Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.  227






     Frances his wife to the Contrary att the time of the Ensealing and Liber B B
     deliuery of these prsents are and standeth lawfully & rightfully seized
     in theire demesne as of ffee simple in theire owne right Vse, without
     any Condicon limitacon or other Vse or trust to alter Change or de
     termine the same Estate of and in the said lands and prmises before
     menconed to be hereby granted bargained and sold and of and in
     euery part & parcell thereof, And that they the said Francis Arme
     strong and Frances his wife for and not wthstanding any Act by
     them to the Contrary now hath and att the time of the first Estate
     to bee had and executed to the said Richard Preston according to the
     true intent and meaning of these prsents shall haue full power Just
     right and lawfull authority, to grant bargaine and sell the same and
     euery part & parcell thereof the appurtenances unto the said
     Richard Preston and the heires and Assignes of the said Richard
     Preston in manner and forme as is before in these prsents expressed
     and that the said land and prmises and euery part and parcell thereof
      the appurtenances shall from henceforth for euer remaine and
     Continue unto the said Richard Preston and to the heires and As
     signes of the said Richard Preston freely and Clearely acquitted ex
     onerated and discharged of and from all and all manner of former [p. 290]
     bargaines sales gifts grants dowers Joynters leases rents charges rent
     seck arrearages of rent annuities uses intailes statutes merchant and
     of the staple Judgmts forfeitures execucons intrusions and incum
     brances whatsoeuer and of and from all other Charges titles troubles
     and incumbrances wtsoeuer had made cothitted or wittingly or
     willingly suifred or done, by them the said Francis Armestrong and
     Frances his wife or by any other prson or prsons whatsoeuer law
     fully claiming by from or undr them the said Francis Armestrong or
     Frances his wife or by theire meanes assent priuity or procuremt the
     rent and seruices from henceforth from time to time for or in re
     spect of the p'mises shall grow due to the Cheife Lord or Lords of
     the fee or fees of the prmises only excepted and foreprized and further
     that they the said Francis Armestrong and Frances his wife and
     theire heires and Assignes shall and will att all time and times here
     after wthin the space of one yeare next ensueing the date of these
     prsents upon the reasonable request and att the Cost and Charges in
     the law of the said Richard Preston or of the heires or Assignes of
     the said Richard Preston make suffer doe knowledge and execute or
     Cause to be made done knowledged suifred and executed all and
     euery such further law full & reasonable Act and Acts thinge and
     thinges deuice and deuices Conueyances and assurances in the law
     wtsoeuer for the further more perfect and better assuring and sure
     making of the prmises before menconed to be hereby bargained and
     sold and of euery part and parcell thereof unto the said Richard
     Preston and to the heires and Assignes of the said Richard Preston
     for euer be it by fines or fines feoffment or feoffmts recouery or