Court and Testamentary Business, 1653. 301

       this first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Liber B.

       Six hundred fifty and three.

      In the presence of              William Stone

        Henry Coursey.

                William Stevens makes demand of five hundred

       22 November

             pounds of lobacco out of the Estate of James Allen

       deceased for trouble Charges and Damages in attendance of

       the decedent in his own house during his Sickness.

        Whereas according to direction given me in that behalf by

       the right Honble the Lord Baltemore, I have heretofore Sold

       of mrs Eure Stock of Cattle one Bull and a Steer for wch I have

       received Satisfaction, This present writing Testifieth that I doe

       hereby in Consideration of Eight hundred pounds of Tobacco

       and Caske part of the Tobacco by me received for the Said

       Bull and Steer, Sell and deliver to the use of the Said mrs Eures,

       one Cow by me bought of Richard Bennett now usually called

       by the Name of Bennit haveing a white List upon the Back

       and Marked in the hornes with my own Mark, Seven hundred

       pounds of Tobacco part of the Said Eight hundred being the

       price of the Said Cow and the other hundred in Satisfaction

       of my Trouble and Charge in bringing her from the Said Ben-

       netts house to my owne, as Wittness my hand this last day of

       march Anno Domini 1653

       In the presence of           p me Tho: Hatton

        William Stone

        Henry Coursey.

        Thomas Howard his marke for Cattell and hogs viz the left

       Eare Cropt and a Slitt in the Crop and the Right Eare under-

       keeled

        2o dec. This Bill bindeth me Paul Sympson my Executrs p.

       Administrators and Assignes to pay or Cause to be paid unto

       Thomas Wilford gent his Executors Admrs or Assignes the

       Sume of Twenty thousand pounds of Good Sound Merchant-

       able ‘I'obacco & Caske twelve thousand part of the Said

       twenty to be paid upon all Demands, and Eight thousand

       being the residue to be paid the twentieth of November Anno

       Dni 1654. In Wittness hereof I have hereunto Sett my hand

       the 19th day of october 1654.

       Signed and Delivered in the    Paul Sympson

       presence of John Mottrom, ffrancis Clay

             Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Wilford

           of the County of Northumberland Gent for a Valuable

       Consideration received of Paul Sympson gent and Namely for