Court and Testamentary Business, 1637.       9

       Robt wintour his execuutors admrators or assignes at all Liber Z.

       demaunds the tenth of november of this next ensuing yeare, to

       wch payment I the ahovenamed william Bmitton doe by these

       pnts oblige my Selfe my heires execuutors adthrators and assignes

       out of what personall estate whatsoever to me or them as such

       doth or may any way belong. In wittnes whereof I the said

       William Bretton have hereunto sett my hand and seal this

       25th1 day of January 1637

                        locus + Sigilli

                    Signed, William Bretton

       Sealed & delivered in the pnce of

             Leonard Calvert

       This recognizance is discharged

          John Lewger Secretary

         5 feb. James Cauther attorney for Thomas Pasmore corn

       plaineth against Thomas Charinton Joseph Edlow & Anum

       Banum in a plea of debt of 515 wt of tobacco due to the said

       Thomas Pasmore on the 10th of November last IC

         and the said Thomas Charington, Joseph Edlow and Anum

       Benum doe acknowledge the said bill

                             + the mke of Anuin Benurn

                             + Thomas Carrington

         5. feb: James Cauther compi: agst Anurn Benurn, in a plee

       of debt of 150wt of tobacco due the 10th of November last

                                               IC

    And the said Anum Benum  doth acknowledge the said bill

                            + the mrke of Anurn Ben urn

             An Inquest taken before the Coroner, at mattapient p. 23

            in the county of St maries, on wednesday the 31. of

            January 1637. vpon view of the bodie of one John

            Briant, late of mattapanient planter deceased, then and

            there lying dead before him. by the oath of

             Richard Gannett Randoll Revell

             John wyatt      John Hillierd

             John Halfehide  nicholas Harvey

             Edward ffleete  Richard Lusthead planters

             Thomas ffrancklin  John Robinson

             xpofer martin   Zachary mottershead

         to the number of twelve Jurors impanelled, and charged to

       inquire how the said John Briant came by his death.