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      menconed in the Inventory wch hee this depont delivered to Liber A.

      Capt William Stone.           Jurat Tho: Hatton

         8o Junij Lres of Administracon of the estate of Mr Henry

      Brookes merchant granted to Mr Cuthbert ffenwick a Creditor

      who is by oath to exhibit an Inventory by Michas next vnles &c

      and to keepe and make a true Accompt &c. further time

      allowed 25o Sept till xpăs next.

      2d Junij    Robert Robins maketh oath that sometime in

      in open Court September 1 647 hee being at the House of

      Richard Grigson at the back River in Virginia informed the

      said Grigson that this deponent was then shortly to come to

      Maryland who therevppon tould this depont that hee had then

      a Heifer in his Penne belonging vnto one Anthony Rawlins of

      Maryland, and requested him this depon to goe with him to

      the said Penne and this depont accordingly went with the said

      Grigson hither where hee then shewed this depont black

      Heifer with a white Starr in her forehead and tendred the said

      Heifer for the said Rawlins his vse and desired this depont to

      certify the said Rawlins of such his tender, and that the said

      Heifer was there ready for him or Words to that effect. Robins

      made this Oath vppon Surnons

      George Manners plf   Elias Beach maketh oath that some

      ffrances Vanenden deft   time since Christmas last this depont

      being aboard Skipper Abrahams Shipp heard ffrances Vanenden

      earnestly desire George Manners to take vpp for him aboard

      the said Shipp certaine goods to the value of a Hogshead of

      Tob: saying that hee had Tobacco ready at Poplar Hill to

        -   satisfy him for the same Wherevnto the said Manners

      Somons

            seemed to assent, and therevppon they went together

      to effect the same as this depont Verily beleiveth

         The depont Sworne 2d Junij in open Court being formerly

      Suffioned

         Elias Beach 2da Junij in open Court appointed George Man

      ners his Attorney to prosecute and defend on his behaulf all

      suites and Accons within this Province.

         Elias Beach con Henry Adams Accon of trespasse

         Warrt inde retorn No: Court.

         Willm Bretton Gentn Recorded his marke of hogs & cattle p. 251

      Viz Ouer & under keeled the Right eare Commonly called a

      flowre de Lewis. Crop'd the left eare. wch is the true & only

      marke of the sd Willm Bretton.