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       Whereupon a Licence was granted him to Marrie withe he Liber F.

      said Ursula

       Nov 23d 1638. This day came Robert Smith Planter and

      made Oath that he is not precontractcd to any other woman

      then Rose Gilbert and that there is noe Impediment of Con

      sanguinity affinity nor any other Lawfull Impediment either on

      his part or on the part of the Said Rose to his knowledge why

      he Should not be Married to the Said Rose and further acknowl- p. 134

      edgeth himself to owe unto the Lord Proprietary one thou

      sand Wt of Tobacco in Case there be hereafter proved any

      Lawfull Impediment Contrary to the Said Oath as aforesaid

                           the Mark of x Robert Smith

       Whereupon a Certificate was made

       Nov 24: This day came Roger Moy Planter and made

      Oath that he is not precontracted to any other woman then

      Ann Phillipson &c ut Supra:

       Whereupon a Certificate was made

       Novr 26: This day came ffrancis Gray Carpenter and made

      Oath that he is not precontracted to any other woman then

      Alice Moreman &c ut Supra

                                      ffrancis Graye

       Whereupon a Certificate was made.

      17th Aprill 1639                            Liber Z.

       This day Thomas Gerrard and I lenry Hooper chirurgions p. 89

      deposed vpon their corporall oath touching the last will and

      testament of Richard Lee who deceased at Sr Johns on the last

      day of march this pnt yeare; in manner & forme following; that

      is to say; that the said Richard Lee being of perfect & sound

      sense & memory, thoughe weake in body, and wished by the

      said Thomas Gerard to declare his mind how he would dispose

      of his estate after his death, did answere and say, first that his

      will was that Humphrey and Anne his maid should be free.

      Item, he willed that mrs Lewger should have a sattin petticoate

      wch was his wives, worth 10 l. Item that the remainder of all his

      estate after all charges defrayed, should be sent to mrs Huber

      steine in England. Item he entreated mr Lewger and mr

      Egerton to be his Exequutors.

        taken before me             Thomas Gerrard

      John Lewger Secretary        Henry Hooper

         eodem die, approbatum est hoc Testamentum, pro vero &

         vitimo Testamento dicti Richard Lee