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        The Dept of Margarett Winchester &c:      Liber A.

        Sayth That some 2 dayes before Mrs Cox dyed This Dept

      heard Mrs Cox say tht shee would giue to Mrs Bradnox one

      yeareling heighfer of a cleare stock, for the care & paynes shee

      tooke about her. & further &c:          Sig.

                           Marg: Winchester

      Jurat Corã. Phillip Conner.

        The Depn of Edw: Ebbs &c:

        This Dept sayth tht the calfe wch caused Mr Cox his hand to

      bee cutt was att Capt Vaughans, after the Gour & Capt Brent

      carryed away the Cattle & was hers, untill the of Decembr

      & further bee deposeth nott. Only the calfe was undermarked

      wth a little white under the flank. Being a Cow Calfe. fur ther

      &c.                              Sig.

      Jurat Cora Phil: Coner.          Edward Ebbs

      Charles R.

        Whereas Thomas Copley Gentn an Alien borne is a Recusant

      & may bee subject to be troubled for his Religion. And for

      asmuch as wee are well satisfyed of the Condicon & quality of

      the sd Thomas Copley, & of his Loyalty & Obedience towards

      Vs. Wee doe hereby will & requyre yow, & euery of yow,

      whom it may concerne to permitt & further the sd Thomas

      Copley freely & quietly to abide in any place, & to goe about

      & follow his occasions wthout molesting or troubling him, by

      any meanes whatsoeur for matter of Religion; or the place, or

      persons of those unto whom hee shall resort. And this shall

      bee yor wart in this behalfe. Gyuen under or Signett att or

      Pallace of Westminister the Tenth day of Decembr in the Tenth

      yeare of Or Reigne             Locus + Sigilli

      To all Or Judges, Justices of Peace, Mayors

      Sheriffs, Bayliffs, Constables, Headboroughs,

      Messengers, Pursuivants & to all other Or Officers

      & Ministers, whom it doeth or may concerne.

        Concordat, Cu Originali ita testor Wm Bretton

        March 14th 1648 Bee it knowne unto all men by the prnts p. 243

      tht Wee Walter Peaks & John Slingsbey haue bargayned one

      wth the other to liue as Joynt Copartnens together for the space

      of flue yeares from the day & yeare aboue written, till the

      tearme of flue yeares be compleated & ended, according to

      condicon. And att the exspiraon of the Tearme the aboue named

      prties shall bee possest of att the end of the time, is to be equally

      deuided. Only the sd Peaks his Wife is to haue her wearing

      cloathes, & her childs, & one bed furnished, & to giue each of