Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666. 507




     my self my heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes that the sayd Liber B
     William Empson his heirs Executors or Assignes shall enioy the sam
     parcell of Land quietly from any lawfull Claime or Claimes that may
     or shall bee maed unto it by any person or persons whatsoeuer so
     far as my patten bareth mee harmlese for euer as aforsayd hee or
     thay yealding and paying yearly at the natiuitie of owr sauiour one
     bushell and a half of good indian Come for rent Unto the sayd [p. 350]
     Thomas Baker at his now dwelling hows and to the trew performance
     hearof I haue hearunto set my hand the day and yeare aboue written:
    Seigned in the Presents of     Thomas T Baker
          Richard H Dod his marke his marke
         Thomas Lomax
     Thees words, so far as my patten bareth mee harmles was interlined
     befor the signing hearof    testis Thomas Lomax

     Endossed one the backe of the sayd bill of sayle as followeth (Viz)
       Know all men by thees Presents that I William Empson doe for
     mee my heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes assigne all my
     Right titell and interest boath mine and thears unto william heard to
     him his heirs Executors Administrators and Assignes to him and
     them for euer of this bill of sayle as witnes my hand this 12th of feb:
     Ao 1660/1                   William Empson
     Witnes George Thompson          his marke
          George Roberts
     Seigned and Deliuered in open Court and acknowledged by him and
     his wife as aboue specified in open Court the 10th of feb: Ao 1660/1
     hoc verum esse testimonium facis die Aocp ut supra
                                 Georgius Thompsonus

       Know all men by thees Presents that wee william and brigit heard
     doe assigne all owr right titell and interest from us owr heirs Execu
     tors Administrators or Assignes for euer of this bill of sayle unto
     Thomas baker his heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes for
     euer to haue and to hould the sam with all the appurtenances thear
     unto belonging to him and them for euer hearby warranting to de
     fend the same against any deriuing or claiming any power from us
     or ether of us for euer as witnes owr hands this 16th of July Ao 1664
     and to acknowledge the same in open Court this ensuing August:
     Witnes George English         William H heard
          John Emerson           Brigit B heard 0

       John Neuill by his Atturney William Price Caused Mr Francis [p. 351]
     Pope to produce an Attachement by vertue of which thay had At
     tached Certaine goods of Mr Henry Hudsons which was as followeth
       Upon the Complaint of William Price Atturney to Mr John Neuill
     that Mr Henry Hudson hath absented himself out of this Prouince
     and hath taken no satisfactorie order for the discharging of his debt: