, Reuersion, Remainder, or Limi
     taOn of any use or uses, Estate or Estates in or to any person or
     prsons whatsoeur to alter, change defeate determine or make uoyd
     the same. And the sd Thomas Gerard att the time of the Ensealing [p. 181]
     & deliuery of these prnts hath full power good right & lawfull au
     thority to graunt bargaine sell & conuey all & singular the before
     graunted or mentioned to bee graunted prmises wth their & euery of
     their appurtences unto the sd Thomas Nottley his heyres & assignes
     in manner & forme aforesd, And hee the sd Thomas Nottley his heyres
     & assignes & euery of them shall & may by force & uertue of these
     prnts from time to time & att all times for euer hereafter lawfully
     peaceably & quiettly haue hold use occupy possesse & enioy the aforesd
     Land & all & singular the before graunted premises wth their & euery
     of their Rights members & appurtences & haue & receiue the issues
     & profitts thereof to his & their owne proper use & behoofe for euer,
     wthout the lawfull lett suite, troble, denyall, interruption, euiction,
     or disturbance of the sd Thomas Gerard his heyres or assignes, or
     of any other prson or prsons whatsoeur lawfully clayming by from
     or under him them or any of them, or by his or their meanes act
     consent tytle, interest, priuity, or procuremt & tht free & cleare, &
     freely & clearely acquitted exonerated & discharged or otherwise
     from time to time well & sufficiently saued & kept harmelesse by
     the sd Thomas Gerrard his heyres Executors or Adffiistrrs of & from
     all & all manner of former & other guifts graunts bargaines, sales
     Leases, mortgages Joyntures dowers, Title of Dowers Statute mer
     chant & of the Staple, Recognizances Extents, Judgmts Exequuons
     uses Entayles Rents & Arrereages of Rents, forfeitures fines issues
     & amerciaments, & of & from all & singular other Tytles troubles
     charges demands & incumbrances whatsoeur had made committed
     suifred omitted or done by the sd Thomas Gerrard his heyres or as-