The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom These presents shall come I Robert Allen of Charlestown
in Kings County Ye Stephen sewer send Greeting Know ye that I Robert Allen of Charlestown in Kings County
and being of Rhode Island for and in Consideration of the Sum of Fifty Pounds paid to Me & delivered to me
in Hand before the Execution hereof well and truly paid by Caleb Boye of Charlestown in the County
and being of said Island the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and myself of the same nature
fully satisfied recorded in paid, and hired and of every part thereof therefore do separate acquire
and discharge the said Caleb Boye his heirs Done heirs, Executor, and Administrator, forever by the
payments do hereby fully and absolutely give, grant bargain sell, alien convey secure and confirm
will give and the said Caleb Boye his heirs, and Assigns forever one certain tract of Land situate
lying and being in Charlestown aforesaid, west corner sitting opposite one door, and in butted, and adjoined
as followeth beginning at a Stake with a Stone about a foot by an Ashstring which is in the Northeast
corner of this lot, and from there N 2 W 21 chains & 86 links to her heap of stones from there S 18 E
4 chains to a heap of stones, from there E N 2 E 2 chains, and 86 links to the apex with his high way
Bounding easterly by said high way hereby, northeasterly and westerly, and southern upon lands of Samuel
Higgins described opposite with all the Privileges, Improvements, Tenements Ways Waters
Heritaments thereunto belonging or appertaining.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained Premises, with all the Appurtenances Privileges
and Commodities to the same belonging or in any way appertaining to him the said Caleb Boye his heirs
heirs and Assigns forever to his, his benefit and heirs forever Said Furthermore I Said
Robert for myself my heirs Executor, and Administrators, do covenant and promise, to grant and to
with the said Caleb Boye his heirs and Assigns that at and before the executing hereof some
the true full, and lawful Owner of the above bargained Premises, and am lawfully seised
and possessed of the same, in my own person private Right in a good perfect and absolute Estate of Inheritance
in the Example and have in my own right full clear and lawful Authority to grant
bargain sell, form, convey and confirm the said bargained Premises in Manner as aforesaid and that the
Caleb Boye his heirs and Assigns that at any time from Time to Time and will some forever
unscrupled by force and virtue of this present Covenant, lawfully peacefully and quietly have hold use
occupy possess and enjoy the said dominion and enjoy the said dominion with the Appurtenances aforesaid
free and clear and freely and entirely acquitted released discharged and of all and all state
Manner of claims or office gifts grants bargain void with any Mortgage will, Entail forfeiture liens
Torts, judgments Executions or Conveyances of what sort or Nature forever night in the
Any lawyer or Degree act null or void make this present Deed Furthermore I the
Robert Allen for myself my heirs Executor, and Administrators, do covenant and engage the above
dominion to be handed to the said Caleb Boye his heirs and Assigns as the aforesaid claims
or Demand of any person whomsoever forever to warrant secure and defend by the things
and presents With said Anne the wife of me the said Robert Allen attest by the things present, and by
witnessly gold up and forevered all her rights of Power & Owner of said of land unto the before
bargained Premises with him the said Caleb Boye his heirs foreverged in Witness whereof
we hereunto have set our Hands and Seals the 8th day of July in the Eleventh year of his Governors
Reign for the third Sign of freidatton 1771 Robert Allen
Signed Sealed & Delivered
in presence of
Joseph Stanton
Anne Allen
Kings county at Charlestown May 10th 1771
Personally appeared the Subscriber and acknowledged the above deed
his hand Seal Stand, and Seal therefore affixed.
The above Deed was recorded the third
June A D 1771 James bradley Clerk.
Before me Sylvester Robinson Justice P.