Provincial Court Proceedings, 1667—68.    267

     ents for the Consideracon therein expressed hath bargained and sold Liber FF
     to the aboue named Thomas Lacey his heires and assignes as well
     one pcell of land called Roclift lying in Talbott County on the north
     side of Choptanck River as also one Other parcell of land called
     Frankford St Michael lying in the same County lying on the said
     north side of Choptanck River in a creeke Called St Michaels Creeke
     and within the province of Maryland To have and to hold the same
     to him the said Thomas Lacey his heires and assignes to the only
     use and behoofe of him the said Thomas Lacey his heires and as-
     signes for ever with waranty against all persons whatsoever as by
     the said Deepoll more at large it doth and may appeare If therefore
     the said Joseph Riggs his heires executors and administrators and
     every of them shall and will from time to time and at all times well
     & truly warrant and defend the said two parcells of land to him the
     said Thomas Lacey his heires and assignes against all persons what-
     soever according to the purport and meaneing of the said Deed poll
     and also if the said Joseph Riggs and all and every the heires of the
     said Joseph shall at all times hereafter and from time to time at the
     reasonable requests costs and Charges in the law of him the said
     Thomas Lacey his heires and assignes or any of them make doe suffer
     acknowledg and execute or cause to be made done suffered acknowl-
     edged and executed all and every such further and Other law full act
     and acts things or things device or devices assureance and assureances
     in the law of the same premisses for the better assureing conveying
     and more sure makeing of the premisses to him the said Thomas
     Lacey his heires and assignes for ever with warranty against all per-
     Sons whatsoever as shall by the said Thomas his heires or assignes or
     his or theire Councill learned in the law or any of them reasonably
     devised advised and acquired Then this Obligacon to be void or else
     to stand in force           Joseph Riggs (Sealed)
     Sealed and Delivered
      in the presents of
          John Blomfeild
          Richard Moy
     Acknowledged in Open Court the 13th day of February 1667 by the
     aboue Subscribed Joseph Riggs to be his act and Deed
                                       Daniel Jenifer

      One the back side of a patent Granted to Robert Dickson Called
     Johns Garden lying on the East Side of Chesepick bay on the South
     Side of Choptanck River in a bay called Todds bay in the said River
     beareing date the fiftenth day of September Annxp Dom one thou-
     sand six hundred sixty five was these two following Assignments
     (vizt)

      These presents wittnesseth that I John Edmondson in the County
     of Talbott in the province of Maryland doe assigne and make Over