408 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.

          Liber E    the said Richard Fowke his heyres and ass ignes forever agt him the
                said Maddox his heyres & assignes, and against all and every pson
                and psons wtsoever lawfully claymeing by from or under him them
                or any of them and against all other psons wtsoever, (Excepting
                Major Thomas Brooks and Capt Luke Gardner theyre heyres and
                assignes) Shall and will warrt and forever defend by these prsents,
                And the Said Edward Maddox for himselfe his heyres Executrs &
                Administratrs doth Covenant promise grant and agree to and wth the
                said Fowke his heyres and assignes by these prsents tht the said Rich
                Fowke his heyres and assignes and every of them shall and may by
                force & virtue of these prsents from tyme to tyme and att all tymes
                forever hereafter lawfully peaceably and quiettly Have hold use
                occupy possess and enjoy the said Land and all Singular the before
                granted prmisses wth theyre and every of theyre rights membrs and
                appurtenances and receive the rents and proffitts thereof to his and
                theyre owne propper uses and behoofes wthout any manner of lett
                trouble or interrupcon of or by the Said Maddox his heyres Execu-
                tors administrators or assignes or any of them or of or by any other
                pson or psons wtsoever excepted onely as before excepted the Rents &
                Services wch from henceforth from tyme to tyme for and respect
                of the first menconed prmisses hereby Sold Shall grow due and pay-
                able to the cheife Lord or Lords the fee or fees thereof for and
                in respect of theyre Seignorye or Seignoryes excepted ailso and fore-
                prized and the Said Maddox doeth farther Covenant & promise that
                he the Said Edward Maddox his heyres Executrs & Adminrs Shall &
                will from tyme to tyme and all tymes hereafter wthin the Space of
                Seven yeares next ensueing the date hereof at the reasonable request
                and at the cost and charges In the Law onely the said Rich Fowke
                his heyres Executrs and Administrators or assignes make Sale convey
                and deliver Such farther assureance or assureances for the before
                bargained prmisses excepting onely as before excepted as the said
                Rich Fowke his heyres Executrs Adminrs or assignes or any of theyre
                Councell learned in the Law Shall him the Said Maddox his heyres
                Executrs or Administratrs or any of them thereunto require In witt-
                ness whereof the above said partyes have interchangeably Set theyre
                hands and Seales the day and yeare first above written
                Testibus Zachary Wade     Edward Maddox (locus
                      Thomas Hudlestone           Sigilli)
                                          Rich: Fowke(locus
                                                  Sigilli)

                  John Owen acknowledgeth this ensueing Conveyance of Land in
                open Court to James Hayes & Philip Hoskins
                  This Indenture made the Seventh day of Septembr 1671 Between
                John Owen of Charles County in the Province of Maryland Plantr
                of the one part and James Hayes and Philip Hoskins of the same
                County Plantrs of the other part Wittnesseth tht the said John Owen