550        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1670.

         Liber jj   on the One party and Thomas Skinner of Talbott County planter On
               the Other party Wittnesseth That the said William for and in con-
               sideration of three thousand pounds of tobacco to him in hand paid
               by the said Thomas the receipt whereof the said William doth hereby
               acknowledge and thereof and of every part and parcell thereof doth
               hereby absolutely and cleerely exonerate acquitt and discharge the
               said Thomas Skinner his heirs executors administrators and assignes
               by these presents hath given granted bargained aliened sold enfeoffed
               and confirmed and doe by these presents give grant bargaine alien
               sell enfeoffe and confirme unto him the said Thomas Skinner his
               heirs and assignes for ever All that parcell of land called Bernyes
               Chance lyeing at the head of Little Choptanck river on the easterne
               shoane Begining at a marked pine being the utmost bound tree of
               Stephen Gary's land and runing from the said line east for the
               breadth of One hundred perches to a marked white Oake bounding
               On the east by a line drawne north from the said Oake three hundred
               and twenty perches On the north by a line drawne west from the end
               of the north line for bredth One hundred perches till it intersect a
               paralell with the land of Stephen Gary On the west with the said
               land and paralell On the south by a Creeke called Sharpes Creeke
               Containeing and laid Out for two hundred acres more or !esse to-
               gether with all the rights and benefltts thereunto belonging and also
               all patents Deeds writeings and evidences touching or concerning the
               same To have and to hold the said parcell of land and all and singu-
               lar the bargained premisses unto him the said Thomas Skinner his
               heirs and assignes for ever To the Only proper use and behoofe of
               him the said Thomas Skinner his heirs and assignes for ever And
               the said William Berry for himselfe his heirs executors and assignes
               doth hereby Covenant and grant to and with the said Thomas Skinner
               his heirs and assignes that he the said William Benny his heirs execu-
               tors and administrators the said parcell of land and all other the
               bargained premisses unto him the said Thomas Skinner his heirs and
               assignes against all manner of persons whatsoever shall and will
               for ever hereafter warrant and defend by these presents the rents and
               services hereafter to become due to the Lord Proprietary for the same
               alwayes excepted and foreprized And further that he the said Wil-
               liam Berry his heirs and assignes shall and will from tyme to tyme
               and at all tymes hereafter dureing the space of Seaven yeares at the
               request and the proper costs and changes in the Law of him the said
               Thomas Skinner his heirs and assignes make doe execute and suffer
               or cause to be made done executed or suffered all and every such
               further and other act or acts thing or things device or devices assur-
               ance or assurances whatsoever requisite in the premisses for the better
               assureing and more sure makeing of the said bargained premisses
               unto him the said Thomas Skinner his heirs and assignes for ever
               Be it by inrolment of these presents fine feoffment or otherwise or