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45 the 6.th September 1672 Memorandum Its Agreed betweene John Clements of the one part And William Orchard & George Lewen Merch.ts of the other part that what tobacco the said John Clemens shall shipp home of his Owne from Maryland or Virginia for this three yeares now of the Said William Orchard & George Lewen And that they shall pay the said John Clemens in England Forty Shillings Sterling p hogshead each hhd weighing Four hundred pounds neat Suttle Arranoca Tobacco And the sume of Five pounds Sterling for Every hogshead of Sweete Sented & sound tobacco weighing each had Five hundred neate Sutle pounds in the Country & soe after that Rate if the hogshead weigh Either more or lesse And itt is alsoe Agreed that what Goods the said John Clemens shall send for ^the returne of^ his tobacco to be sent Over as aforesaid the Said John Clemens shall runn & beare the Risque and adventure thereof And the Said John Clemens is to have for his Comission for what goods he shall Sett & buy for the Accompte of the said Merchants Tenn p Cent in Tobacco And what his Comissions shall amount unto the said John Clemens doe promise to shipp home for the Merchants accompts In this Cargoe for which the said Merchants shall pay him Tenn Shillings Sterling for each hundred soe Shipped in the Cargoe In Witnes whereof the said partyes Interchangeably have putt theire hands & seales the day & yeare first above written Will Orchard Sealed Sealed & Delivered in p.rsence of Geo Lewen Sealed John Harding Hen Jubber To all People to whom these p.rsents Shall Come William Orchard & George Lewen of the Towne and County of Poole Merch.ts send Greeting Whereas the said Merch.ts & Comp.a have Reserved to send & Imploy John Clemens of Great Chopt Takett in the County of Talbott in Maryland Merchant as A Factor to Maryland aforesaid for the buying & selling of Goods & Receiving of debts there & in Virginia for the accompt of the said Orchard & George Lewen on behalfe of Our Selves & Comp.a Doe by these p.rsents Lawfully Authorize Impower & appoint the said John Clemens to be Our true & lawfull Factor Attorney & Assignee to buy sell traffique and Receive debts for us by way of Merchandize in Maryland aforesaid & Virginia And to Dispose of all such goods & wares whatsoever as from time to time we shall send and transport to him He the said John Clemens shall from time to time be advised & Ordered in that behalfe And this Our Power & Authority given him to remaine in full force & Effect on our parts & behalfe as well & Effectually as if Wee Our selves were then & there personally p.rsents for & untill wee give Order & Direccons to the Contrary for the dissanulling thereof In Witnes whereof Wee Sett our hands and Seales in Poole aforesaid the sixth day of September Anno Domi 1672 Et Anno Regs Caroli Secdi nunc Angl &c Vicesimo Quurte Sealed & Delivered in p.rsence of William Orchard Sealed John Harding Henry Jubber Geo Lewen Sealed Underneath the above Letter of Attorney was written (viz.t) Proved by John Harding one of the Witnesses to this Letter of Attorney before me December 21.th 1672 Charles Calvert This Indenture made the Seaventh day of Aprill in the Second yeare of the Dominion of hte Right Hon.ble Charles Absolute Lord & Propry of this Province of Maryland & in the yeare of Our Lord God 1677 Betweene William Guither of the County of S.t Maryes in the Province of Maryland Gentl of the one part & John Halfehead of the County of Calvert in the said Province planter of the other part Witnesseth That whereas William Hawley late of this Province Esq.r decd was in his life time Seized of an Estate in Fee Simple by Vertue of Letters Pattents thereof to him granted under the greate Seale of this Province of A Certaine Tract of Land Lyeing on the West side of Chesepeake Bay Conteyning Five Thousand Seaven hundred Acres more or lesse for & upon the Condicons of Plantation in the said Record in the Secretaryes office itt doth more fully appeare And the said W.m Hawley being thereof Soe Seized did afterwards by his last will and Testam.t in writeing under the hand & seale give & bequeath the same unto W.m Guyther Sonn of Nicholas Guyther Decd & to his heires & Assignes for Ever By Vertue of w.ch Said Will & by A Decree in Chancery lately obteyned he the Said W.m Guyther is become lawfully Seized and possessed of the same Now this Indenture further Witnesseth that he the said W.m |
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