6         Chancery Court Proceedings, 1669.

       Liber C D  such heirs or the failing of such heirs then to her and her heirs in
              generall And the sd Nathaniel Utye doth further covenant to and
              with the sd John Carter and his heirs and assignes that he will
              acknowledge this deed of Indenture in the high Court of the province
              of Maryland and there Confess a Judgment thereon and have it
              recorded within Six months after the date hereof and for the per-
              formance thereof Both bind himself and his heirs Execut.rs and
              assignes to the sd John Carter his heirs and assignes the Sume of
              Twelve hundred pounds of good and law full money of England In
              wittness whereof the sd Nathaniel Utye hath sett his hand and
              Seal the date above written to a pair of these Indentures the one to
              remain with the sd John Carter till the other be acknowledged
              recorded and attested in the same high Court of Maryland and then to
              be returned and exchanged with that which is not recorded to be
              also attested and remain with the sd Nathaniel Utye as a Counter-
              part to that which remains in the hands of the sd John Carter and
              his heirs
                                         Subscribed Nath.' Utye
                Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of us
                  William Pitcher
                  Thomas Edmonds

                [A marginal note reads:] Thus writ at the bottom of the first
              page of the Deed being writ in paper thus Viz.t terlined
              before Sealing the 20th line Covenant and bar 30th line pounds.
                Mem.m That on the 20.th of Aprill 1669 Coll.° Nathaniel Utye
              acknowledged the deed before.. . . Cha.s Calvert. Phillip Calvert
                Inrolled the 23.d day of Aprill 1669.
                                             Ro:     Carvile RegT

              [The oath of Robert Carvile as register and examiner in Chancery]

                                     his Lordships
              to what you are other matt to be Entred you shall truely Record &
              true Coppys &c when required you shall deliver Subpoenas and other
              process of the Court you shall bring to be Sealed with the great
              Seal of the province duely justly and equally you shall Examine
            p.5   their Causes that shall be Committed with you without any favour
          (fol. 5) or Corruption of any per or persons to be had otherwise than
              of right shall appertain concerning the same and ye shall be at-
              tendant as well to his Lordships Business as the same
              Causes from time to time as he shall require and ye shall not pub-
              lish or Shew directly nor indirectly the same depositions to any