74     Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

               Liber A myles in or aboute makinge thereof: And Lastly it is Covenanted
                    and Agreed upon by and betweane the said partyes to these ptsents
                    for them there heires and Assignes by these prsents that the said
                    Messuage or tenement and all and singuller other the before hereby
                    granted prmisses, with there Rights members and Apurtenances and
                    Euery or any Pcell thereof shalbe Inure, and shalbe Construed Es-
                    steemed and taken to be and inure to the only Proper use and behoofe
                    of the said William Robinson his heires and Assignes for Euer, and
                    to noe other use and purpose whatsoeuer, In Verity and truith
                    whereof witnes this my hand and seall the Ninth day of Aprill one
                    thousand six hondred Fifty nine,
                    Signed Sealed and Deliuered the marke of Signu
                     in the presents of us    John  Neuill 0
                        Hennery Adame
                        Tho:     Hussey
                        Hennery More
                    This abouesaid Bill of saile was Acknowledged by the said John
                    Neuill and his wife Joane to be there Free and Volluntarye Act and
                    Deed in open Courte      Testis Tho: Lomax Clerke

               [p. 90] This is to testefie to all whom these may Concerne that John
             Le 2 Babtista A moore of Barbary is A free man and haith paid his

                 213 Ingaidgment to me as P an order of Courte as witnes my hand the
                    first of March 1655:            Symon Ouerzee
                    Witnes Job Chandler
                              Signu
                         Alexandr A Simpson


                     Bee it knowne unto all men by these prsents that wee Thomas
                 214 Baker and William Empson of the Province of Maryland Plantrs
                    haue Covenanted and Agreed And by these prsents Doe Covenant and
                    Agree, to Joyne our Esstates together and become Joynt Ptners in
                    all Esstate or Esstates of goods and Chattles belonginge to us or
                    Either of us (Land only Excepted) And for all and Euery Ingaidg-
                    ment Debt or Debts that is Owinge by us or Either of us to any per-
                    son or persons whatsoeuer wee doe by these prsents ther fore Binde us
                    and Each of us seuerally Each to other to satisfie and Discharge the
                    said Debts or Ingaidgments Equaly, And alsoe that for what Es-
                    state or Esstates which belongs to us or Either of us, to be Imployed
                    by both our Consents to the most good and behoofull use of us both,
                    as wee shall both see most Convenient and behoofull, And in Case
                    of any Disagrement betwixt us then it shalbe Lawfull for us to Part,
                    And for what goods or Chattles Esstate or Esstates whatsomeuer
                    Betwixt us, then to be Equally Deuided betwixt us, Land Excepted as
                    aforesaid, that is to say that the said Thomas Baker shall haue
                    still Reserued to himselfe his heires and Assignes his now Dwelinge