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        August. 8o Warrant to George Manners to Impannell a Liber A.

      Jury of 12 ffreemen to make Enquiry of the death of Tho:

      Allen fownd dead, uppon the sands by Poynt Looke out, in St

      Michaells mannor in the pro: of Mary-Land & to make a true

      returne thereof, into the Registers office, wth all possible con

      ueniency.

        Warrt returned in writing as followeth.

        August. 9o A Jury impanneld uppon the dead Corps of

      Tho: Allen untimely deceased, & Verdict thereon deliuered as

      followeth.

        I Edward Cottom, being foreman of the Jury, giue Verdict

      for the whole as followeth That the sd Tho: Allen was shott

      under the right shoulder, & hath three holes, but whether wth

      shott or Arrowes they know not. His Corps is soe eat &

      consumed.

        And likewise tht a great peice of his scull is broken & taken

      away; & the skin of his scull is flayed of, quite rownd his head.

      Signed

        Edward Cottam John LewgerJohn Harwood

        Willm Edwin   Edw: HullLewis ffreeman

        Odoan James   Humphrey HowellRich: Willan

        Angel Simpson John Cage George Dolte

        In the name of god Amen. I Thomas Allen in the prouince p. 171

      of Mary-Land Plantr for many good causes me thereto moue

      ing. being well in body, & in prfect health & memory thanks

      be to god for it, & praysed be his holy name.

        I doe make my last will & testamt

        ffirst I bequeath my Soule to god tht gaue it, trusting only

      in the meritts of Jesus Christ my Sweet Sauiour. Secondly I

      bequeath my Body to the grownd, whence it shall please

      Allmighty god to call it, trusting in a ioyfull & hopefull resur

      rection by Jesus Christ. Thirdly I doe make my sonne Thomas

      Allen, full & whole Exequutor of all my wordly goods: Thus

      far tht he doth admister uppon all tht is mine, for the use of

      him selfe, & his Brothers William Allen, & Robert Allen, & lett

      it bee, more or lesse. & I doe giue them share & share like.

      And if eyther of them should dye; Lett the other Two take all,

      Or if it please god, tht Two dye; Then the longest liuer take

      all. And because they are yowng, & tender of age I doe

      appoynt my louing ffreinds John Hatch (or in his absence

      Willm Marshall) & Rich: Banks to bee Ouer seers of this my

      last will & Testamt And if it should soe please AllmigtY god

      tht I should dye this summer, or this yeare: That my Man

      Conquerour may stay, & worke in the Crop. And tht an

      Inuentory of all tht is mine, may be taken & secured by the

      OurSeers Jno Hatch & Rich: Banks, to pay my debts, & the