Provincial Court Proceedings, 1673. 185




       This Indenture made the    day of
       the Two & fortieth yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius Absolute
       Lord & Proprietary of this Province of Maryland Betweene John
       Gittings of Calvert County in the Province afforesaid of the one pt.
       And Abraham Rhodes of the County of St maryes in the Province
       afforesd Carpenter of the other pt Witnesseth That the said John
       Gittings for and in Consideration of the Sume of Seaven Thow
       sand pownds of good sound merchantable Tob & caske To him in
       hand at and before the Ensealeing & Deliuery of these prsents by
       the said Abraham Rhodes well & truly paid. the Recept whereof
       the said John Gittings doth hereby Acknowledge and himsel fe there
       with fully Sattiffied & paid and thereof and of eury pt & pcell thereof
       doth Clearly Acquitt Exonerate & discharge the said Abraham
       Roades his heyres Executors & Adminrs for euer by these prsents.
       Hath Giuen granted Aliened Bargained sold Enfeoffed & Confirmed
       and by these prsents doth fully Clearely & absolutly Giue grant Bar-
       game sell alien Enfeoffe & Confirme unto the said Abraham Roades
       his heyres and Assignes for eur. All that pcell of Land called
       ifosbury lyeing in St maryes County and Joyneing to Woolsley
       Mannor in the said County lately Surveyd for the Honrble Philip
       Calvert esqure Beginning at a marked Oake on the southerne side
       of Killingbeck Brooke. ouer against the bound tree of Woolsley
       Mannor aforesd, and rufling by a lyne of marked Trees East south
       East into the woods for the length of Three hundred & Thirty pches
       to a marked oake standing by A branch of the ffresh Creeke. and
       from thence by a lyne of Marked trees North north East for the
       length of Three hundred & Twenty perches to a marked oake, from
       thence by a lyne of marked trees west north west for the length of
       Two hundred pches to the head of Killingbeck Brooke. to a marked
       oake. and from the said Oake Keeping along the said Brooke to the p. 121
       first marked Tree, Conteyneing ifoure hundred & Thirty Acres more
       or lesse. with all & singuler its Rights Members and Appurtences
       Togeather with all houses Ediffices Buildings Lands Tenemts. Mea
       dowes Pastures woods underwoods proffits Comodities and Ap
       purtences whatsoeur to the said Mesuage & prmisses or to any
       part or pcell of them belonging or in any wise Apperteineing. and
       also all the Estate Right Title interest use posession property Claime
       and demand whatsoeur of him the said John Gittings of in or to the
       same. And all Deedes wrytings Euidences Charters Escripts &
       minumts whatsoeuer Touching or Concerneing the prmisses or any
       part or pcell of them To haue and to hold the said ifree hold and
       Plantation and all & Singuler other the prmisses hereby Granted
       bargained & sold or mencöned & intended to be hereby granted bar
       gained & sold with their & eury of their Rights members & Appur
       teñces whatsoeur unto him the said Abraham Rhodes his heyres and
       assignes. To the only proper use & behoofe of the said Abraham
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