Charles County Court Proceedings, 1668—1670.     185

        Know all men by these presents that I Amey Frankcum of Charles Liber D
       County in the Province of Maryland Widdow and Administratrex of
       Henry Frankcum of the same County & Province late deceased Doe
       make over give and bequeath & alienate unto my Children Henry
       Frankcum and Elizabeth Frankcum four Cowes called by name
       young Store young Colle Stroberry and Cherry with all their
       Increase to them their heires Executores, Administrators or Asignes
       for ever warranting the said Cowes unto my said sone & Daughter
       against the Just Claime of any Person or persons what soe ever And
       further doe promise and Grant in the behalfe of my sone and
       Daughter that att what time soe ever either of them shall think fitt
       to dispose of them selves either by Marriage or other wise that the
       said Henry and Elizabeth shall make equall Division betwixt them
       both by male & female of the four Cowes and their future Increase [p. 57]
       And like wise doe bind me my heires Executors and Asignes in the
       true Performance of this above mentioned And further doe alienate
       & give unto my Son & Daughter one breeding Mare which Mares
       Increase is to runn equally betwixt them till such time that each
       of them hath a breeding Mare & an horse And after each of them
       hath a Mare and An horse apeece then the future Increase to runn
       for the Good of my Sone and Daughter And if it please God that
       either my Sone or Daughter should die first then the full & whole
       Increase to be the Survivour's And if it please God that both my
       Sone and Daughter die then the foure Cowes and their Increase
       wth the Mare and her Increase to returne unto me Amey Frankcum
       and Mother unto the said Henry & Elizabeth Frankcum the mark
       of the said Mare is A sorrell Mare with J W burn'd on her left
       Buttock which Mare was bought of Mr James Walker of Wicocomaco
       the Cowes marke be as followeth viz Swallow forked on the right [p. 58]
       eare and Cropt on the left eare which Cowes and their Increase
       and the Mare and her Increase I doe by these presents bind me my
       Heires Executors Administrators and Asignes firmely by these
       presets in Witnesse whereof I have here unto set my hand and
       Seale this twenty second day of March 1668/9
        It is further my Desire and Will that after my Son and Daughter
       hath one Mare and one horse apeece from & by the Increase of the
       Mare above named then the said old mare to returne to me the said
       Amey Frankcum & Mother of the said ChildrenSigned Sealed & Deliver'd            Amey A Frankcum
        in prsence of us             her Marke   0
           Richard Fowke
           Thomas Wentworth
           Joannes Wrighte

        It is alsoe my desire and pleasure that if my Sone & Daughter [p. 59]
       should die before they Come to enjoy either by Marriage or Age
       or that it please God to take them away by death that then the said
       Cowes with their Increases and the said Mare wth her Increase to