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& the said sum to be one in my majesty do hand Before the Engaging day
duly and truly paid by Thomas, son of Jonath smith field in the County of pro
vidence and Colony aforesaid and said Sgt who was the highest Bidder at the
Sale of whose I do hereby acknowledge and my self in said capacity
their with all fully satisfied contented and paid the same and of every
partly property thereof Do liberate acquit and Discharge the said Thom
as and his heirs forever as administrator granted and affigns forever by these
presents have in my said Capacity governed granted Sold alien
Enfeoffed conveyed and Confirmed and by these presents Do fully parce
and absolutely give grant Bargain Sell alien Enfeoffed Conveyed and
Confirmed to him the said Thomas armed and his heirs and affigns forever
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the County of Kent in the Colony aforesaid and Contains by estimate
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West on Minegreat land Being the estate of the said Caleb Churches
allowed as before used to have & to hold all the above granted and
bargained premises with all and singular the rights privileges freedoms
and appurtenances to the same Belonging in any way appertaining
to him the said Thomas armed and his heirs and affigns forever to be
their only proper Use Benefit and Behalf for ever and the said
Benezeth Brown as Sheriff as above said Do hereby Covenant promise
and grant to and with the said Thomas armed and his heirs and affigns
that he and before the by saying heirs forever lawfully seized and the aforesaid
all the above granted and bargained premises and have in my self as the
said aforesaid by the force and Virtue of the aforesaid act of assembly granting
full power and full authority to grant Bargain Sell convey forever
the said Bargained premises in Manner as above described and that I Thom
as armed his heirs and affigns shall and may promise to line on at all
times forever hereafter by force and Virtue of the presents lawfully paid
and quietly have hold occupy possess and enjoy all the above granted
and Bargained premises with all the appurtenances free and Clear and
freely and clearly acquitted Generated and Discharging of every
all and all Manner of former or other gifts grants Bargains sales’
Mortgages wills Indents Joyentures Dowries Judgments executions etc
or Incumbrances whatsoever further more I the Benezeth Brown as
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They reserved as agreed: I do hereby covenant, promise and engage to warrant
secure and defend all the above granted and bargained premises of every part and parcel write this
to Thomas Arnold of the said [illegible] for himself his heirs and assigns against all and every
the said [illegible] his heirs and assigns against all and every
Claims and Demands full and void that they present owners forever claim
ing or to claim from under him their owning or them hereafter in
witness whereof I have hereunto set mine hand and seal as their off
icer this twenty second Day of October in the thirty third Year
of his Majesties Reign A.D. 1768
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