Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.     323

      Henry Moore & Elizabeth his wife Came & Acknowledged this LiberE
    Ensueing Conveyance of land to John Allen.
      This Indenture made the 11th day of March in the xxxixth yeare
    of the dominion of Caecilius absolute Lord & proprietary of the
    provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &
    Anncxp Domini 1670 Between Henry Moore of Charles County in
    the province of Maryland planter of the one part and John Allen of
    the Same County Gent: of the other part Wittnesseth that the
    Said Henry Moore as well for and in Consideracon of the Sume
    of fifteene thousand pounds of tobaccoe to him in hand payd before
    the ensealing & dellivery of these pnts by the Said John Allen the
    receipt whereof the Said Henry Moore doth hereby acknowledge &
    thereof and of Every part & Pcell thereof doth Exonerate, acquitt &
    discharge the Said John Allen his heires Execrs Administrs & As-
    signes And by these pnts hath given granted Bargained Aliened, &
    Sold And by these pnts doth give grant alien Bargaine and Sell unto
    the Said John Allen his heires & Assignes for Ever All that parcell
    of land called Moores Lodge on the north Side of Potowmack river
    on the north branch of Sakayo Swamp in the woods adjoyning to
    the land laid out to Daniel Johnson and Richard Morris beginning
    att a marked oake in the nethermost line of the Said land and
    running west & by South in the Said line for bredth Seventy & five
    perches unto a marked pickory tree bounding on the west by a line
    drawne north and by west from the Said peckicory for length three
    hundred & twenty perches to a marked oake, on the north by a line
    drawne East & by north for bredth Seventy & five perches, on the
    East by a line Drawne South & by East from the End of the East
    & by north line unto the first marked oake Conteyning & now layd
    out for one hundred & fifty acres more or lesse Together with all
    profitts Rights & Benefitts thereunto belonging Royall mines Ex-
    cepted To have & to hold the Said parcell of land & all & Singular
    the bargained premises with their & Every of their rights members &
    appurtenances unto him the Said John Allen his heires & Assignes
    for Ever And the Said Henry Moore for himself e his heires Execrs
    & Admrs doth hereby Covenant & grant to & with the Said John
    Allen his heires & Assignes That hee the Said Henry Moore his
    heires Execrs & Adminrs the Said parcell of land & all other the bar-
    gained premises unto him the Said John Allen his heires & Assignes
    agt all persons whatsoever Shall & will warrt & for Ever defend by
    these pnts the rents & Services hereafter to become due & payable
    to the lord proprietary for the Same always Excepted & foreprized
    And farther the Said Henry Moore his heires & Assignes Shall &
    will from time to time & att all times hereafter during the Space of
    Seven yeares, at the reasonable request & at the proper Cost & Charge
    in law of him the Said John Allen his heires & Assignes make doe,
    Execute & Suffer, & Cause to be made done Executed & Suffered all
    & Every Such Act or Acts thing or things, device or devices assur