520 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.

          Liber E This Indenture made the tenth day of October in the two & fortith
          [P. 147] yeare of the dominion of Cecilius Absolute Lord & Proprietary of
               the Provinces of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore
               Anno One thousand Six hundred seaventy three Betweene Robert
               Cassleton of Charles County in the Province of Maryland Cooper
               of the one pte And John Cassock of the sd place planter of the othr
               pte Witnesseth that the sd Robert Cassleton as well for & in Con-
               sideracon of the value & quantity of five thousand pounds of tobacco
               in Cask to him in hand paide by the sd John Cassock, the Receipt
               whereof the said Robert Cassleton doth hereby acknowledge &
               thereof & of evy parte & pcell thereof doth hereby absolutely & clearely
               exonerate acquitt & discharge, the said John Cassock, his heires
               executrs admrs & ass by theise pntes Give, grant, alien, bargain, Sell.
               enfeoff & Confirme, unto him the said John Cassock his heires &
               ass forever, All that pcell of Land called by the name of Skipton
               lyeinge in Charles County, begininge at a bounded white Oake of
               John Cane & Garrett Sinnett bindinge upon Sinnett North One
               hundred & Sixtie pches to a bounded Red Oake, thence North east
               & by North One hundred & tenn perches to a bounded Black oake a
               bound tree of Sander Simpson, thence boundinge upon Simpson
               Southeast & by east one hundred perches to a boundinge Red Oake
               of Thomas Corker, thence bindinge upon Corker South west & by
               South One hundred twenty six perches to a bounded white Oake,
               thence Southwest & by West Sixty perches to a bounded white Oake
               of John Coffers thence South Southwest fifty fower perches to a
               bounded tree of John Cane thence bindinge upon Cane to the first
               bound tree, conteyninge & now layde out for two hundred acres
               more or lesse, Together with all Pattens deedes or wrytings, with
               all their priviledges & benefitts thereunto belonginge or in any man-
               ner of wayes apperteyninge To have & to hold the sd pcell of land &
               all & singular the before bargained premisses unto him the sd John
               Cassock his heires & ass forever, to the only pper use & behoofe of
               him the sd John Cassock his heires & ass forever, And I the said
               Robert Cassleton for my Self e my heires executrs & admrs doe hereby
               Covenant & grante to & with the sd John Cassock his heires & ass
               that I the sd Robert Cassleton my heires executrs & admrs the sd
               pcell of land, & all other the bargained premisses unto him the sd
               John Cassock his heires & ass against all psons whatsoeV, shall &
               will warrt, & forever hereafter defend by theis pntes, the rentes &
               Services hereafter to become due to the Lrd Proptry for the same
               alwaies excepted and foreprized, And furthr that the sd Robert
               Cassleton his heires & ass shall & will from tyme to tyme & at all
               tymes hereafter, dureinge the space of Seaven yeares at the reason-
               able request & at the pper Costs & charges of him the sd John
               Cassock in the Law his heires & asg make doe execute & Suffer, &
               cause to be made done executed & suffered all & evy such further, &