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this Board Ordered that another scire facias issue to the Sheriff
of Saint Marys County to make known to the said Iohn Blom-
field and Luke Barbor to be before his Lordships Iustices of
the Provincial Court on the nineteenth day of december next
to shew Cause (if any they have) there why the Grants aforsaid
should not be vacated upon Record

John Nuthall and Iames Nuthall Sons of Iohn Nuthall late of
Saint Marys County decd and Brothers to Elias Nuthall now a
Servant in the Colony of Virginia appeared here this day and
did engage to the Board here that they would buy Elizabeth

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Bradshaw Servant unto william Claw of S^t of Saint Ieroms and
will send her down into Virginia & endeavour to exchange
her for their Brother Elias who remains a Servant as aforesaid
and if his freedom cannot by her being sent down be procured
then they will give more Tobacco & it is by the Board Ordered
that all Reasonable Charges that they shall be at in freeing
their said Brother they shall be allowed out of his Childs part

Captain Miles Cook petitioning this Board for his dues
Granted him by the Lord Proprietary out of the money that
was allowed for Salvage of the Saint George of Bautree
It is by the Board Ordered (the Attorney General being
gone up the Bay) that Iohn Morecroft Gent be appointed
and is by his Excellency and Council appointed his Lordships
Solicitor General and that the said John Morecroft as Sollicitor
General do take out a writt at his Lordships suite against
Captain Iosias Fendall for the thirds of the Salvage of the S^t
George of Beautree remaining in the said Fendalls hands at it
is said

M^r Rousbys petition referred to the next Council day when
he is desired to be present

Upon the petition of Elianor Caine Relict of Iames Caine
late of Somerset County deed and Iohn Avery of the said
County that a Parcell of Land called Caines Choice containing
three hundred Acres patented in the name of the said James
Caine the eleventh of Iune 1665 was not in the will and Testa-
ment of the said James Caine fully Conveyed to them according
to the precise words of the Law his Excellency and Council
having perused the said will & Testament of the said James
Caine deceased it is the Iudgment of the Board that the In-
tention of the said Caine was to Convey the said Land to the

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said Elianor Cane her heirs or Assigns forever excepting the
parcell sold out of it unto the aforesaid Iohn Avery and that
the said will be Construed to all Intents and Purposes what-
soever for the Conveying of the said Land to the said Elianor

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