Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.     569

      Ralph Coates acknowledgeth this ensueing Conveyance to Philip Liber E
    Lymes
      This Indenture made this ninth day of Augt in the 42d yeare of
    the Dominion of Caecilius absolute Ld & Proprietarie of the Prov-
    ince of Maryland & Avalon Ld Barron of Baltemore &c, Annoq
    Domini one thousand six hundred seaventy & foure: Betweene Railph
    Coates of Charles County in the Province of Maryland planter of
    the one part, & Philip Lymes of the same County & Province Inholder
    of the other part wittnesseth as Followeth vizt That the sd Railph
    Coates as well for & in Consideracon of the just quantity of eight
    thousand pounds of Tobacco to him in hand paid by the sd Philip
    Lymes, the receipt whereof the sd Railph Coates doth hereby ac-
    knowledge, & thereof & of every part & parcell thereof doth hereby
    absolutely & clearely exonerate acquit & discharge the sd Philip
    Limes his heires Execrs Admrs & Assignes, by these presents give,
    grant, bargaine, aliene, sell, enfeoffee & Confirme unto him the sd
    Philip Lymes his heires & Assignes for ever, all that parcell of
    Land Called & Cothonly knowne by the name of Rivers spring lieing
    on the East side of the fresh of Avon River formerly called Nan-
    gemy Creeke in Charles County, next adjoyneing to the Land of [p. 185]
    James Lindsey's westermost bounded tree being & Pokecory tree
    bounding on the west by a line drawne north for breadth one hun-
    dred & fifty pearches, to a marked Pokecory on the north by a line
    drawn East from the sd Pokecory for Length two hundred twenty &
    five pearches, on the East by a line drawn South for breadth on
    hundred & fifty pearches unto the land of James Lindsey on the
    west with the sd Land Containeing & now laid out for two hundred &
    fifty acres more or lesse, Together with all Rights, profitts & bene-
    fitts, thereunto belonging (Royall mines Excepted) To Have & to
    Hold the Sc' parcell of Land afore specified unto him the sd Lymes
    aforemenconed his heires & Assignes for ever: And allsoe all Patents
    Deeds writings & Evidences whatsoever touching & concerning the
    same, & all & singular the bargained premises unto him the sd Philip
    Lymes his heires & Assignes for ever: And hee the sd Railph Coates
    for himselfe his heires Eecrs & Admrs doe hereby Covenant & grant
    to & with the sd Philip Lymes his heires & Assignes; That hee the
    sd Railph Coates his heires Execrs & Admrs the sd parcell of Land
    & all other the bargained premises unto him the sd Philip Lymes
    his heires & Assignes against all persons whatsoever shall & will
    warrant & for ever after defend by these presents, the Rents &
    services hereafter to become due to the Ld proprietarie for the same
    alwayes excepted & foreprized, & further that hee the sd Railph Coates
    his heires Executrs & Admrs shall & will from time to time & at all
    times hereafter dureing the space of seaven yeares at the reason-
    able request & at the proper Cost & Charge of him the sd Philip
    Limes in the Law his heires & Assignes, make, doe, Execute & suffer
    & Cause to be made, done, Executed & suffered, all & every such