264       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1667—68.

       Liber FF    her heires and assignes to the only proper use and behoofe of her
              the said Faith Wilson Alias Congoe her heires and assignes for ever
              Together with warranty against all persons whatsoever as by the
              said Deed poll more at large it doth and may appeare If therefore
              the said Stephen Benson his heires executors and administrators and
              every of them shall and will from time to time and at all times well
              and truly warrant and defend the said parcell of land to them the said
              George Simons and Faith Wilson alias Congoe theires heires and
              assignes against all persons whatsoever according to the purport and
              meaneing of the said Deed poll and also if the said Stephen Benson
              and Elizabeth his wife and all and every the heires of the said Stephen
              Benson shall at all times hereafter and from time to time at the rea-
              sonable Costs and charges in the law of them the said George and
              Faith theire heires or assignes or any of them make doe suffer
              acckowledg and execute or cause to be made done accknowledged and
              executed all and every such further and Other law full act and acts
              thing and things device and devises assureance and assureances in
              the law of the same premisses for the better assureing conveying and
              more sure makeing of the premisses to them the said George Simons
              and faith Wilson alias Congoe theme heires and assignes for ever
              with warranty against all persons whatsoever as shall by the said
       [p. 5631    George Simons and Faith Wilson alias Congoe theme heires or
              assignes or his or theme Councill learned in the law or any of them
              reasonably divised advised and required That then this present obliga-
              con to be void and of none effect or else to stand remaine and be in
              full force strength & virtue the marke of
              Signed sealed and Delivered   Stephen S Benson (sealed)
                in the presents of
                   John Blomfeild
                   Richard Moy
              Acknowledged in Open Court this 13th day of February 1667 by the
              abouesaid Stephen Benson as his act and Deed Daniel Jenifer

                To all xpian people to whom these presents shall Come I Joseph
              Riggs of the County of Calvert in the province of Maryland planter
              send Greeting Know yee that whereas Caecilius Absolute Lord and
              proprietary of the province of maryland and Avalon Lord Barnon of
              Baltemore &c did by his patent under the Greate Seale of his said
              province beareing date the ninth day of March in the two and thirtith
              yeare of his Dominion Over the said province and in the yeare one
              thousand six hundred sixty three for the Consideracon in the said
              patent expressed grant unto Andrew Skinner of Ta!bott County gent
              by the name of Andrew Skinner a parcell of land Called Roclift lying
              in Talbott County on the north side of Choptancke River Begining
              at a marked Oake at the mouth of a creek called Turkey Creeke and
              runing for breadth up the Creeke north west and by north one hun-