156 Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.

          Liber B. Memorandum that by a Mistake two Cow Calfes of the

               Said Mrs Eures fallen this Spring in Anno 1652 were mis-

               marked vizt Cropt on the right Ear and underkeeled on the

               left her Cattle being in the Custody of me

                                            Tho:  Hatton Secr.

                 George Raper his Mark for Cattle and hoggs Vizt the right

               Ear forked, and the left Ear over and underkeeled wth the Tipp

               Cutt off.

                 William Boarman his Mark for Cattle and hoggs vizt the

               left Ear Crop't and two Slitts in the Cropp and the right Ear

               whole:

                 Thomas Tinney deceased his Estate Sold at an outcry

               amounts to the Suffie of Seven thousand eight hundred ffifty

               and nine pounds of Tobacco. Wittness my hand this 21th of

               June 1652 by me Leo. Strong Adnf to the Sd Estate

          P. 293 ‘This present writeing Wittnesseth that We Phillip Land and

               Hen. ifoxe doe binde ourselves Joyntly and Severally to pay

               unto the Lord Proprietary Cecilius Lord Baron of Baltemore

               Twenty thousand pounds of Tobacco in case Walter Bakes of

               the County of St Mary's within this Province of Maryland doe

               from henceforward break the peace of the Keepers of the

               liberties of England or of his Said Lordps within this Province

               Wittness our hands this 12th day of October 1652

                                                Phillip Land

                         Recognit coram me William Stone

                 12 Novemb 1652. John Taylor his Mark for Cattell and

               hoggs vizt Crop't on the right Ear and the left Ear under-

               keeled, with a Nick or Notch on the upper Side thereof

                         At the Court held at St Maries 20th Novr Anno

                         1650

                           ‘The Governor_Mr Green_Mr Brookes

                           Capt Price—and Mr Secretary

               Mr Wm Eltonhead plt The Complt chargeing the Defdt with

               George Manners Deft £ Some Slanderous expressions the Defdt this

               day produced his testimony being as followeth

                 Martin Kirke produced Sworn and examd this day in open

               Court Saith

                 That about September last Mr Eltonbead being in discourse

               with ffrancis Antell, the Said Antell wishing he bad not come