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      Poseyes Cropp and servant, praised by 2 sworne men Anthony Liber A.

      Rawlins and George Manners.

      The Corne is 16 Barrells at 60 p Barrell is960

      The Tobacco is valued at                 600

      The Servant at                          2000

                                    Somme total 3560

        To all christian people to whom this prsent writing shall

      come before, That whereas there is a suite depending be

      tweene ffrances Jarvise of the one part plte and Mr ffrances

      Brookes of the other part. Therefore vppon consideracon of

      the same wee doe hereby binde our selves our heires executors

      or Assignes in the full soffie of 1000 l of Tob. to stand to the

      Arbitramt of ffower men by name George Manners and Wifim

      Smoote for the plte, and Marke Pheypo and Nichas Keiten for

      the deft, And if in case these fower specified cannot agree

      then they doe make chaise of to bee the Umpire. In

      witnes whereof wee have interchangeably set our hands this

      first of June 1649   Signetum ffrances

                           ffrancis Brookes

      Teste Richard Browne.       Jarvis

       The Arbitrators betweene Mr ffrancis   Brookes and ffrancis

      Jarvise have ordered that the said Mr ffrancis Brookes shall

      pay vnto the aforesaid ffrancis Jarvise ffive hundred pounds

      of Tob: and the aboue menconed ffrancis Jarvise is to pay all

      charges.           Marks Pheypo

                         The marke of Geo: Manners

                         The marke of Wm Smoote

                                   Nich: Keeting

      Teste Rich: Browne John Wade

        Subscribed by Nichas Keeting in the prsence of Tho: Hatton.

        13o July Whereas George Manners in open Court the p. 266

      tenth of ffebruary last declared (int al) that hee would satisfy

      such claymes & engagemts as should bee charged against John

      Hallowes of Apomatocks without putting the said Hallowes to

      the vnnecesary charge of Attachmts, Hee the said George

      Manners doth nowe declare that hee will not stand lyable any

      longer to satisfy any claymes or Ingagemts for or on the behaulf

      of the said Hallowes Witnes his hand

                              The marke of

      Ita Testor. Tho: Hatton Secr. George G Manners

        Whereas by order of Court of the second of June last made