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          These prsents doth testify that I Leonard Calvert Esqr doe Liber A.

        binde my self to deliver or cause to bee delivered vnto Joane p. 337

        Tompson for the vse of Thomas Butler deceased his Children

        two Cowe Calves of three monethes old some time in June

        next after the date hereof Witnes my hand this tenth of ffeb-

        ruary 1646

                                           L:   Caluert

        At a Court held at St Maries       (Governor

        18 die April 1650    Present   Secretary

                                   (Capt Robert Vaughan

        Humfry Tabh plte    The said defts being apprehended by the

        Benedict Pearse and Sheriff by vertue of the Governors Warrant

        William Allen defts as Runawayes vppon theire exaiacons this

        day severally confessed that the said Benedict Pearse was

        servant to one John Taylor, and that Willm Allen was servant

        to Bartholmewe Wethersby in Virginia And it appearing by

        Sir William Berclayes Lre that the said Humfry Tabb had

        power to remand them It is therefore ordered that they bee

        delivered into the custody of the said Humfry Tabb to bee by

        him returned to theire severall Maisters together with a Boate

        seised on by the Sheriff in theire possions and belonging to

        the said Weatherby the said Tabb satisfieing what is due to

        the Sheriff for executing the said Warrant

        At a Court held at St Mariesprsent (Governor      Secretary

        19o die April 1650         Mr Greene Mr Pile

                                 (Capt Price

        Mr John Trussell pite     The pite complayneth against the defendt

        Walter Pakes deft   for detayning from him a Boy heretofore

        taken by the Indians in the last Massacre in Virginia and by

        them since those Warrs returned back to bee prsented to Sir

        Wm Berclay Governor there who was pleased to give the said

        Boy to the said W Trussell. The defendt appearing vppon

        the Governors spiall warrant, denyed that hee detayned any

        Boy of the pltes but said that the Boy in question was his the

        defts owne child taken from him by the Indians the last Mas-

        sacre in Virginia where hee then dwelt, Wherevppon the deft

        produced his testimony being as followeth

          Hugh Lee aged 41 yeares or thereabouts sworne & examined

        saith that about the later end of August 1647. Walter Pakes

        his wife being at the House of James Claughton deceased,

        there was a Boy that Mr John Trussell was a carrying home

        that had beene a Captive amonge the Indians and at this time

        was troubled With the Contry duties, and the foresaid Pakes

        his wife did vndertake in the prsence of this depont WiHm