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         Liber B. above 1 doe not onely bind my heirs Executors and assigns

         p. 406 but also all my Servants Good Tobacco and Cattell. Wittness

              my hand this 9th of March 1652     William Lewes

              Signed and Delivered in the presence of

              Edward Robinson, Edward Mounkes

                     The Governour this day by a declaration under his

              12o Martii

                    hand to be published at Kent made void all War-

              rants or Licences by him formerly Granted for killing of wild

              unmarked Hogs here.

          At a Court held at St)      Willm Stone Esq Govr

                Maries 11 Martij present Capt John Price

          Anno Dni 1652               (mr Thomas Hatton

                Mr Thomas Hatton Secretary of this Province this clay

              informing the Court That mr ffrancis Lumbard Sheriffe of

              Kent County had there by Vertue of his office and direction

              from the Said Secretary long Since received 2227 l Tob: and

              Caske in flees due to the Said Secretary from Severall of the

              Inhabitants there as appeares by the Said Lumbards Accompt

              under his hand which he had not as yet paid to the Secretary

              as appeared also by the Said Lumbards own Lres, (and as mr

              Thomas Marsh Merchant now present would Verify) though

              Satisfaction had been often demanded by the Secretary in that

              behalf. And moved that the Said Lumbard (who was bound

              by his Office according to the Act of Assembly to collect and

              Gather the Said ffees Should be ordered forthwith to pay the

              Said 2227 l Tob: and Cask to the Secretary, as aisoe what

              other flees of his the Said Secretaries he the Said Secretary

              Shall hereafter make appeare by proofe here upon Record that

              the Said Lumbard as Sheriffe aforesaid hath before this time

              Received of his, and for which the Said Lumbard hath not

              Satisfied the Said Secretary when Such proofe Shall be made

              appeare, And further the Said Secretary Moved. That Whereas

              upon Severall Lres & promises from Capt Robert Vaughan

          p. 407   then Commander of the Isle of Kent aforesaid to receive for

              or Secure his the Said Secretaries flees, he had intrusted the

              Said Capt Vaughan with divers grants of Land and other

              Matters for which Severall ffees to a great Value were due to

              the Sd Secretary from the Inhabitants there, That this his present

              Pceeding against the Said Lumbard (who was appointed

              Sheriffe by the Said Capt Vaughan and ought to have put in

              Security for the clue Execution of his office) Should be no

              prejudice in case the Said Lumbard Should prove non Solvent

              but that the Said Secretary might at any time hereafter have

              reliefe in the premisses upon Suit against the Said Capt