Chancery Court Proceedings, 1670.    31




    and propry of the provs of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Liber C D
    Baltemore Between John Pitt of Talbott County in the province
    of Maryland Merchant and John Edmondson of the same County
    Merchant of the one part and Joseph Soane of Dorchester County
    in the same province Gent of the other party. Wittnesseth that the
    sd John Pitt and John Edmondson for and in Consideration of the
    Sume or quantity of Two Thousand pounds of Tobacco to them in
    hand by the said Joseph Soane the Receipt whereof they the said
    John Pitt and John Edmondson to hereby acknowledge and do for
    them their heirs Executors and Administrators forever acquitt
    Exonerate and discharge him the said Joseph Soane his Executors
    & Adm :rS by these presents have given granted aliened Bargained
    and Sold and by these presents doth give grant aliene Bargain and
    Sell unto the said Joseph Soane his heirs and assignes All that part
    and parcell of Land called the Guinney plantation lying and being
    in Talbott County on the South side of great Choptanck River.
    Beginning at a marked Oak standing upon a point and running down
    the River North West by West One hundred perches down the
    River to a marked pine being a bounded Tree of a parcell of Land
    called Sarke bounded on the West and South Lines by the Land
    called Sarkeland, and the Line of a parc.l of Land called Gotam
    formerly laid out for ffrancis Armstrong to a Bay formerly called
    Todds Bay on the East by the said Bay One hundred perches unto
    the first marked Oak upon the point Containing and now laid out (fol. 28)
    for One hundred Acres more or less w all Lands Tenements,
    Hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging Together
    with the Reversion and Reversions remainder and Remainders of
    every of them and all Rents reserved upon the same and all his Estate
    right Title and Interest thereunto together also with all and singular
    pattents Grants Evidences, Deeds, Escripts and writings whatsover
    to the same belonging or concerning To have and to hold the said
    Tenements hereditaments & premises unto the said Joseph Soane
    his heirs and assignes forever And the said John Edmondson and
    John Pitt do for themselves their heirs Executors and Adminis :T8
    Covenant promise Grant and agree to and with the said Joseph
    Soane his heirs & assignes that they said John Pitt and John Ed
    mondson at the time of the Ensealing and delivery hereof are
    seized of the premises of a good and indefeazeable Estate of In
    heritance and that they have full power and legall authority to grant
    & Convey the same or any part thereof to Joseph Soane and his heirs
    And the said John Edmondson and John Pitt do further for them
    selves their heirs Executors and Adminis :rs Covenant and agree
    with the said Joseph Soane his heirs & assignes that the before
    mentioned to be bargained premises and every of them are & shall
    Continue freely and clearly acquitted Exonerated and discharged
    of and from all former Bargains Sales Joyntures Dowers or right