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      ants running away from his Service at peace and that he the Liber B.

      defendt being thereupon taken in Execution by Vertue of a

      Judgment of Court of the 22th Day of Aprill 1652 at the Suit

      of ffrancis Vanenden against the Now Complt was not ap-

      praised according to his full time nor as he conceived for the

      full Value, and Henry ffox now present in Court who was one

      of the then Appraisers informed that there was a Mistake in

      the time, and it alsoe Appearing by the Sheriffs note of Ap-

      praisment that the deft was not appraised according to his full

      time which he was to Serve the Complt, Upon Consideration

      whereof It appearing by the defendts own confession that he

      had three Crops to Serve and that by the mistake aforesaid he

      was appraised but as Servant for two Cropps, It is thereupon

      ordered that the defendant enter into the Complts Service till

      Such time as he Shall put in Security to the Complt for the

      payment of Eight hundred pounds of Tobacco and Caske by

      the last of November next upon which Security or other Satis-

      faction Given, It is ordered that the defendt be for Ever here-

      after discharged and acquitted of all claim of Service & other

      the Matters now Complained of as aforesaid.

        Henry ifoxe acknowledgeth a Judgmt in open Court to mr

      Thomas Hatton his Ldps Attorney Generall for paymt of Eight

      hundred pounds of Tobacco and Caske to him the Said mr p. 440

      Hatton in part of two thousand pounds of Tobacco and Caske

      the remainder of a fine payable by Capt Wm Mitchell to his

      Ldp by Vertue of an order of the Thirtieth day of June last,

      which Said Eight hundred pounds of Tob and Cask is in dis-

      charge of Soe much by order of this day adjudged to be paid

      by Thomas Cole to the Said Capt Mitchell and for repayment

      hereof together with the Charges of that Suit, the Said ffox

      accepteth of the sd Cole for his Debtor and the Said Cole is

      hereupon absolutely for Ever hereafter discharged and ac-

      quitted against the Said Capt Mitchell from all claims of

      Service and other the Matters Complained for by that order.

        Whereas mr Thomas Hatton his Ldps Secretary of this

      Province of Maryland haveing beene at Great Charges in the

      payment of Tobaccos for and Entertainmt of his Sister in Law

      & her Children the late wife and Children of mr Richard

      Hatton deceased, Brother to the Said Thomas Hatton Since

      theire arrivall in this Province, and otherwise touching their

      transportation, We Lieut Richard Banks and Margarett his

      wife Late widdow and relict of the Said Richard Hatton, in

      Consideration that he the Said Thomas Hatton have and doe

      release and acquitt us the Said Richard Banks and his wife

      of all debts and Demand touching the Charges aforesaid and