Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     187

         This Indenture made the nineteenth day of Octobr in the three & Liber N N
       fortieth yeare of the Dominion of the right Honble Caecilius Absolute
       Lord & Propry of the Province of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron
       of Baltemore &c over the said Province Annoq Doni. 1674. Be-
       tweene Henry Exon of the County of St Maryes Innholder & Eliza-
       beth his wife of the one part And Robert Ellys of the County of
       Calvert in said Province of Maryland gentl of the other part Witt-
       nesseth that they the said Henry Exon & Elizabeth his wife for
       & in Consideracon of the Sume of Sixteene Thousand pounds of
       tobacco to them in hand paid att & before the Sealing & delivery of
       these prsents by the said Robert Ellys well & truely paid the Receipt
       whereof they the said Henry & Elizabeth doe hereby Acknowledge
       & thereof & of every part & parcell thereof cleerly & absolutely Acquitt
       & discharge the said Robert Ellys his heyres Exrs Admrs & Assignes
       by these prseflts Have Given Granted Bargained Sold Enfeoffed &
       Confirmed And by these prsents doe Give Grant Bargaine Sell En-
       feoffe & Confirme unto him the said Robert Ellys his heyres or As-
       signes all that tract parcell or divident of land called Temple Barr ly-
       ing in St Maryes County neer a placed called Strattons Marsh & begin-
       ing att a red Oake marked with twelve notches & runing from thence
       North North West for One hundred & Sixty perches unto a Hiccory
       marked with twelve notches, & from the said Hiccory runing West
       South West for One hundred perches unto an Oake marked with
       twelve notches, & from the said Oake runing South South East untill
       itt Intersect a West South West line drawne from the first marked
       tree Conteyning & then laid out for One hundred acres more or lesse
       With all & singuler its Rights members Jurisdiccons & Appurtenñces
       Together with all houses Edifices buildings fencings Orchards Gar-
       dens pastures woods underwoods wayes profitts Comodityes heredita-
       ments & Appurtennces whatsoever to the said Messuage or Tenemt &
       prmisses or to any part or parcell of them belonging or in any wise
       appertaining And also all & every the Patents Grants Deeds Evi-
       dences of & concerning the said tract parcell or divident of land &
       appurtenñces thereto belonging To haue & to hold the said tract of
       land before by these prsents Bargained & Sold & every of them with
       their & every of their Appurtennces unto him the said Robert Ellys
       his heyres & Assignes for ever To the only proper use & behoofe of
       him the said Robert Ellys his heyres & Assignes for ever To be
       holden of the Right Honble the Lord Propry by- the Rents & Services
       & under the CondicOns thereof due & Reserved And the said Henry
       Exon & Elizabeth his wife for them selves their heyres Execrs &
       Admrs & every of them doe Covenant promise & Grant to & with
       the said Robert Ellys his heyres & Assignes & every of them by these
       prsents That they the said Henry & Elizabeth their heyres Execrs &
       Admrs & every of them the said tract parcell or divident of land
       before by these prsents Bargained & Sold or hereby intended to be