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        29o Sept. Mr William Eltonhead his Marke for Cattell and Liber A.

      Hogs Viz picked on both Eares.

        29o Sept Gartrude and Jane the daughters of Thomas Smith

      gent deceased theire Marke for cattell and Hoggs Viz: Cropt

      and holed on both Eares and a Nick vnderneath the left Eare.

        29 Sept Thomas and Sarah the Children of Capt Phillip

      Taylor deceased theire Marke for cattell and Hoggs Viz. Cropt

      and holed on both Eares and a Nick vnder the right Eare

        29o Sept Lt Nichas Guyther his Marke for Cattell and

      Hoggs Viz. forked on the left Eare and the right Eare over

      keeld and vnderkeeld and the topp cropt off

        29o Sept John Halfhead his Marke for Cattell and Hoggs

      viz, the left Eare swallow forked and the right Eare whole

        290 Sept Tho: Copley Esqr his Marke for cattell and Hoggs

      viz. The right Eare cropt and the left Eare slitt

        290 Sept Thomas Mathewes his Marke for Cattell and

      Hoggs Viz the right Eare cropt and the left slitt on both

      sides comonly called a ifiower de Luce.

        290 Sept Elias Beach his Marke for cattell and Hogge viz

      The left Eare cropt and the right Eare vnderkeeld

        290 Sept. 1649 Elias the sonne of Elias Beach hath one

      Cowe and 2 Cowe Calues one of yeare old and the other

      calved about June last wth were given him by Mr Nathaniell

      Pope and at the request of his ffather recorded for his vse

      being of his said ffathers Marke as witnes the hand of the said

      Elias Beach the ffather. The marke of

                              Elias + Beach the Elder

      Testor Tho: Hatton

        4o Oct 1649 I doe hereby authorize you to administer oath p. 280

      vnto Walter Beane and Willm Bruffe to make a true and

      faithfull Appraisemt to the best of theire consciences of a Cowe

      belonging to William Wheatley lately deceased that shalbe

      brought before them by James Langworth Administrator to

      the said Wheatley And I doe further hereby require you to

      make returne thereof soe soone as conveniently may bee into

      the Secretaries Office            Tho: Greene

      To Mr John Lewger Jun