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         Liber B. She for Robt laylor tooke a false oath for your master. And

              further Sayth not              Francis Walton

              Sworne before me this 7th may

              1653 Ri: Preston

                William Hanington aged 21 years or thereabouts Sworne &

              Examined, Saith, That what ffrancis Walton hath declared is

              truth, and further Saith not

       Swornc before me this 7th may      William Hanington

             1653   Ri: Preston

                         Articles of Agreement betwixt George Rapiar

                         Musision of the one parte and John Carrington

                         planter of the other part. Wittnesseth.

              Impr That the Said George Rapiar doth bargaine & agree

                 with the Said John Carrington to Sell and make Good the

              Sale of the Moyety or one half of the Cattle now in the pos-

              session of the Said Rapiarvizt one Cowe two heifersone yearling

              and a Cow calfe Secondly the Said Rapiar doth firmly by these

              presents make over unto the Said John Carrington or his

              assignes one hundred acres of Land opposite to the land now

              in possession of Capt Brent, being the Moyety or one half of

              two hundred acres lately laid out upon the Said Rapiars Rights

              by mr John Lewger Deputy Surveyor. In Wittness hereof I

              have hereunto put my hand this 9th August 1653.

              Wittness               the mrke of George Rapiar

                Henry Coursey.

                In Consideration of the abovesaid Articles of the Said

              Rapiars, I the Said John Carrington doth bind my Self my

              heirs and Assigns firmly by these presents to pay or Cause to

              be paid unto the Said George Rapiar twelve hundred pounds

              of Tob: & Caske or to whom he Shall appoint the Said To-

              bacco to be paid unto, which is in consideration of the Said

              Moyety of Cattle menconed in the Said Rapiars Covenant the

              Sd Tobacco to be paid at the Said two Covenaters parting of

           p. 479 Copartnership or at the Death of him that Shall first decease

              this Life. And In Consideration of the Said hundred acres of

              Land menconed as aforesaid, I the Said Carrington doth Cov-

              enant and agree with the Said Rapiar to live and Inhabit with

              him for the terme of two years to help to Settle and Cleare the

              Said Land Soc Covenanted and agreed upon as aforesaid, And

              that all Necessaryes after the date of this writing bought by

              Either party Shall goe in Copartnership betwixt the Said Coy-

              enantors and that both of them Shall be at Equall proportion

              of Charge for all things bought or procured into their family

              towards house keeping, vizt Clothes or other Necessaries