182        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

            Liber N N Signed Sealed & deld in the prsence of us
                  Wm Covart Mayor of Richmond
                  Rt Colthirst, Ja: Close Noty publiq
                  Cuthbert Appleby.
                  Signed Sealed & deld in the prsence of us
                  Tho:     Cradock Recordr of Richmond
                 Tho: Thurings
            On the backside of the aforegoing Deed was written Vizt
                    Memd that this day to witt the five & Twentieth day of May in the
                  first yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore Annoq Dni
                  1676. before us here under written his Lopps Justices of his Pro-
                  vinciall Court the within named Nicholas Proddy who did as At-
                  torney & on the behalfe of the within written' Isabell Hacksby,
                  Laurence Parker, Ann Parker, Margarett Perine, John Poulson,
                  Eliza Poulson, Wm Greyson & Margarett Greyson acknowledge the
                  within written Deed to the use intent & purpose therein specified
                                                  Philip Calvert
                                                  Tho:   Taillor

                   This Indenture made the Seaventeenth day of January in the three
                  & fortieth yeare of the Dominion of the Right Honble Caecilius An-
                  noq Doni One Thousand Six hundred Seaventy & foure Betweene
                  Nathaniel Burroughs of Petuxent River in the Province of Mary
              p. 115  land Gent of the one part And John Darnall of the same Place on the
                  other part Wittnesseth That the said Nathaniel Burroughs for and
                  in Consideracon of Thirteene Thousand pounds of tobacco to him
                  in hand paid, the paymt thereof the said Nathaniel Burroughs doth
                  hereby Acknowledge & thereof & of every part & parcell thereof doth
                  hereby Exonerate Acquitt & discharge the said John Darnall his
                  heyres & Assignes for ever by these prsents hath Bargained Sold
                  Aliened Enfeoffed & Confirmed And doth hereby Bargaine Sell
                  Aliene Enfeoffe & Confirme unto the said John Darnall his heyres &
                  Assignes for ever All that parcell or Neck of land lying on the
                  southside of Petuxent River called Knotts Neck bounded by two
                  fresh Runns & trees marked on each Runn with an outlett into the
                  woods, running South South West being by Estimacon two hun-
                  dred acres be itt more or lesse To have & to hold the said parcell
                  or Neck of land unto the said John Darnall his heyres & Assignes
                  for ever Together with all houses Edifices buildings pastures woods
                  underwoods Orchards & all other the appurtennces thereunto be-
                  longing As also all & singuler the rights members Jurisdictions privi-
                  ledges profitts & benifitts thereunto belonging or any wayes concern-
                  ing the same To haue & to hold the same unto the said John Darnall
                  his heyres & assignes for ever To the only proper use & behoofe of
                  the said John Darnall his heyres & Assignes for ever And the said
                  Nathaniel Burroughs for himselfe his heyres Exrs & Adrs & for every