Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     179

         West with a line drawne West North West from the end of the Liber N N
         former line for the length of three hundred & Twenty perches to a
         marked Oake, on the North with a line drawne North East for the
         length of foure hundred & fifty perches untill itt meet a paralell
         drawne from the first marked Oake, on the East & South with
         Nanjemy Creeke Containing Nine hundred acres of land more or
         lesse as by Patent Granted unto Capt Nicholas als Guither under the
         great Seale bearing date the Twentieth day of August Annoq Doin
         One Thousand six hundred fifty Eight [(]Which said land was
         Sold unto the said Wm Hatton & Thomas Dent & Acknowledgmt of
         the Sale thereof Endorsed as itt was made in open Court the Eighth
         of Octobr one Thousand six hundred Sixty two) may appeare
         Together with all & singu!er the lands Tenements Rights members
         buildings Orchards Gardens hawkings huntings ffishings ffowlings
         & all & singuler the Appurtennces & priviledges thereto any wayes
         Apperteyning As also all & singuler the Deeds Evidences Patents
         Grants Charters & writings whatsoever of or concerning the same
         To have & to hold the said land & prmisses unto him the said Tho:
         Dent his heyres & Assignes for ever To the only proper use behoofe
         of him the said Thomas Dent his heyres & Assignes for ever And
         the said Wm Hatton doth hereby for himselfe his heyres Exrs & p. 113
         Admrs Covenant & Agree to & with the said Thomas Dent his heyres
         Exrs & Admrs That the said Wm Hatton att the tyme of the Ensealing
         & delivery of these prsents is & standeth Seized of the said land &
         prmisses with the Appurtenñces of a firme sure good & indfeazable
         Estate of Inheritance in ffee Simple And that he hath full Right
         good power & lawfull Authority to Grant Bargaine & Sell the same
         to the said Tho: Dent his heyres & Assignes for ever And that he
         will for ever Warrant & defende ye same to him the said Thomas Dent
         his heyres & Assignes against all persons whatsoever clayming by
         by from or under him the said Hatton And that the said land &
         prmises are free & deer of all manner of Incumbrances wtsoever, the
         Rents & Services hereafter due & payable to the Rt Honble the Lord
         Propry of this Province his heyres or Assignes Lord & Lords of
         the ffee of the prmisses allwayes Excepted & foreprized And the
         said Wm Hatton doth further for himselfe his heyres Exrs & Admrs
         Covenant promise & Agree to & with the said Tho: Dent his heyres
         Exrs & Assignes & every of them by these prsents att any tyme within
         these Seaven yeares next comeing att the reasonable request & att
         the proper Costs & Charges in the Law of him the said Thomas
         Dent to doe Acknowledge make & Execute any other lawfull Con-
         veyance or Conveyances Assureance or Assurances in the Law
         whether itt be by ffine & Recovery or Inrollmt of these prsents or
         otherwise whatsoever as by the Councell of the said Tho: Dent
         learned in the Law shall be reasonably advised Devised or required