Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.     461

     Tree, Containing and now layd out for one hundred Acres more or Liber E
     Lesse together wth all the rightes and benefitts thereunto belonging,
     and alsoe All Patents, deeds, writeings Evidences touching or Con-
     cerning the same, To Have & to Hold the sd Parcell of land, and all
     and Singuler the Bargained Premisses, unto him the said John Ward
     his heyrs and Assignes for Ever to the onely Proper use and behoofe
     Behoofe of him the sd John Ward his heyres and Assignes for ever,
     and the said Charles woolley, for himself e his heyres Execeutrs and
     Administratours doth hereby Covenant and grante to and wth the said
     John Ward his heyres and Assignes that he the Charles Woolley
     his heyre Executts and and Assignes the sd Parcell of land and all
     other the bargained Premisses unto him the said John Ward his
     heyres and Assignes against all person whoever shall and will warrant
     and for ever Defende by thesse Pressente the rentes and services here-
     after to become Dewe to the lord Proprietary, for the same alwayes
     Excepted and foreprized, and further tht the sd Charles Woolley
     his heyres and Assignes shall and will from tyme and Att All tymes
     hereafter, dureing the Space of seaven yeares, att the request and
     att the Proper cost and chardge, in the law of him the sd John Ward,
     his heyres & Assignes make doe Execute & suffer, and cause to be
     made done, Executed and suffered, All and Every such farther &
     other Act or acts, thinge or thinges, device or devices Assurance or
     assurances whatsoever requisite in the premisses, unto him the sd John
     Ward his heyres and Assignes for Ever f or the more sure makeing
     of the said bargained Premisses, be It by Inrolmt of thesse presents
     fine feofment or otherwise or by any other such Lawfull wayes, or
     means, As by him the sd John Ward his heirs & Assignes, or his or
     their Councell Learned in the Law shall be reasonably devised Ad-
     vised or required, In Witness whereof the parties to thess Indentures
     have Interchangeably sett theyre handes and Seales the Day and
     year above written.           Charles Woolley
     Signed Sealed & Delivered          (locus
      In the Presence of us            Sigilli)
          Richard Edelen
          Edward Price
     Memorandum That Possession by Livery And Seizin by Turfe and
     Twigge was Delivered in Presence of Richard Edelen

       J obe Corver Acklowledgeth this Inseweing Conveyance of Land
     unto William Grant
       This Indenture mad the 4th of Janry Annoq Domini 1672 Be- [fol. 110]
     tween Jobe Corver of Charles County & Province of Maryaland
     Planter of the one part, and William Grant of the County aforesd
     Planter on the other part Witnesseth: tht the Jobe Corver for and
     in consideration of the summe of Sixe Thousand poundes of good
     Legall Tobacco to him in hand att or before the sealing and delivery
     of thesse presents by the said Wiff Grant well & Truely payd, the