Court and Testamentary Business, 1649.     5 1 7

        These prsents witnes that I Margaret Brent doe acquit and Liber A.

      discharg Edward Commins of all debts and demands and

      damages whatsoever from the beginning of the World to this

      present day in the behaulf of my self and my brother Giles

      Brent whose Attorney I amWitnes my hand November the

      fifteenth 1649                 Margaret Brent

      witnes William Evans.

        16o No: 1649 Vppon the earnest mocon of Capt Robert

      Vaughan one of his Lopps Counsell and the humble request

      of John Hatch Attorney of Skipper Abraham Jonson That

      Thomas Greene Esqr his Lopp nowe prsent Governor of the

      Province of Maryland would bee graciously pleased to with

      drawe as well the civill part of his Accon and suite commenced

      against him the said Abraham for highest scandall and defa

      macon of the said Thomas Greene, as also to bee pleased

      favourably to remitt and forgive him the crime comitted therein

      against the dignity of the Lord Proprietary by involving him

      in the late and last generall pardon though noe Inhabitant

      of the place. The said Thomas Greene in a confident ex

      pectacon of his better behaviour and more dutifull comport

      made hereafter to the Governemt of the place when ever hee

      shall come into it againe doth hereby graciously receive him

      into pardon And vppon the promise of John Hatch the said

      Abrahams Attorney that hee will see paid and discharge the

      said Thomas Greene of all charges of Court already incurred

      in the psecucon of the said suite, the foresaid Thomas Greene

      doth hereby with drawe also his said Accon and absolutely

      bury it in vtter oblivion as also the Attachmt issued out there

      vppon                        Attestat p

      Testor Tho: Hatton              Rob: Vaughan

      16 No: Jo: Dandy plte    Subp walter Cotterell ad testificand

            xpofer Carnall deft p Ca r sine delaone

        16o No: Mrs Margaret Brent her marke for Cattell and

      Hoggs viz, the right Eare cropt.

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      prietaries name to will and require you to attach any the goods,

      tobaccoes, Judgmts debts, bills, or any thing else within this

      Province belonging to Skipper Abraham Jonson to the value

      of 10000 l of Tob: & caske, and them in safe custody keepe,

      vntill the said Abraham shall haue answered by himself or his

      Attorney to the suite of Thomas Greene Esqr in an Accon of

      highest scandall & defamacon at the next Court to bee held at

      St Maries on the 15th of this prsent November and haue pformed