Charles County Court Proceedings, 16 71—16 74.   407

      Edward Maddox acknowledged this ensueing Conveyance of Land LiberE
    unto Richard Fowke
      This Indenture made the Seventh day of August in the yeare of
    our Lord one thousand Six hundred Seventy two Betweene Edward
    Maddox of Charles County in the Province of Maryland Phisicon
    of the one part and Rich Fowke of the Same County Gent of the
    other part, Witnesseth: That the said Edward Maddox as well for &
    in consideracon of the Sume of one thousand pounds of tobacco in
    caske to him in hand by the sd Fowke paid the receipt whereof the
    said Maddox doeth hereby acknowledge and himselfe thereby to be
    fully Satisfyed contented and paid and thereof and therefrom every
    part and parcell thereof doeth acquitt and discharge the Said Fowke
    his heyres Executors & Administrators by these prsents as allso for
    divers other good causes & consideracons him thereunto moveing Hath
    bargained Sold aliened enfeofeed assigned and Sett over unto the
    said Richard Fowke his heires and assignes forever all that parcell
    of land called lyons hole Scituat and being in the aforesaid County
    begining at a bounded whyte oake Standing in the South east lyne
    of the aforesaid Richard Fowke land called Vaineall runing South
    east for length one hundred and Sixty pches the oake being the
    bound tree of Zachary Wade thence east North east for bredth one
    hundred pches to a bounded whyte oake thence North west one hun-
    dred and Sixty pches to a bounded oake thence untill it corns to the
    first bound tree containeing one hundred acres more or less all
    and Singular the houses pastures buildings feedings woods under-
    woods wayes water Courses profitts comodetyes and appurtenances
    to the said prmisses or any part or parcell thereof belonging or in
    any way appertaineing, and ailso all the right Title Estate Intrest
    use property possession reversion claime and demand of him the
    said Edward Maddox of and in the Same together all deeds
    writeings evidences touching or concerning the Same or any part or
    parcell thereof To Have and To Hold the aforesaid parcell of Land
    and all and Singular other the prmisses before granted bargained
    & Sold wth theyre & every of theyre rights members and appurte-
    nances wtsoever unto the said Rich Fowke his heyres & assignes
    forever And the said Maddock doeth for himselfe his heyres Execu-
    tors and Administrators covenant promise & grant to and wth the
    said Fowke his heyres Executors Admints and assignes tht the
    prmisses now are and forever hereafter shall be and continue free [fol. 75]
    and cleare & freely & clearly acquitted exonerated and discharged of
    and from all & Singular and other bargaines Sales gifts grants
    Leases rents arreareages of rents rent charges Mortgages Joyntures
    Dowers rights & Titles of Dowers claymes & demands wtsoever by
    him them or any of them formerly had done or comitted, or to be
    had done or comitted And the said Edward Maddox for himselfe his
    heyres Executrs & Adminrs the aforesd parcell of Land and all &
    Singular the before bargained prmisses wth the appurtenances unto