332       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668.

        Liber FF The aforesaid Instrument was at the request of Richard Foster
         [p. 6291 Recorded                 By mee Daniel Jenifer


               This Indenture made the Eight day of May in the yeare of our
              lord God one thousand six hundd Sixty Seaven Betweene Thomas
              Gerrard of St Clements Mannor Esq of the One partye And John
              Tennisson of the said Mannor planter of the other partye wittnesseth
              that the said Thomas Gerrard hath for a valuable consideracon in
              hand all ready received bargained and Sold and doth by theis pres-
              ents bargaine and sell unto the said John Tennisson One parcell of
              land as it laid out and agreed by the said Tennison and Richard
              Foster being bounded as folluweth Beginning at the mouth of the
              backe creeke soe running by the water side to a swampe over against
              St Margaretts Island to a white oke with three notches on the South
              West side & two Nocthes on the North east side soe running by a
              streight lyne Noreast nearest to a Red oke with three Nocthes on
              the South west side and two Notches on the north east Side the said
              oake standing att the head of a small Marsh lying in the backe creeke
              soe running to the creeke side upon the North side side of the Marsh
              soe running by the Marsh side to the back creeke which said parcell
              of land being laid out for the one third part of the necke whereon
              the said Tennisson now dwelleth the land belongeth to Richard
              Upgatte excepted, which lyeth betweene Mr Slyes and Richard Foster
              which said land together with all and singuler the Howses buildings
       [p. 630]   and Orchards Gardens Pastures Feedings Commons as alsoe free
              ingresse egresse and Regress for cattle and Hoggs and liberty of
              Hunting Hawking fishing and fowling and likewise to cutt and fell
              trees & carry away timber for use or uses in any part of the said
              Mannor in forrest but not in any lands that is Sold or sett But that
              land only belonging to the said Gerrard the five hundred acres of land
              belonging to Mattapony excepted, To have and to hold the said
              Parcell of land with all priviledges profitts and commodities unto
              him the said John Tennisson his heires executors Administrators or
              assignes from the day of the date hereof for ever Yeilding and paying
              therefore yearely and every yeare unto the said Thomas Gerrard his
              heires executors Administrators or assignes one barrell of sound In-
              dian Come or tenn shillings sterling or one hundred pounds of good
              tobacco and one Capon forty daies before or after Christmas at the
              Mannor of St Clemts aforesaid and there to appeare upon Summons
              to doe homage and service att Court leets and Court Barons that
              may or shall be holden upon the said Mannor according to the usuall
              Custome of England or the law of this Province And the said Thomas
              Gerard for himselfe his heires executors and Administrators doe
              Covenant grant and agree to and with the said John Tennisson his
              heires executors Administrators or assignes and every of them by