242       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

            Liber N N John Brome his heirs or assignes by such lawfull Act and acts
                   thing and things conveyances and assurances whatsoever as by the
                   Said John Brome his heirs or assignes or his or their Councell learned
                   in the Law shall be reasonably devised or required lawfully & suffi-
                   ciently give grant convey & assure unto the said John Brome his
                   heirs or assignes for ever all that parcell of land being part of that
                   parcell of land called Stonesby lyeing in Calvert County in the tenure
                   or occupacon of Joseph Dawkins conteineing three hundred & fifty
                   acres And also that the said William Hill Some time before the last
                   of October next ensueing doe cause Mathew Stone of Charles County
                   Gent to signe scale & deliver to the use of the said John Brome
                   One bond of the sume of two hundred & eighty pounds Sterling
                   that the Said land and plantation herein mentioned is clearly ac-
                   quitted and discharged or otherwise Saved & Kept harmiesse of &
                   from all & all manner of other titles troubles & incumbrances com-
                   mitted or done by the said Mathew Stone, William Hill or any
                   other person or persons whatsoever And also to deliver unto the
                   said John Broome or his assignes upon the Land or plantation the
                   quantity of twelve head of cattle by the last of October next ensueing
                   the date hereof Then this present Obligation to be void and of non
                   effect otherwise to stand and remaine in full force power and virtue.
                   Which being read and heard the said Wm Hill by his Attorny afore-
                   said Cometh and defendeth the force and injury when &c and pray-
                   eth liberty of Speakeing hereunto untill the next Court and it is
                   granted him the same day is given to the said John Brome.
                    Now here at this day to witt the fourtenth day of April in the
                   first yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Ba!temore &c Annoq
                   Doth 1676. came the said John Broome by his Attorny aforesaid
                   and offered himselfe against the said William Hill in the plea afore-
                   said but the said Wm came not but made default Therefore it is
                   granted by the Court here that the said John Broome recover against
                   the said Wm Hill aswell the summe of two hundred & eighty pounds
                   of lawfull mony of England as also the summe of six hundred
                   thirty seaven pounds of tobacco costs of suite.

                    To all Christian people to whom these presents shall Come &
                   Cadwallader Jones of the Citty of Chester merchant Send greeting
                   whereas I the said Cadwallader upon speciall trust & confidence
                   which I had and reposed in Samuel Leadbeater & John Cunningham
                   merchants did heretofore under my hand & Seale duly executed
                   appoint nominate & authorize the said Samuel Leadbeater & John
                   Cunningham to be my lawfull & absolute Substituts to order dispose
                   and vend for me & in my name & to my use all such goods wares &
                   merchandizes as to me appurteined being the effects of a voyage
                   heretofore made in & upon the good Shipp the Ann and Elizabeth
                   of Leverpoole to Virginia in America or elsewhere Now Know ye