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      five of his servants (whereof Speed & Browne to be two) on                   Liber Z.

      to morrow night to worke with the said George Evelin for 10

      working daies next ensuing; for the rate of 10 l of good tobacco

      p diem for every servant, to be paid on the 10th of Novembr

      next; and if the said George Evelin shall be willing to employ

      them after the expiring of the said ten daies, for ten daies

      longer or vnder, he is then to pay for them after the same rate

      9th Aprill 1638

        this day it is agreed betweene Capt. George Evelin on the

      one part, and Philip west, william williamson, and John Hopson

      on the other part, that the said Philip west, william williamson

      and John Hopson, are sett free to worke for themselves & to

      their owne accompt from the day of the date hereof vntill this

      day twelvemoneth, and then they are to returne againe to the

      service of the said George Evelin or his assignes according to

      their Indentures, and in consideration hereof the said Philip

      west, william williamson, and John Hopson, are during this next

      yeare to find themselves with clothing diett & all necessaries,

      and doe quitt their wages otherwise due vnto them by their

      Indentures; and doe covenant and bind themselves and each

      of them by hirnselfe covenanteth & bindeth himselfe severally

      his heires exequutors, and administrators to pay vnto the said

      George Evelin or his assignes, three thousand weight of tobacco

      good 8z merchantable on the tenth of November next, that jg

      one thousand weight apiece for each of them.

        These words [his heires &c] were interlined afore the signing

      Recogn coram me George Euelin

      John Lewger Secretary         Phillip West

                    the mrke of will: williamson

                           + the marke of John Hopson

      9th Aprill

        Memorandum that this day the said Capt: George Evelin doth

      assigne over his foresaid debt of three thousand weight of

      tobacco due vnto him by the Recognisance aforesaid, vnto

      Capt: Thomas Cornwaleys Esq and one of the Counsell of this

      Province, and to his assignes

                                      George Euelin

      J ta testor John Lewger Secretary.

        Eod: die came Thomas Morris and made oath that eleven

      pound of shott and one pound of powder or thereabouts wch

      was found in the chest of Zachary mottershead late of St maries

      gent deceased, was the proper goods of him the said Thomas

      morris; and onely laid vp in the said chest with the leave of

      the said Zachary mottesshead, for the safe keeping thereof.