Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64. 135





      edged suffered Leauyed or done by or betweene the sd pamtyes to Liber B B
      these prnts or any of them of for touching or concerning the sd Land
      & all & singular other the before hereby graunted prmises their
      Rights members & appurteñces & euery or any part thereof shall
      bee & enume, & shall bee construed esteemed adiudged & taken to bee
      & Enure to the only proper use & behoofe of the sd Thomas Nottley
      his heyres Executors or assignes for euer, & to none other use intent
      or purpose whatsoeuer. In wittnes whereof the sd parties to these
      prnt indentures interchangeably haue sett their hands & Seales the
      day & yeare first aboue written Thomas Gerard Seale
       Signed Sealed & Deliuered
         Together Possesn gyuen
         by Liuery of Seizin by Turffe
         & Twigge in prnce of
           Justinian Gerard
           John Shanks
           John Smith
           Class Cornelison.
        Came Thomas Gerard Esq & before the Gouernor and Councell in
      open Court this 9th ffeb. 1663 acknowledged that this Indenture made
      & by him signed to Thomas Nottley mercht was & is his true reall
      Act & Deed.                   Willm Bretton Clk

        This Day issued a Generall Release or Quietus Est to Raph Vid foh. 124.
      Crouch, concerning Edwards Cottons Estate, accord to Order last
      Prouinciall Court (in his Verbis)
        Caecilius Absolute Lord & Proprietary of the Prouinces of Mary
      land & Aualon, Lord Baron of Baltemore &c: To all the Inhabitants
      & Poeple wthin our sd Prouince of Maryland and all others whom
      these prnts shall Concerne Greeting. Whereas it appeares by the [p. 184]
      accompt uppon Record of Raph Crouch Admistrator or ffeoffee in
      trust of Edward Cottens Estate That hee the sd Raph Crouch hath
      prformed his duty therein uppon ConsideraOn whereof & of an
      order of Court made therein the 8th day of Septembr 1663, These
      are to will & requyre yow & euery of yow from hence forward yow
      desist & forbeare to sue impleade, molest or prosequute the sd Raph
      Crouch for or Concerning the sd Estate of Edward Cotten as aforesd
      as yow will answere the contrary, And Wee doe hereby requyre our
      Leiutent Cheife Gouernor & Chancelor & keeper of our Greate Seale
      of our sayd Prouince for the time being & all & Euery of our Chan
      cellors Comanders & Commisers & all other Justices & magistrates
      within our sd Prouince, & authorized to bee from time to time by Vs
      & our heyres hereafter appoynted & authorized for matters of Judi
      cature that they & euery of them bee carefull from time to time as
      occasion shall requyre to see our Will & pleasure herein before de
      clared to bee duly obserued & prformed according to Justice, And