516    Court and Testamentary Business, 1649.

            Liber A. Sworne by the Governor Barnaby Jackson and Phillip

                  Auther

                    Sworne by Mr Lewger Walter Beane and Willm Brough

                  Apprasors of this Estate

                    14o No: July 20th 1649. This Bill bindeth mee Robert

                  Holt of Maryland, planter my heires Execrs and Assignes to

                  pay or cause to bee paid vnto Paul Simpson of St Inegoes

                  Marriner the full and iust sume of 2300 l of merchantable leafe

                  Tobacco and Cask his heires Execrs and Assignes by or before

                  the tenth day of November next And for true paymt thereof

                  I doe by these prsents binde over my Cattell at Kent viz: two

                  milch Cowes, one 2 yeare old Heifer 2 calves viz: one Cowe

                  Calf and one Bull calf and one Shallopp sometime belonging

                  vnto the said Paul with all her Rigging compleat, likewise all

                  my Cropp at the Isle of Kent nowe in the ground Witnes my

                  hand the day and yeare aboue written    Sign

                                                    Robert Holt

                  witnesses Robert Clarke

                             Sign

                          Edward Claxton

                    14o No: Be it known vnto all xpian people to whom this

                  present writing shall come before Knowe ye that I Walter

                  Guest vppon a valuable consideracon already received of John

                  Medley to the quantity of 3000 l of Tob: and Cask to bee paid

                  vppon the tenth day of October next ensueing the date hereof

              p. 290   haue hereby for the said Medleys sufficient security bound

                  delivered and set over vnto the said Medley his heires execrs

                  Admrs or Assignes my whole Cropp of Corne and Tobacco

                  wch is nowe vppon the said Medleyes plantacon. And doe

                  hereby binde my self my heires execrs Admrs or Assignes if in

                  case my whole Cropp doe not amount vnto the some aboue

                  specified towards the full satisfaccon of the abouesaid debt,

                  then I Walter Guest am herein bound as aforesaid to give the

                  said Medley or his Assignes my owne Bill to him for the

                  Remainder the next ensueing Cropp within this Province of

                  Maryland to bee paid In witnes whereof I haue herevnto sett

                  my hand this 10th day of September 1649 rhe marke of

                                                   Walter Guest

                  Assigned sealed and delivered in the sight of

                             Richard Browne

                  15o No. Wm Smoote plte  Accon of the Case for a Cowe and

                       Mrs Marg. Brent deft her Increase and 1000 l Tob. & Caske

                  & damages. Warrt inde r 15o No.