court and Testamentary Business, 1638.     35

      and acknowledgeth himselfe to owe vnto his said deare brother Liber Z.

      Robt Evelin, one hundred weight of beaver vpon his owne

      accornpt; and for his security of the said debt, the said George

      Evelin doth hereby assigne, bargaine and sell vnto the said

      Robt Evelin, his heires, &c all his right title and interest in one

      plantation called Pinie point plantaon in his mannor of Evelinton

      being by estimation 300 acres be it more or lesse, and in one

      other plantation being lately in the occupation of John Rich

      ardson & by him sold vnto the said George Evelin; conteining

      50 acres Qf cleared ground be it more or lesse; and all the

      profitts any way out of the said plantations or either of them

      issuing and arising; vntill the said Robt Evelin shalbe satisfied

      the said debt of too' of beaver

        Rccogn coram me               George Euelin.

      John Lewgcr Secretary.

      June 19th                                  p.68

        1638 Tho: Baidridge Sheriff acknowledgeth himselfe to

      owe vnto the Lord Proprietary, ten thousand weight of tobacco,

      in case John Norton sawyer shall not appeare at the Court on

      Monday next, and stay the order of Court there.

                                         James

        Recogn corarn me                 Baidridge

      John Lewger Secretary.

               The Processe agst William Lewis,  p. 70

              ffrancis Gray, Robt Sedgrave &c.

        on Sunday the first of July, william Lewis informed Capt:

      Cornwaleys that certaine of his servants had drawen a petition

      to Sr John Hervcy; & intended at the Chappell that morning

      tO procure all the Protestants hands to it. wherevpon the

      Captaine (calling vnto him Secretary) sent for Robt Sed

      grave (one of the parties informed of) and examined him

      thereof, who confessed he had drawen a writing & delivered it

      to ffrancis Gray, who being likewise examined, had the writing

      in his bosome & delivered it to the Captaine. The writing

      was of this tenor

      Beloved in our Lord &c This is to give you

           notice of the abuses and scandalous reproaches wch

         God and his ministers doe daily suffer by william

         Lewis of St Inego's, who saith that our Ministers are

           the Ministers of the divell; and that our books are

             made by the instruments of the divell, and further saith

             that those servants wch are vnder his charge shall

             keepe nor read any booke wch doth apperteine to our

             religion within the house of the said william Lewis,

             to the great discomfort of those poore bondmen wch