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      of them be reasonably devised advised or acquired That then this Liber M M
      Obligation to be Void or also to Stand in full force.


                               (Seale)
      Sealed and delivered in
          the prsence of The abovewritten bond together with the
          Jno Blomfeild aforegoeing Deed was the 14th day of April
          John Griggs. in the 42th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius
                     &c by the Said Bryan Daley acknowledged in
                     Open Court to be his Act and Deed.

        This Indenture made the fourtenth day of April A. 1674 Be
      twe[ene] ffrancis Gunby of St Maries County in the Province of
      Maryland Joyner of the One party and Thomas Gant of Calvert
      County in the Province aforesaid Ordinary Keeper of the other part
      Wittnesseth that the said ffrancis Gunby for divers good causes
      and considerations him thereunto moveing and namely for and in
      consideration of three thousand five hundred pounds of tobacco to
      him the said Gunby delivered and in hand paid before the signing
      sealing and delivering of these presents the receipt whereof he
      the said Gunby doth hereby acknowledge and himselfe therewith
      fully satisfied contented & paid Hath given granted bargained sold
      enfeoffed and confirmed and by these presents doth freely clearly
      and absolutely give grant bargaine sell enfeoffe and confirme from
      him the said Gunby his heirs executors admrs and assignes forever
      all that parcell of Land lyeing scituateing and being In Dorcet p.
      County called Edloes Purchase and by the Right Honble Caecilius
      Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Province of Maryland Avalon
      Lord Baron of Baltemore by Patent under his great seale of his
      said Province of Maryland Annoq Doth i668 granted unto Joseph
      Edloe of Calvert County in the Province of Maryland planter lye
      ing scituateing and being On the eastside of Chesepiake Bay in
      Dorcester County in the woods neene the head of St John Creeke
      Begining for breadth at a bounded tree of Thomas Tay!ors land
      and runing by a line drawne north and by west joyning upon the
      land of Raymond Staplefort sixty perches bounding On the north
      with ffrancis Anktill Land and a line drawne west and by South
      for lenght five hundred thirty four perches to a marked pine bound
      ing on the west by a line drawne south and by east Sixty perches
      to a marked Oake On the south with the Land of Thomas Taylor
      containing and laid Out for two hundred acres more or lesse together
      with all rights profitts and benefitts thereunto belonging Royall mines
      except To haue and to hold the said parcell of land together with
      all rights jurisdictions and appurtenñcs whatsoever thereunto be
      longing or in any manner of wayes appurteineing unto him the said
      Thomas Gant his heirs executors admrs or assignes for ever Yeilding