396    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

               Liber B Know all men by thees Presence that I John Morrise of the Prou
                    ince of Mariland Planter doe assigne all my right title and Claime
                    unto a Condition hearin specified from mee my heirs Executors Ad
                    ministrators for euer unto the aforsayd Gils Tomkins Planter of
                    Mariland aforsayd and to his heirs Executors Administrators or As
                    signes for euer in witnes whearof I haue hearunto set my hand this
                    6th day of October Ao 1659John Morrise
                    Witnessed by us            his marke
                        Robert Loyd
                        Richard + Dod
                           his marke

                     Thees Presance testifie that I Giles Tomkins doe assigne and make
                    ouer all my Right and titell of this Condition hearin specified to Mt
                    Francis doughty him his heirs Administrators Executors or Assignes
                    for euer as witnes my hand this 17th of January Ao 1659
            Witnes William Barton iunior          Giles A Tomkins
                         Richard Smoote his marke  his marke

                     Know all men by thees Presants that wee francis Doughti Senior
                    minister of Rapahannock in Verginia and Anne doughty his wife for
                    a valewable Consideration alreadie receaued doe sell assigne and sett
               [p. 174]  ouer for owr selues and owr heirs all owr interest Right and titell
                    to owr land house and howses and all owr heard of swine feeding
                    thearon bought of Gils Tomkinson in the Parish of or hamlet of
                    Pickeawaxon in Charleses County of the Prouince of Mariland to
                    walter beane inhabitant of the sayd Pickeawaxon to bee held inioyed
                    and Occupied by him the sayd Walter beane his heirs or Assignes for
                    euer in witnes whearof wee the sayd francis Doughty and Anne his
                    wife haue ioyntly set owr hands and seales february the nine day one
                    thowsand six hundered sixty too seigned sealed and deliuered by
                    francis Doughty in the Presence of us
                    witnes John Washington       Fr Doughty 0
                         John Crow his marke     Anne Doughty 0

                    Seigned sealed and deliuered in the Presence of us Francis Doughtie
                    Junior heugh 0 oncalle And Acknowledged in open Court by Mr
                    Enock doughtie Mr Fr Doughties Att:

                    Henry Allday the Atturney of This buisnes beeing respited from
                     Mr Edward Prescot Plantiue the last Court the defendant de
                    William Smoote by his Atturney manding his letter of Atturney
                     Capt Josias Fendall defendant and upon perusall of the same al
                    leaged that thay Coold not satisfie any debt to the Plantiue dew to
                    the sayd Edward Prescot because hee had not Power by vertue of
                    his letter of Atturney to giue either receipts or discharges which the
                    Plantiue not beeing abell to proue It is ordered that this suit bee
                    dismissed