Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.

          Liber E of thesse Presents fine feoffemt or otherwayes or by any such lawfull
                wayes or meanes as by him the sd Henery Bedford his heyres and
                Assignes or his or theyre Councell learned in the law shall bee reason-
                able devized advized or required, In witnesse whereof the parties
                to thesse Indentures have Interchangeably hereunto sett theire
                Handes and Seales the day and yeare above written
                Testibus John Twigges    William Hargesse 0 locus
                      John Gwen        Thomas Hargesse 0 sigilli
                Memorandum the full and peaceable possession in livery and and
                Seizin of the landes and tenemts wthin mentioned with the appurte-
                nances was given and delivered by the wthin named William Hargesse
                and thomas Hargesse to the wthin mentioned Henery Bedford ac-
                cording to the forme and Effect of the wthin deed the day and year
                above written in the presence of us whosse names are here under
                written                   William Hargess (locus
                Testibus John Twigges                  Sigil)
                      John Gwen         Thomas Harges (locus
                                                    Sigilli)


                  William Boyden and Mathewe Sanders Acklowledge ths Ensewe-
                ing Conveyance of land unto Francis Thorneton
                  This Indenture made the 10th day of june Anoq Domini 1673
                Between William Boyden and Mathew Sanders of Charles County
                in the province of Maryaland Planters of the one part an Francis
                Thorneton of the same county And Province Planter of the other
                parte Witnesseth tht the sd William Boyden and Mathew Sanders as
                well for and in Consideration of the summe of three thousand eight
                hundred poundes of tobacco and caske to thm in hand by the sd
                Francis Thorneton payd the receipte whereof the sd Wm Boyden
                and Mathew Sanders doe hereby acknowledge and themselves there-
                with Therewith to be Fully Satisfyed contended and paid and thereof
                & therefrom ande of and from every parte and parcell thereof doe
                acquit and dischardge the sd Francis Thorneton his heyres Executrs
                and Administratt by thesse presentes as alsoe for diverse other good
                causes and considerations them thereunto moveing have Bargained
                solde Aliened Enfeoffed Assigned and sett over and by thesse pres-
                entes doe fully clearely and absolutely Bargain sell Alien Enfeof
                Assigne and sett over unto the Francis Thorneton his heyres ande
                Assignes for ever all tht Parcell or tract of land called St Margerets
                Scituate lyeing and being in the County aforesd; beginning att A
                bounded peckicory standeing on the south west side of A Branche
                runneing to St Thomas Creeke standeing neare the lande of Thomas
                Wentworth running West fifty Perches to the bounde tree of Daniell
                Mathena ande William Boyden being A white Oake thence south
                west and by west Adjoyneing upon the Headline of Wm Boyden for
                length one hundred sixty sixe perches to a bounded Blacke Oake