Provincial Court Proceedings, 1667. 167

     ing upon the same which hee or any person or pTsons to his use hath Liber FF
     haue or had To haue and to hold the said land to the said Preston
     his heires and Assignes for euermore and also the said Edmondson
     hath Bargained and sold to the sdl Preston The Pattent auent of the
     said land which land the sd Edmondson warranteth to the said Pres-
     ton and that he hath law full power and Authority to bargaine and
     lett the prmisses from him the said Edmondson and his heires to him
     the said Preston and his heires for euer Wth warranty or warrantyes
     or otherwise as by the learned Councell of the said Preston his heires
     or Assignes shall be aduized all former bargaines and sales Joyntures
     dowers Leases And that all other incumbrances and Charge whatso- [p.448]
     euer bee, except the Rent to the Right Honble the Lord Propr, and
     the said Edmondson from him and his heires for euer haue sold the
     said land to the said Preston and his heires for euer, In Wittness
     hereof the said Edmondson bane sett to his hand and seale the day
     and yeare aboue written and likewise Sarah his wifeSigned and sealed in the          Jno Edmondson (sealed)
      pTsence of Us             the marke of
         Christopher Ouldfeild  Sarah S Edmondson
          John Hodges
     Taken and acknowledged before Mee this 30th January 1666
                                      Charles Caluert

     The Prouinciall Cort of the Rigt Honble Caecilius Absolute Lord &
     Propr of the Prouince of Maryland, houlden att St Marys before
     the Justices of the said Court the 9th day of Aprill in the
        35th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c:
                     annoq Domini 1667
    prseflt    Charles Caluert Escp Leiutennt Generall & Cheife Gouernor
          Philip Caluert Esq Chancellor
            Jerome White
                      Esqrs Justices
            Tho:    Trumanj

      Proclamacon made for all prsons that haue any thing to doe att
     this Court to come in

      William Steuens of somersett County gent deliuers into Court the
     uerdict of a Jury of inquest upon the Body of Anthony Taylor shott
     by an Indian
      Judgmt of the Board noe cause of Indictmt being done by meer
      misfortune

      The ages of two seruants belonging to Wm Hatton were Judged
     in Court (uizt) Thomas Tywuer of the age of Eleauen yeares and
     Thomas Duke of the age of sixteene yeares
      The age of Mary Harrison serut to Capt Luke Gardner Judged by
     the Court to be 18 yeares of age