332Kent County Court Proceedings, 1675-1676.








           Liber C  & runing south for breadth Cross the Greene Branch, one hundred &
               sixty pearches to a marked Oake, standing upon a Ridge, bounded on
               the south by a Line drawne East two hundred & thirty pearches
               bounded on the East by a Line drawne North one hundred & sixty
               pearches bounded on the North by a Line drawne west two hundred
               & thirtie pearches to the first marked Oake, Togeather with all Rights
               Proffittes or benefitts, thereunto belonging or in any wise apper
               taineing with all deedes Pattens Writeings Evidences Maniscripps
               touching or in any wise appertaineing or Concerneing the prmisses
               or any part or pcell thereof To have & to hold the sd pcell or tract of
               land wth all & singuler the Rightes Members perquisetts & Appur
               tenancs wtsoeuer, belonging or in any wise appertaineing unto him
               the sd Richard Lowder his heires Exrs Admrs or Assignes for Ever,
               And the sd Wittirn Bateman doth for himself his heires Exrs &
               Admistrs doth heareby Covenant & grant to & with the said Richard
               Lowder his heires Exrs Admistrs & Assignes that he the said Willim
               Bateman his heires Exrs Admistrs & Assignes the said pcell or Tract
               of Land & all other the bargained prmisses unto him the said Richard
               Lowder his heires Exrs Admistrs & Assignes against all Manner of
               persons Claimeing by from or under him them, or any of them,
               shall & will for Ever heare after, Warrant & defend by these prsentes
               the rents & services web from time to time for & in respect of the
               prmisses shall grow dew & payable, to the Cheife Lord or Lords
               in respect of his or theire signority or signorities onely Excepted
               & foreprized And further the said willim Bateman his heires Exrs
               & Admistratrs shall & will from time to time, heareafter, dewring the
               space of seaven yeares at the request and at the proper Costs &
               Charges in the Law, of him the said Richard Lowder his heires
               Exrs Admistrs or Assignes make doe Execute & suffer or cause to be
               made donn Executed or suffered all & Every such further & other
               Act or Actes thing or things devise or devises assurance or Assur
               ances wtsoever requisett in the prmisses for the better assureing or
               more sure makeing of the sd bargained prmisses unto him the said
               Richard Lowder, his heires Exrs Admrs or Assignes, be it by Inro!lmt
               of these pmsentes fine feoffmt or by any such Lawfull wayes or
               meanes as by him the sd Richard Lowder his heires Executors Ad
               mistrs or Assignes or his or theire Councell Learned in the Law,
               shalbe reasonably devised advised or required, In wittnes whereof
               the parties to these prsentes have Interchangeably sett to theire
               handes & seales the day & date aboue written Wm Bateman
               Signat sigillat & Dilibat
                 prntia ñrum
                   Will Harris
                   Jan Hendricksen
               Acknowledged in Court test Char Banckes Cirk Comit Kent.