Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671-1674.     473

     Persons wtsoever shall and will warrant and for ever defend by Liber E
     theis presentes the rentes and Services hereafter to become dew
     and payable unto the Lord Proprietor aiwayes Excepted and f ore-
     prized) and further tht the sd Henery Bedford his heyrs and As-
     signes shall and will from time to time and att All times hereafter
     dureing the space of Fower Yeares att the reasonable request and att
     the Proper Cost and Chardge of him the sd John Twigges in the
     law his heyres and Assignes make doe Execute and Suffer and
     Cause to be made done Executed and Suffered all and every such
     further And Other Act or Acts thing or thinges device or devices [fol. 117]
     Assurance or Assurances whatsoever requisite in the Premises for
     the better Assureing and more sure makeing of the Said Bargained
     premises unto him the sd John Twigges his Heires and Assignes for
     ever be it by Inrolmtt of theis Presents fine feofmt or otherwise or
     by any other Law full way or meanes as by him the sd Jonh Twigges
     his heirs and Assignes or his or their Councell learned in the Law
     Shall be reasonably devised advised or required, In Wittness whereof
     the Parties to theis Indentures have Interchangeably hereunto sett
     their handes and Seales the day and year above written
     Signed Sealed & Delivered     Henery Bedford
       in the Presence of us                (locus
          John Gwen                         Sigilli)
          William Hargesse

       Francis Thornton Acknowledgeth this Inseweing Conveyance of
     land unto Thomas Wharton
       This Indenture made the 10th day of June 1673 Anno domini
     Between Fra: Thorneton of Charles County in the Province Of
     Maryaland of the one part and Tho: Wharton of the same County
     Planter of the other part Wittnesseth thtt the Said Fra: Thorneton
     As well for and in Consideration Of the summe of Sixe Thousand
     poundes of Tobacco and Caske to him in hande bye the Tho:
     Wharton payd the receipt whereof the sd Fra: Thorneton doth
     heereby Acknowledge and himselfe to be therewth fully Satisfyed
     Contented and Payd and thereof and therefrom and Of and from
     every part and parcell thereof doth Acquitt and Dischardge the said
     Tho: Wharton his heirs Executrs and Administratours by theis
     Presentes As Alsoe for Diverse other good Causes and Considera-
     tions Him thereunto Moveing hath bargained Sold Aliened En-
     feofed Assigned and Sett over and by theis Presents doth fully
     clearly and absolutely Bargain Sell Alien Enfeof Assigne and Sett
     over unto the said Thomas Wharton his heyres and Assignes for
     Ever All tht Parcell or Tract of Lande called Christian Milforde
     Scituate Lyeing and being in the County Aforsd beginning upon a
     bounded red Oake standing upon a Playne running thence West A
     hundred and Tenne Perches to a bounded red Oake the bound tree of
     Samuell Palmer neer Burditts Creeke Thence South West two hun-