The instrument's own words
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And that the said Office and his Heirs and Assigns shall and may at all times for ever have for
& Virtue of these presents peaceably and quietly have to use Occupy Possess and enjoy
by force and the Estate premises free and clear free and quietly Acquitted Exonerated and
the same with the Appurtenances free and clear free and quietly Acquitted Exonerated and
discharged of and from all Manner of Tenures or other any what so ever grants Tenures leases mortgages
Indebtances whatsoever the Might in any Manner or degree or degree of Distress or make void their present
Tenure and and the said Thomas Browning for my Heirs Heirs and Assigns to do
Covenant and in every thing all the the For the said Office with the said Office and his
Heirs and Assigns for ever Entering these premises to have hereunto set my hand on the day
the fifteenth Day in the Month called August in the 18th year of the Reign of
George the Third King of Great Briton D 1780
Signed Sealed & Delivered
in Presence of
Elizabeth Clark
Jordanon Clark
Mark
Thomas Browning o
Kings County Court personally Appeared this a Day the Subscriber
And Acknowledged the Before Written Deed to be his
Voluntary act and a Deed tact hand and seal the 15th day of
August 1780 Before me [illegible] Justice of the [illegible]
The above and foregoing Deed was recorded this 1st day of October D 1780
To all People in whom these presents shall come Greeting Whereas
that I John Sottoway of Charlestown in the county of Kent in the State of Rhode Island
Yeoman for and in consideration of the Sum of Notary and some other Sum of Money of mine
A bout 1 Colony to me in hand recd and paid by and before the Expiring heirs of Thomas Browning
of Charlestown in the County of Kent Rhode Island the premises hereunto to the remedy
Acknowledge and specify the forty and five feet and Continued and houses and of every part and parcel
thereof the Covenant Enjoyt and Delivery the Thomas Browning his Heirs and Assigns to do
for ever by these presents have given Granted bargained sold Aliened Conveyed and confirmed
the said premises to be freely fully and Absolutely quit free against all Men whom so ever and
unto him the Thomas Browning his Heirs and Assigns for ever One Certain piece of Land
situated lying and being in Consideration in the County of Kent containing Eighty
Acres more or less and bounded as Follows Beginning at a certain Stone on the southern line
of the horizon of Joseph Notledge land West by a line running Northly partition Jordan Cutten land
and Southly in the Granted Lands to the first Mentioned Line to the North to be held to be
Granted and Appurtenant premises with all the Appurtenances privileges appurtenances connected to the same
Belonging or in any way Appertaining to him that Thomas Browning his Heirs and Assigns for
ever to be and his timely and happily under his Rights and Behalf for ever and that I John Sottoway for my and my Heirs
Execut and Admin do covenant promise and grant to and with the said Thomas Browning his heirs and Assigns
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That before the Undersigning hereunto signed Jam the true sole and true Full owner of the above Bargain
Premises and am lawfully seized and possessed of the Same in mine own proper right as a
good for Flat and absolute Estate of inheritance in Fee Simple and have in my right good Title to
grant and Full Power Authority to Grant Bargain sell convey and confirm the above Bargain
Premises in manner and a bound and to all the Heirs lawfully possessing his heirs and Assigns share
forever in manner a bound and to all the Heirs lawfully possessing his heirs and Assigns share
and from time to time to alien and settlements for heirs by Fee and Estate that they person
and his heirs lawfully seized and quietly have the Use occupancy of said Fee & Property the Demised and
said Premises freely and quietly have the aforementioned free and clear and firmly and quietly Enjoined
Bargained Premises with the appurtenances free and clear and all means namely former or other of the grantors
Encumbrances and discharges of all means namely former or other of the grantors
Encumbrances and discharges of all means namely former or other of the grantors
Bargains sales Leases Mortgages quit rents signatures inditures Deeds Conveyances Indentures in common
Bargains sales Leases Mortgages quit rents signatures inditures Deeds Conveyances Indentures in common
borne on a certain of the same or nature whatsoever in my proper right or those of others
Or in the way this present Deed Furthermore I do engage the above demised premises to the said
Buyer and his heirs to defend and warrant in any safe full Cause or Demand of any
Former or Persons whomsoever presents Current Seizures and claims to Defend the said presents
Person or Persons whomsoever presents Current Seizures and claims to Defend the said presents
W. Milne witness I have hereunto set my hand and seal the Eleventh Day of June
in the year of our Lord one thousand seven Hundred seventy five and in his proper
year of the Majesties Reign george the Third King
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
Phil Cross
Geo Cross
King County in Personally appeared the above named John
[illegible] and acknowledged the above within Instrument
to be his Act and Deed had and seal the Day and Year
first Written before Phil Cross Justice of the Peace
The above Deed was recorded 8th y October 1786