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    att all times for ever hereafter lawfully quietly and peacably have Liber D
    hold use occupy possess & enjoy the sd Land & all & singular the
    before granted prmises wth their rights members & Appurtenances &
    have & receive & take the rents issues & pfitts thereof to his or their
    owne pper use & behoofe wthout a manner of lett trouble eviction
    or interruption of or by the sd Bennett his heirs Exectrs or Admistrs
    or of or by any of them or of or by any othr person or persons
    wtsoever The rents or services shall henceforth fro time to time
    for & in respect of the forementioned prmises hereby sold shall grow
    due & payable to the Cheife Ld or Lds of the Fee or Fees thereof for
    & in respect of his or their Seignory or Seignorys only excepted &
    foreprized In witnesse hereof the pties first above mentioned to these
    Indenturs have interchanghly set their hands & seals the day & yeare
    first above written.           Thomas Bennet 0
    Signed seald & Delivered
      in prsence of
         George Thompson
         Henry Moore
         Henry Bonner

      Nicholas Emanson acknowledgeth this fowling Conveyance to Mr
    Stephen Montague
      This Indenture made the 29 of July 1669 Betweene Nicholas
    Emanson of Charles County on the one pte & Stephen Mountague
    of the same County & pvince on the othr pte Witnesseth tht the sd
    Nicholas Emanson for & in Consideration of 5000 lb of Tobacco &
    Cask to him in hand pd by the sd Stephen Montague the recpt
    whereof he doth by these prsents acknowledge & himself to be therewth
    fully satisfied Contented & pd & throf & thrfro & of & frO every
    pte & pcell throf doth acquit release & discharge the M Montague
    his heirs exetrs & Admistrs Hath bargained sold alien'd enfeofed
    set over & confirmd & by these prsents doth bargaine aliene assigne
    enfeofe sett over & confirme unto the sd Step: Montague all tht
    pcell of Land call'd Howland lying on the north side of Piscatoway
    river on the south side of a Creeke in the sd river caled Mattawoman
    or St Tho: Creek begining at a marked Oake by the Creek side in
    an Indian feild runing East & by north up Creek & swap for breadth
    100 pearchs to a marked Oake in the woods bounding on the east
    by a line drawn South & by east from the sd Oake for lenght 320
    perchs on the south by a line drawn west & by south from the end
    of the South & by east line for bredth 100 perchs on the west by a
    line drawn north & by west fro the end of the west & by south line
    to the first marked Oake on the north by the sd Creek qt 200 Acres
    more or less together wth all houses edifices buildings barnes stables
    Gardens Orchards yards backsids Easmts tenemts meadows fedings
    pastures woods underwoods ways pfitts Comodities & Appurtenancs
    wtsoever to the sd Land belonging or in any wayes appertaining &
    also all the estate right title interest use pperty claime & demand of
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