Charles County Court Proceedings, 1668—1670.     265

     Royall mines excepted and alsoe all Pattent's Deed's writinges and Liber D
     Evidences touching & Concerning the Same To have & to hold the
     said Parcell of Land & all & singular the bargained premises unto
     him the said Hugh French his heirs & Assignes for ever & he the
     said Stephen Mountague for himself his heirs Executors & Ad-
     ministrtrs doth hereby Covenant & Grant to & wth the sd Hugh French
     His heires & Assignes tht he the sd Stephen Mountague his heirs [r. 13]
     Exectrs and Administrators the sd parcell of land & all other the
     bargained premises unto him the sd Hugh French his heires & As-
     signes against all persons wtsoe ever shall & will warrant & for ever
     defend by these prsnts the rents & services hereafter to become due to
     the Lord Proprietary for the same alwaies excepted & foreprized & fur-
     ther tht the sd Stephen Mountague his heirs & Assignes shall and
     will from time to time & att all times hereafter during the space Of [p. 14]
     seaven years att the reasonable request & att the pp Cost & charge
     in the law of him the sd Hugh French his heirs & Assignes make doe
     execute & suffer & cause to be made done executed & suffered & all &
     every such further & other act or Acts thing or things device or
     devices Assurance or Assurances wtsoever requisite in the premisses
     for the better Assuring & more sure makeing of the said bargained
     prmisses unto him the said Hugh French his heirs and Assignes for
     Ever be it by inrolement of these presents fine Feoffements or other- [p. 15]
     wise or by any such law full waies and meanes as by him the said
     Hugh French his his heirs or Assignes or Councell Learned in the
     law shall be reasonably devised advised or required in Witness
     whereof the parties to these Indentures have interchangeably here-
     unto sett their hands & seales the day & yeare above written
     Signed Sealed & Delivered                 0
      in psence of Us             Stephen Mountague
        Henry Bonner
        Phillip Lines

      Edmund Lindsy acknowledgeth all his right & title in this ensueing [p. 16]
     Lease to Mr Benj amine Rozer
      Caecilius absolute Ld of the Provinces of Mary Land & Avalone
     Ld Baron of Baltemore &c. To all persons to whome these prsnts
     shall come Greeting in or Lord God everlasting Know yee that we
     for diverse Good Causes & Consideracons us thereunto moveing &
     more especially for that Isaack Allerton Genti & Dame Elizabeth
     his Wife relict and Admitrix of Symon Overzee late of St Johns in
     the County of St Maries decd hath remised released & for ever quited
     Clame Granted surrendred & Confirmed unto Us & our heirs as he
     the said Isaack Allerton & Elizabeth his Wife doe by these prsnts [p. 17]
     remise release & for ever quitt claime Grant surrender & Confirme
     unto us & our heirs all tht her Joynture & Dowre & all tht her right
     and title of Joynture of Dower & all the Estate right use posson
     Interest & demand whatsoever which she the sd Dame Elizabeth had