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         Andrew Wardnor his mark for Cattle and hogs viz, over- Liber B.

       keeld on both Eares with a Notch under the Nether part of the

       right Eare.

         Mr Syrnon Oversea Mercht his Mark for Cattle and hogs

       vizt cropt on both Eares and a hole in the Crop & underkeel'd

       on the Left Eare.

 At a Court held at St        William Stone Esq Governr

       Maries the 26th day of Present Capt John Price

       Septembr 1653  J      mr Thomas Hatton Ser

       mr John Hamond on the behalf   The Defendant upon an Action

       of his wife & Children plt    brought against him this day by the p. 482

       Walter Fakes Defendant   on the behalfe of his wife

       and Children for five Cowes the Remainder of Six Cowes due

       upon Bill from Gervis Dodson to Ann the Coinplts wife and

       her four Children Mentioned in the Said Bill upon Record

       Dated the 28th of December Anno Domini 1652 doth accord-

       ing to his former promise in that behalf upon a Lre from the

       Said Dodson desireing him to make payment thereof (as he

       alledgeth) Acknowledge a Judgmt to the Said Complt for the

       payment of the Said five Cowes to him for the use of his Said

       wife and Children according to the true intention of the Said

       Bill with Court Charges.

                    The Examination of Mary Warrow widdow

                    taken this day Upon Oath in open Court.

         That upon Thursday in the last week of July last about

       Noon the Same day four Indians, whom this deponent then

       knew not, came after a bould Manner into the house of Capt

       Daniell Gookins upon the South River in Annarundell County

       this Deponents then husband Jacob Warrow, this Deponent

       and Jacob their Son a child of about Seven years of age

       being then in the Said house where they dwelt being Ser-

       vants to the Said Capt Gookine, And after the Said In-

       dians had Stay'd in the Same house about an hour her

       Said husband Stooping down upon Some Occasion, Upon

       a watch word or Notice from one of the Said Indians: three

       of them whereof one is now here prisoner, in a Violent Sud-

       den Manner fell upon her Said Husband and with their

       weapons or Tomohawks wounded him Soc that he died, And

       further this Deponent upon her Oath Sayeth that as Soon

       as She perceived that the Said three Indians were resolved to

       Murther her Said Husband She not being able as She con-

       ceived any wayes to help him & desireing if it might please God

       to Save her Self and her Said Child from Slaughter tooke up the