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        copie of an acquittance desired to be entred by Robt Saltes                   Liber P. R.

        be it knowen vnto all men by these pnts that I John

      Smith of virginea planter doe freely acquitt & discharge

      Robert Saltes of Maryland carpr of a bond wch the said

      Robert Saltes is bound in wth James Leech for the paymt of 2.

      cowes wch must be paid vnto the above named John Smith or

      his assignes at or vpon the last of march or 3000 l Wt of tob &

      cask wch is to be paid the next yeare; as witnesse my hand

      this 5th of January 1643

                               mark I S of John Smith

      Signed & dd in price of

          Rob. Sedgrave

      sign x xpofer vaughan.

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      1644

        Aprill 15. Thomas Butler demandeth of Richard Smith

      1000 l tob due by accompt

        warn: to Cort 1st June vpon pill iudgmt

        16 warrt to nic hervy, rich Garnett, Luke Garnett, & Jo

      Genallis to restore come & other goods taken from the patuxent

      Indians, vpon sight; at pill of fine, & charge. & if not, to be

      afore Govr or Secret on wednesday next week to shew cause,

      vpon like pill.

        18. John nevill made oath, that Anne now wife of Ellis

      Beach, at some time in or neare november anno 1642. at Snow-

      hill, did contract wth the dept to carry her the said Anne to

      Elisabeth river in virginea in a boate of Colonell Trafford, &

      to have therefore at his arrivall in virginea stockins & shoes

      & other clothes to give him content: and that this dept did

      carry downe the said Anne & Ellis beach & did land them at mr

      mottrams in york, wth the consent of the said Anne, at the motion

      of the said Ellis; & was there ready to have carried them on to

      Elisabeth river, if there had beene pvisions of victuals & that

      there was no pvisions of victuals to carry the boat about, and

      that he was vpon that voyage from the time of setting forth till

      he left it off for want of pvision neare about a month and that

      he vsed all morall diligence to gett a passage back to Mary

      land, & it was neare about 3. weeks more ere he returned to

      Snow-hill and that he made no profitt all that time of his

      labour.

      Jurat

        25 Richard Bennett of virginea mrcht p attorn Cutbt ffen

      nick demandeth of Leonard Calvert Esq, 800 l tob & cask being

      the residue of a bill of 2000 l due from the said Leonard &

      ifulk Brent gent.