Court and Testamentary Business, 1644.     297

       & Ireland defen& of the faith &c. betweene Nicholas Brooke                   Liber P. R.

       citizen & grocer of London of the one party & henry Brooke

       citizen and grocer of London brother of the said Nicholas of

       the other ptie. whereas the said parties have for sundry

       yeares last past traded vpon partible Acco in merchandizing

       betweene England and virginea, In wch time the said nicholas

       hath made two voyages to virginia; And wheras also the said

       nicholas Brooke is resolved contented & agreed to surcease

       the said trade & to resigne & leave the same wholly vnto the

       said Henry Brooke who is likewise resolved contented &

       agreed to take the same trade vpon him & to runne the hazard

       of all adventures & debts that are incident & apperteining

       thervnto. And in consideration of the said Nicholas Brook

       his relinquishing of the said trade & of his property right &

       interest in and to the same, the said henry hath secured vnto

       the said nicolas the payment of Seaven hundred pounds; viz

       two hundred pounds by bill of debt payable the five and

       twentieth of March wch shalbe in anno dni one thousand six

       hundred fourty & two, two hundred & fifty pounds by bond

       payable the five and twentieth day of March shalbe in Ao

       one thousand six hundred fourty & three; and two hundred

       and fifty pounds by bond payable the five and twentieth of

       March wch shalbe in the yeare of Or Lord God, one thousand

       six hundred fourty & foure;

        Now this Indenture witnesseth that the said Nicholas Brooke

       for & in consideration of the said somme of seven hundred

       pounds to be paid as aforesaid, hath granted & bargained

       sold remised released assigned & sett over, and by these pnts

       doth fully wholly & absolutely grant, bargaine, sell, remise,

       release assigne & sett over vnto the said Henry Brook,

       all the estate, right title Interest property claime share part

       purpart and demand whatsoever that he the said nicolas

       Brooke hath or may or can claime challenge ask have or

       demand of in to or out of all & every or any plantation

       Lands chattells servants goods merchandises adventures

       debts & estate whatsoever that now are either in virginia

       or England belonging to the partible accot of the said trade or

       wch the said nicolas Brooke hath taken in his owne name in

       the said continent of Virginia. To be had, held, received, taken

       & enioyed vnto and by the said henry Brook his exequutors

       adms & assignes to his and their owne vse & vses as his &

       their owne proper & particular estate from henceforth for ever,

       without any accompt to be therefore made or given to the said

       nicolas Brooke his exequutors, Admrs or assignes or any of

       them. And the said nicholas Brooke doth covenant & grant

       for him his exequutors & Adrnrs & every of them to & with

       the said Henry Brooke his Exequutors Adms. & assignes &