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        Liber B.   present without any restraint, Contradiction or Limitation

              whatsoever. Wittness my hand and Seale this of Sept

              1653.                          Paule Sympson

              Signed Sealed and Delivered

              in the presence of us

               John Hammond

                Richard Ware

                             his x mark

                Whereas I Lt Richard Banks have ingaged my Self to mT

              Thomas Hatton Secretary of this Province upon full and Val-

              uable consideration by him given me for that purpose in

              Tobacco to allow unto and to Cause to be Entred upon Record

              for Richard Hatton his the Sd Thomas Hatton his Nephew one

              Cowe calfe, and have in pursuance of my Said Ingagemt

              already allotted to him the Said Richard Hatton one Cowe calf

              together with another wch out of the affection I beare to the

              Said Richard being Son to my wife and liveing with me I have

              thought fitt and doe hereby freely give and deliver unto him

              towards the raising of a Stock for him both the Said Cow

              calves being marked of his the Said Richard Hatton's own

              mark the one of them being black and the other Redd and

              both calved the last Spring, the Said Two Calves together with

              all and Every theire Increase to be and remaine for the future

              to him the Said Richard Hatton his Exrs Admrs & Assignes &

              for their use for Ever Wittness my hand this 17th day of

              October Anno Dni 1653

       Recognit coram me Tho: Hatton Seer     Richard Banks

           p. 489 4t0 Octobr. Know all men by these presents that I Willm

              Stone Esq Governour of the Province of Maryland for a Val-

              uable consideration have and doe hereby for me my heirs and

              Assignes, fully and absolutely bargaine Sell Enfeoffe and Con-

              firme unto Capt Willm Whittington of the County of North-

              ampton in Virginia all and every my Land houses Orchards

              and plantacon with all and Every the Appurtenances thereunto

              belonging Scituate and being at Hungars and on the Seabord

              Side within the County of Northampton aforesaid, now in his

              the Said Capt Whittings possession according to a former bar-

              game and Delivery thereof from me to him Except hereafter

              Excepted, To have and to hold the Same to him the Said Capt

              William Whittington his heirs and Assignes for Ever, with

              Sufficient Warranty from me my heirs and assignes for his and

              their peaceable enjoyment of the premisses against all Just

              claims whatsoever Except and alwayes reserved out of this

              present Sale these parcells of Land following which I have