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             Know all men that I Richard Elrington have received                            Liber P. R.

      oples of Thomas Gerard one bil of three thousand pounds

      of tobacco & cask, and doe hereby promise to be accomptable

      for the same. witnes my hand this 13th day march 1643.

                                    Rich:     Elrington.

      1644                                                                                                         p. 172

      Copies    29. Aprill 1644

        whereas there is a bill of 40 l beaver, or in default therof, of

      3000 l tob made to me by Robert vans of virginea mrcht.

      for the price of one of his Lops servants by me sold to his

      Lops vse by appointmt of his Lops attorny mr John Lewger.

      I doe hereby assigne over all my right & interest in the said

      beaver or tobacco & the bill for the same vnto the said mr John

      Lewger to the vse of his Lop as aforesaid

                                      Tho:    Gerard.

      Copie of Tho: Todds

           covenant.

                       24. Octob 1642.

        Thomas Todd glover in consideration of his Indentures of

      service released to him by John Lewger Esq, covenanteth &

      hindeth himselfe & his assignes to dresse completely & wth his

      best art the 46. skins now in the limepitt, & to make vp so

      many of them after they are so dressed as will make 1 2. p of

      breeches & 1 2. p of gloves sowed & made vp in the best

      maner as such wares ought to be, and the said made wares &

      the rest of the said 46. skins not made vp into wares as afore

      said to deliver vnto the said Jo: Lewger afore Aprill next; &

      for every yeare afterward (commencing from Aprill next) as the

      service should have dured by the Indentures to pay vnto John

      Lewger or his assignes in steed of the said service fifty good

      skins of the best dressed, wherof ten may be fawne-skins; &

      to pay the said quantity of skins yearly before the 14th day of

      Aprill, & to let the said mr Lewger have the refusall of all the

      skins to be dressed & wares made vp by the said ‘fho: Todd

      during the said terme of his Indentures at the same rates as

      another will give for them, & at the end of the said terme he

      is to deliver vp the tooles lent him by mr Lewger to work with.

      viz 1. stock. 1. beame knife. 1. withe

                                       Thomas tod.

        July 18. Came afore me Capt Henry ffleete, & acknowl

      edgth himselfe to owe vnto Leonard Calvert

      memorand

      there is a specialty of  Esq three thousand foure hundred sixtie

      the same date to the     three pounds of good sound tobacco in

      same vse.good cask, to be paid vpon demand after