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       I lett to him for 21 yeares paying bb of good Come Liber A.

      yearely att St Clemts Mannor howse There is 9 bb due, &

      more betwixt this & Christmas. I pray fayle not & I will be

      yor warrt What you find to make the Corne on, lett it be

      praysed by 4 able men, or ells sold att an outcry, whereby you

      may make the most of if any thing remaine in yor hands lett it

      be restored to the owner

                                  p me Tho: Gerrard.

      Endorsed

        The day wthin mentioned I fetched of Mr Lewis plantation

      three Cowes & Three Calues

                                   Walter Brodhurst

      Record Teste me Willm Bretton Clk.

        Willm Lewis demandeth of Tho: Gerrard Esqr 22451 Tob. & p.

      eight barrells of Corne. due uppon acct

        Tho: Gerrard Deft denyeth the demand to be due. Respited

      till next Court.

        Came Willm Lewis & acknowledgeth himselfe to owe &

      stand indebted unto Tho: Gerrard Esqr in the full summe of

      630 l Tob & cask

                                      William Lewes

        To the demand of Walter Beane plf agst Mrs Brent deft. for

      1328 l The deft acknowledge the demand to be due. Judgmt

      respited till next Court, in respect of Mr Caluerts estate tht is

      now in defts hand is aliready attatched att the suite of the

      garryson. And tht shee can part wth noe part of it. till shee

      hath made answere thereunto

                       Decembr 3o 1647

        Whereas there is a distresse made uppon 3 cowes & 3 calfes

      by Mr Tho: Gerrard, for non paymt of Rent, wch is due from

      Willm Lewis Tenent unto the sd Tho: Gerrard. And whereas

      it appeareth tht the sd cowes & calues, belong not unto the sd

      Lewis, but unto Mrs Eure. And there being no Law in the

      prouince authorizing any such course. These are to requyre

      you to take of the sd distresse from of the sd cattle, & deliur

      them into the possn of Barth: Phillips to keepe & prserue for

      the use of the sd Mrs Eure till further order from mee, wheras

      the foresd Mr Gerrard may haue remedy agst the sd Willm

      Lewis, he being now in the Prouince & ready to serue his

      demand, touching the sd Rent & for soe doeing this shall be

      yor warrt                     Sig: Tho: Greene

      To the Sheriffe or his Deputy