Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.     137

    keeping and reliueing of Mary Empson daughter of the aforsayd Liber A
    William Empson deceased from the day of the date hearof untill too
    years bee expiered and it is to bee understood that I the sayd Richard
    Dode take the sayd Child with this Prouiso that weither the sayd
    Child liue or die in the sayd tearme of time I the sayd Dod am to
    enioy the sayd too heifers mee and my heirs for euer also I the forsayd
    Richard Dod doth take the sayd too heifors as deliuered thay and
    theire increace for euer noat that I the sayd Elenor Empson am Con
    strained to dispose of the sayd Child aboue specified for the Presant
    Relife otherways it might haue perished in the Condition I am left in
    and further I Richard Watson in the behalf of the forsayd Elenor
    Empson doth by thees presants bind myself my heirs Executors Ad
    ministrators and Assignes to warrant and doth warrant the sayd too
    heifers with all their increase for euer unto the sayd Richard Dod to
    him his heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes for euer as
    witnes owr hand this first of Aprill one thousand six hundered sixtie
    one
    Testes Tho: Hussey           Elenor  Empson
         Thomas T Baker             her Marke
            his marke            Richard Watson

      Endorsed on the backe sid of the sayd Paper as followeth:
      Thees under written are of the Prouince of Mariland in Charleses
    Countie
      Know all men by thees Presants that I Elenor Empson Late wife [p. 146]
    William Empson late deceased doath by thees Presants dispose of
    Mary Empson Child of the sayd William Empson deceased unto
    Thomas Baker from the first of Aprill one thowsand six hundered
    sixtie three next ensuing the date hearof to dispose of according as
    hee seeeth occasion I the sayd Baker also doth take the sayd Mary
    Empson to bring it up and Mainetaine it as if it wear my owne as
    witnes owr hands this first day of Aprill one thowsand six hundered
    sixtie one
    Testes Tho: Hussey           Elenor  Empson
    Richard H Dord            her Marke
       his marke          Thomas T Baker
    Susana + Robisson         his marke
       her marke

      This Indentur made the twentith third Day of Aprill in the yeare
    of owr Lord one thowsand six hundered and sixty betweene Thomas
    Baker of the Prouince of Mariland Planter on the one party and
    William Empson of the sayd Prouince Planter one the Other Party
    witneseth tht the sayd Thomas Baker hath bargained with and sold
    and by thees presants doe bargaine with and freely sell unto the sayd
    William Empson his heirs Executors Administrators and Assignes