Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.    395

At A Court held (October the 13th Ao 1663) in Charleses County Liber B
                      Presentes
     Mr Henry Addames   . .    Mr Thomas Mathews
                     Commissioners
     Mr Walter Beane           Mr William Marshall

     This Indentur maed this 13th day of Aprill Ao 1655 between James
   Walker of Wicocomeko and Christopher Camell of Wicokomeco
   aforsayd in the Prouince of Mariland Planters witneseth that the
   sayd James Walker hath for a valewable Consideration bargained
   and sould and by thees Presants doath bargaine and sell unto the
   sayd Christopher Carnell one parcell of land situat liing and beeing
   in the Prouince of Mariland bounded at a marked oake at a fresh
   Runne with a straight line to the land of thomas Michell upon the
   hils to an other marked tree opposit to the first ont by estimation too
   hundered Acres bee it more or lesse to haue and to hould the sayd
   Parcell of land with all benefits and Commodities in as full and ample
   mannor as hee the sayd Walker might or ought to haue done by ver
   tue of his Fatten unto him the sayd Christopher Carnell his heirs
   and assignes from the daet hearof for euer yealding and paying thear
   for yearly at the Natiuitie of owr Lord and sauiour four shillings
   of good and Currant English Mony or too bushell of good sound
   Corne at the now dwelling bows of the sayd Walker his heirs or As
   signes and in Case hee shall or his heirs or Assignes make sayle
   thearof the first Pro fer to bee made to the sayd James Walker and
   after his or his heirs Refusall only to bee Capable to sell the same in
   testimony whearof the partys abouesayd to thees interchangably haue
   set thear hand the day and year aboue written
   Sealed and deliuered          James Walker 0
     in the presence of us
         JohnGooldsmith his marke
         EdwardP Philpot his marke

     Bee it knowne to all men by thees Presants that I Christopher [p. 173]
Carnell doe assigne ouer to william heard and Richard Morrise all my
Right and title of this Condition as witnes my hand this Presant 24th
of Aprill 1656
   Witnesed by me             Christopher  Camell
         Robert Robins              his marke
         John Douglas

     Bee it knowne unto all men by thees Presance that wee William
   heard and Richard Morris doe assigne ouer to John Morrise and
   Giles Tomkins all owr Right and titell of this Condition as witnes
   owr hands this Presant 27th of July 165witnes John Duglas            William H heard his marke
                           Richard R Morris his marke
         Peter Care his marke