506       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669—70.

         Liber JJ   veyed and Returned into his Lordpps Secretaries Office by the 26
               Day of June next Ensuing the Date hereof Given under my hand
               and Seale this 25 day of Aprill 1671.
                                       Baker Brooke (Locus Sigilli)
        The sd George Yate sworne before me Aprill the 25th 1671
                                           Baker Brooke.

         [p. 55] This Indenture made the twelveth day of Aprill in the yeare of
               our Lord One Thowsand six hundred and seaventy Betweene Mathew
               Stone of the County of Charles County genti of the one part and
               George Harris of the County of Kent gentleman of the other part
               witnesseth that the said Mathew Stone for and in consideration of
               the sume of six Thowsand pounds of good sound Marchantable
               Tobacco and Caske to him in hand paid before the ensealing and De-
               livery of these presents by the said George Harris well and truly paid
               the receipt whereof he the said Mathew stone doth hereby acknowl-
               edge, and for diverse other good causes and valluable considerations
               him the said Mathew hereunto moveing Hath graunted Bargained
               and sold, and in & by these presents doth graunt bargaine & sell unto
               the said George Harris his heires and assignes forever All that par-
               cell of land called stonestone, lyeing on the East side of Chessipeake
               bay and on the south side of River in the said Bay called Sasafras
               River, beginning at a marked Oake standing neare a great Marsh,
               the marsh running south, Running west and by North by the River
               side for breadth Two hundred and fifty Perches to a marked Oake
               bounding on the west by a line Drawen south from the said Oake
               for length Three hundred and Twenty Perches On the south by a line
               Drawen East and by south from the end of the south line untill it
               intercepts a Paralell drawne from a Marsh called Stones Marsh, on
               the East with the said Parralell and Marsh on the North with the said
               River conteining and now laid out for five hundred acres be it more
               or lesse, To be held of the Cheif Lord or Lords, Together with all
               and singuler woods Trees underwoods Fences Mannors proffits co-
               modityes advantadges and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto be-
               longing Royall mines Excepted, To have and to hold the said parcell
               of land and premises herein before mentioned with their and Every
               of their appurtenances unto the said George Harris his heires or
               assignes, To hold to him the said George Harris his heires and as-
               signes forever, and to and for none other use intent or purpose what-
               soever, And the said Mathew Stone for himself his heires Executours
               or assignes doth covenant promise graunt and agree to and with the
               said George Harris his heires and assignes by these presents, that he
               the said mathew stone now is & standeth lawfully and rightfully
               seized of and in the said Parcell of land & premises in a sure per-
               fect and Indefeasable Estate According to Patent, and hath good
               right full power and law full authority to grant and convey the said