264 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1668—1670.

        Liber D    dureing tht terme of his naturall life by his Deed or deeds to be by
              himself sealed & delivered in the prsence of three or more Credible
              witnesses to change determine alter or amend any thing in & by these
              prsnts limited or appointed excepting only th true & generall intents
          [p.8]    & Purposes & uses before by these prsnts expressed & declared Any-
              things in these prsnts or in any former or other declaracon of use or
              uses to the Contrary notwthstanding in witness whereoff I hereunto
              putt my hand & seale this second day of July in the yeare of our
              Lord one thousand six hundred & Seaventy
              Signed Sealed & Deliver  Wm X Marshall (locus)
              for the uses above mention'd   his mark
                in prsence of us
                   Mathew Hill
                  Alex: Gallant
                            John X Long
                             his marke

                Mr Stephen Mountague acknowledgeth this ensueing Conveyance
              to Hugh French
                This Indenture made the first day of July in nine & thirtieth yeare
          [p.9] of the Dominion of Caecilius Absolute Lord And Proprietary of
              the Province of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltimore Anno
              Domini one thousand six hundred & seaventy Betweene Stephen
              Mountague of Charls County in the Province of Maryland Planter
              of the one part And Hugh French of the County & Province aforesd
              Planter of the other parte Witnesseth tht the sd Stephen Mountague
              as well for & in Consideracon of the Quantity of tenn thousand
              poundes of Tobacco to him in hand paid by the sd Hugh French the
              receipt whereof the sd Stephen Mountague doth hereby acknowledge
        [p. 10]    & of Every parte & parcell thereof doth hereby absolutely & clearely
              exonerate acquitt & discharge the sd Hugh French his Executors
              Administrators & Assignes by these prsnts Give grant bargaine aliene
              sell enfeoffe and Confirme unto him the sd Hugh French his heirs
              & Assignes forever all tht parcell of land Called by the name of
              Batchellours harbour lyeing on the East side of PisCataway river
              about two miles from Piscataway Creek beginning at a marked
        [p. 11]    Cedar standing att the mouth of a Creek in the sd river Called St
              Georgio Creeke & running south and East downe the river for the
              length of three hundred & twenty perchs to A marked red Oake
              standing att the mouth of a Creeke Called Jecomo Creeke bounding
              on south wth the sd Creeke & a line drawn East north East for the
              length of five hundred perches to a marked Oake on the East wth a
              line drawne North West from the end of the former line to the
              head of a Creeke tht falleth into St Georgio's Creeke call'd Ash
              Creeke on the north wth the said Creeke on the West wth the sd river
        [p. 12]    Containeing & now laid out for Eight hundred Acres more or lesse
              together wth all rights titles profitts & benefitts thereunto belonging