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390) before me the Subscriber one of his Lordships Justices of the Provincial Court Edmund Jenings of the City of Annapolis Esquire and took the several Oaths Appointed by Act of Assembly of this Province to be taken to the Government made repeated and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration & Test and also took the Oath of Deputy Secretary of this Province in the Words following to wit " You Edmund Jenings do Swear that you will be true and faithfull to the " Right Honourable Frederick Lord Baron of Baltimore the true and Absolute " Lord and Proprietary of this Province and him and them and his and their " Rights Royal Jurisdictions Signiories and all and every of them in to & over " the said Province and Islands thereunto belonging will at all times defend " and maintain to the Utmost of your Power and will never Accept of nor " Execute any place Office or Employment within this Province any way " Concerning or Relating to the Government of the said Province from any Person " or Authority but by from or under a Lawfull Authority derived or to be derived " from time to time from his said Lordship or his Heirs Lords and Proprietarys " of the said Province under his and their hand and Seal at Arms you will " serve him faithfully as Deputy Secretary in the said Province, To none " will you wittingly or willingly delay or deny Right in what belongeth to your " Office or Offices to do, True Records you will keep of Judgments and all other " matters to be by you Recorded without Falsification or Corruption for Fear " Favour or Malice of any Person whatsoever to the best of your Ability and " Understanding " So help you God" Certifyed by Jn.o Brice 12 sides Recorded Sept.r 5.th 1753 Ex.d This Indenture made the Twenty fourth day of August in the Year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and fifty three Between Samuel Underwood of Baltimore County in the Province of Maryland planter of the one part and John Brice of the City of Annapolis of the other part Witnesseth that the said Samuel Underwood for and in Consideration of the Sum of five Pounds Current Money to him in hand paid by the said John Brice given granted bargained sold aliened released and confirmed and by these Presents for himself and his Heirs Doth give grant bargain sell alien release and confirm unto the said John Brice in his Actual Possession now being and to his Heirs and Assigns All those several Tracts or Parcels of Land lying in Ann Arundel County on the North side of Severn River near a (Branch) |
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