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     theis presents that the said John Tennisson his heires executors or Liber FF
     Administrators & assignes shall and may lawfully peaceably and
     quietly have hold and injoy all and singuler the premises before by
     theis premises bargayned and sold and every part and parcell thereof
     with every the Rights members & appurtennances without lett suite
     trouble Eviccon expulsion Interrupcon or demand of or by the said
     Gerard or of or by his heires executors and Administrators or any
     or either of them or of or by any other person or person or persons
     whatsoever And the said Thomas Gerrard doth bind himselfe his
     heires Administratrs to warrant and defend the before bargained
     premises unto the said John Tennison his heires executors & Ad- [p. 631]
     ministrators and assignes for ever against all Just claimes and titles
     to be made by any pson or persons whatsoever, whereunto the true
     performance the parties above named to theis present Indentures doe
     here interchangably sett their hands and Scales the day and yeare
     above written                     Tho Gerard
     Signed sealed & deliud together      (seale)
      with Possession by livery and
      Seizin by turfe and Twigg in
       Presence of
         Tho:  Lomax
             the mke of
          Richard X Foster Senr
          Robert Campon
          James Edmonds
     The aforesaid Instrument was att the request of the said John Ten-
     nisson within named Recorded p me Daniel Jenifer


       Whereas Thomas Gerrard of St Clements Mannor in St Maries
     County in the Province of Maryland Esq have bargained with and
     Sold unto Richard Foster and John Tennisson of the same County
     Plantrs one Tract or parcell of land lying Scituate & being in St
     Maries County aforesaid being laid out for Seaven hundred acres
     be the same more or lesse, To Say two thirds of the same land sold
     to the abovesaid Richard Foster and the other Third sold to John
     Tennisson as aforesaid as doth more playnly and perticulerly appeare
     by Indentures signed & Sealed by the said Thomas Gerard for the
     said land bearing date as followeth That is to say Tennissons Deed [p. 632]
     the eight of May one thousand Six hundred sixty Seaven and
     Richard Fosters deed the ninth of May one thousand six hundred
     Sixty and Seaven Now therefore theis may certifie all persons whom
     theis pnts may concerne that I Suzanna Gerard wife to the abovesaid
     Thomas Gerrard Esquire doe freely and voluntary without any
     threatning Mennancing or by any manner of way forcing Acknowl-
     edge the sale of the said land to be good and doe freely give my