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        The depson of Thomas Kid planter taken concerning Henry Liber Z.

      Crawlie's disposall of his estate at his death, march 9th 1639

      as followeth.

        1o he was present when Crawley made a disposall of his

      estate.

        2o when Crawley did it, he was in perfect memory

        3o that before this deponent, to him and others present, he

      said that if he died he did give to Kate his God-daughter all

      his estate, except the long gonne wch he gave to John Glantham

      if he returned.

        4o that this depont knowes of no other mention made by

      Crawley concerning the disposure of what he had.

        5o that he never heard nor knew of any revocation of the

      gift of his estate from that god-daughter of his.

      Taken before me the day and   Thomas Kid + mark

        yeare above written

        signed. Giles Brent.

       The depson of John Lewger gent Secretary of the Province p.102

             of maryland, taken before Leonard Calvert

           Esq Leutent grall of the said Province.

        At the request of Thomas Cornwaleys Esq by his lres out of

      England; the said John Lewger being corporally sworne vpon

      the holy Evangelists touching the truth of a certificate made &

      issued vnder the great scale of this Province with the teste of

      the said Leonard Calvert, begining

      deposeth & saith, that the Certificate made & issued vnder

      the great scale of this Province with the teste of the said

      Leonard Calvert touching the iudgements had & recovered in

      the Courts of this Province agst the said Tho: Cornwaleys as

      Admrator of Jerome Hawly late of St maries Esq deceased;

      beginning after the greeting, in these words [whereas divers

      actions of debts and accompts] &c & ending in these words,

      Given at St maries the third of January 1 639; Witnesse Or deare

      brother, &c] was a true certificate, taken out of the severall

      records mentioned therin and pfcctly agreeing therewith and

      that the said records out of wch it was taken were truely entred

      and kept according to the very truth of the matters recorded.

             The depson of John Lewger gent Secretary & one of p. 103

           the Counsell of the Province of maryland; taken the

           fourth day of may 1640 before Leonard Calvert Esq,

           Leutent grall of the said Province

        At the request of Thomas Cornwaleys Esq by his lres out of

      England, the said John Lewger being demanded iudicially