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       And this depont therevppon advised the said Leivt Lewis not Liber A.

       to meddle with the carrying of them thence. And this depont

       doth not certainely knowe but saith it is very pbable the said

       Lt Lewis did (not long after) carry away with him the said

       Greenestead and Meredith from thence to Portoback, for that

       about a fortnight after hee sawe them at Lt Lewis his House

       there. But this depont saith the said Greenestead and Mere-

       dith went from the said Lt Lewis his House at Portoback

       vppon Whitson Tuesday (as hee remembers) and that hee never

       sawe them there since, neither doth hee knowe where they

       were at any time since, but hath heard they were gone to

       Virginia And further hee cannot materially depose

                            J urat coram me Tho: Hatton

        6 April 1650. An Administracon of the personall Estate of p. 342

       John Palmer deceased was this day granted to Mr Thomas

       Bradnock of the Isle of Kent, and sent inclosed in a Lre to Mr

       Phillipp Connor with warrant and direccon to him to admin-

       ister the Oath to the Administrator and Appraisers and to take

       Bond of the Administrator &c and to make returne thereof.

       Wch accordingly hee did manner following Viz:

                To the Secretary of Maryland &c

        (Jut al) Sir I haue sent you hereinclosed W Bradnocks

       Bond of 5000 l of Tob: with the Inventory of all the goods of

       John Palmer I haue taken Mr Bradnocks oath with the two

       Praisers being Henry Morgan and ffrancis Lumbard Soe &c

       I rest

       from the Isle of Kent thisyor servant whiles I am

       28th of Aprill 1650        Phillipp Conner

        This 24th of Aprill 1650. These are to whom it may concerne

       Knowe ye that I Thomas Bradnox of the Isle of Kent the Ad-

       ministrator of John Palmer late deceased doe by these prsents

       acknowledg my self indebted vnto the Lord Proprietary the

       just some of 5000 l of Tob: to bee paid vppon demand after the

       date of these prsents

        The Condicon of this prsent Obligacon is such that if the

       aboue bounden Thomas Bradnox shall and Will well and truely

       keepe and make or cause to bee kept or made a true & pfect

       Accompt of all and every the Estate of John Palmer late

       deceased as farr as hee may, and give a just Accompt for the

       same when hee shalbe therevnto required by his Lopp and the

       Governor and Counsell or other Judg therevnto authorized for

       that purpose That then this prsent Obligacon is to bee voide &

       of none effect otherwise to stand and remayne in full force

       power strength and vertue in Lawe

                                   Sign. Tho: Bradnox

                          Sign Henry Morgan

       Witnes ffrancis Lumbard