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         Liber A.  and by these prsents binde make over and deliver vnto the

             said willm Johnson or his Assignes for his better security all my

             cropp I shall make plant tend or bee possessed of both Corne

             Tobaccoes and all other pvision or Provisions whatsoever in

             John Medleyes Plantacon or elsewhere to the sole vse of him the

             said Willm Johnson or his Assignes as aforesaid In witnes of

             which delivery and for due performance of the said delivery

             and Contract for security I haue herevnto sett my hand the

             day & yeare abouewritten.

                                             The marke of

          Signed & delivred in prsence of me     Walter x Guest

                              Willm Bretton.

               Matthias Bryan his Marke for Cattell & Hoggs viz: The

             left Eare cropt and 2 slitts in the Cropp and a hole in the right

             Eare.

                April 1650. This day came Thomas Greene Esqr and

             acknowledged himself to haue given vnto his sonne ffrancis

             Greene one blackish browne Cowe comonly knowne by the

             name of Mopus, slitt on the right Eare, and the left vnder-

             keeld, with all her Increase for ever towards the raising him a

             porcon. And one other browne Cowe knowne by the name of

             Bobb vnto his sonne Thomas Greene in liewe of another Cowe

             of his disposed of lately by my self.

                                              Tho:    Greene

             Ita testor Tho: Hatton

               April 26o 1650. Memorand that I ffrancis Brookes of St

             Maries doe hereby assigne over vnto Capt Willm Stone Esqr

             (in consideracon of a debt from mee oweing vnto the said

             Capt Stone) Eighteene Hundred pound waight of Tob: and

             Cask vppon all or any of the Burgesses of this Assembly wch

             hee shall make choise of and desire for soe much as any of

             them are indebted to mee for theire particular expences

             during this Assembly The Marke of

             Witnes my hand                 ffrancis Brooks

             Witnessed by mee Willm Bretton

               27o April 1650 ffrancis Vanenden bindeth himself in the

             first place to pay vnto Barnaby Jackson 1500 l of Tob: and

             Caske next to Walter Beane 1000 l of Tob: and Caske, and to

             John Halfhead 1000 l of Tob: & Caske out of the Tobacco due

             to him for Ordinaries this ptsent Assembly wch hee hereby

             maketh over for security of paymt of the said severall debts

             before menconed respectively  francis Vanenden

             Ita testor Tho: Hatton