304 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.

         Liber E    meanes or procurements And the Said Edward Knight for himselfe
               his heires Executors Administratrs & assignes all & Singular the
               before bargained pmises with their appurtenances Every part &
               parcell thereof unto the Said Nicholas Bede his heires Executors Ad-
               ministrs & Assignes to the intent & meaning aforesaid shall & will
               for Ever warrant & defend by these pnts the Said land from all
               person or persons whatsoever In wittnes whereof the parties first
               abovenamed to these psent Indentures have interchangeably Sett
               their hands & Seales the day & yeare first abovewritten
               Signed Sealed & Dellivered
                                            Edward   Knight
                 with turfe & twigge
                 with possession & Seizin      his marke
                 in the psence of us
                    George Langham
                    Thomas Mans

            Att a Court held for his Lap in Charles County Janry 10th 1670
                               Present Comissioners
                               MR Henry Adames
                    Mr Thomas Mathewes  Mr Joseph Harrison
                    Mr John Stone       Mr Humphry Warren
                    Mr Francis Pope     Mr John Bowles

                 In a difference depending between
            Henry Hardy plt Ed: Fulser deft
                 Both parties having made their appearances the plaintiff preferd
               his declaracon to the Court agt the Defendt for the Sume of foure
               hundred & twenty pounds of tobaccoe due to him the Said plt by
               bill from the Deft which bill being in Court Shewed to the Deft he
               acknowledged the Same to be his act & deed whereupon the Court
               gave Judgement against him the Said Deft for the Said sume of
               foure hundred & twenty pounds of tob: in the Said Bill Expressed.

                 John Owen was attached to answer to Samuel Fenda!l of a plea
               that he render unto him the Sume of One thousand two hundred
               twenty & Six pounds of tobaccoe due to him the Said plt by a certain
               bill bearing date the Eleventh day of August Anno Domini 1670
               which bill being in Court Shewed to the deft he publickly owned the
               Same to be his act & deed whereupon Judgement was granted against
               the Deft for the Same with Costs of Suite &c

         [fol. 31] Nich Skidmore being attached to answer to Abraham Foxhall of a
               plea of debt for the Sume of Seaven hundred Sixty foure pounds
               of tob came & in open Court Confessed Judgement for the Said Sume.

                 Edmund Lambert being attached to answer to Philip Bisse in an
               accon of debt for the Sume of foure hundred twenty five pounds