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      passd in former times. And tht the plantaon (meaning W Liber A.

      Neales plantaon as this Dept beleiueth) or any thing ells tht

      was formerly his (to witt Mr Thorneboroughs) in Mary-Land

      he would confirme it unto him, & uppon this the sd Mr Thorne

      borough came up wth Mr Caluert & further meeting him the sd

      Mr Caluert att Yorke, he the sd Mr Caluert tooke the sd Mr

      Thorneborough by the hand, bidding him welicome & in this

      Depts hearing forgave him & spake the former words of guift,

      or such like to him & further he sayth not

                                         John Jarbo

        Recordant. Teste me Willm Bretton Clk

             The eighteenth day of October 1647.

      Jan 26o

        In the name of god Amen. I ffrances Coxe of the Iland of

      Kent, in the prouince of Mary-Land in the parts of America

      gentlewoman, being of sownd memory & sences, thanks be to

      god therfore doe make & ordaine this my last will and Testa

      ment in the manner & forme following.

        ffirst I bequeath my sowle into the hands of Jhesus Christ

      my Redeemer from whence I receiued hope through his meritts

      & the meritts of his passion to obtaine remission of my sinns,

      & saluation of my soule, att the day of my birth. As for my

      Body I bequeath it to the earth from whence itt was taken, &

      to receiue decent & Christian Buriall according to the dis

      cretion of my Exequutor

         As for my wordly estate (my debts & funerall rites

      being really & faythfully discharged in the first place. I doe

      make Capt Robt Vaughan, now being absent from the Iland

      my lawfull Exequutor for the children. If in case tht he bee

      not well, or any casualty be befallen him. I make Henry

      Morgan the exeqr for my children hole   & sole. This is my

      last will & Testamt wittnes my hand     The x mrk of

      wittnes                  ffrances Coxe.

       Willm Lant

        ffrancis Lumbart.

        The prties attested these to be their hands, & tht the prty

      was of sownd memory att the making hereof.

      Before me                        Signe

       Record. Willm Bretton Clk. Giles Brent.

        Jan 29o John Jarbo sayth uppon oath tht being in Virginia p. 129

      uppon GouT Caluerts occasions, the sd Gour promised to send a

      boate downe to Virg. presently after the Pinnace arryued att

      Mary Land for this Dept to bring him vp againe. But noe Boate

      comming downe this Dept was forced to lay out 6. payre

      shooes of his owne, wch cost him 300' Tob

                                         John Jarbo