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       6 ffebr Mr William Wilkinson maketh demand of 710 l of Liber B.

            Tob: and Caske due to him out of the Estate of John

       Stringer deceased for Charges of buriall and otherwise p

       Accot as followeth. for the use of his Boate five or 6 dayes 50.

       for the decedents being at his house 7 or 8 days in the time of

       his Sickness and before and his 2 men for 15 days a piece

       —200. A funerall Sermon - 100. A funerall Dinner—300. for

       a plank for his Coffin—60. Tottall 710. for taking Said

       Accompt of the Estate and of the Goods Delivered to Capt

       Webber and mr Allen. ioo. mr Willm Wilkinson Debtor 810

       to John Stringer To 6d Nailes. To a p of Shoes for Neck

       Wilkinson To a Grey pair of Stockings. to two Axes, To 2 l

       Sope To Six yard & Slight Silver lace.

       6 if b ffracis Brookes make demand of 100 and odd pounds

            of Tobacco and Caske out of the Estate of John Stringer

       deceased.

       At a Court held at    (The Governor Capt Jno Price

       St Maries the Sixt present mr Wm Eltonhead mr

       of ffebruary 1653     (Thomas Hatton

         Mr William Wilkinson having this day brought in an Ac-

       compt of the Estate of John Stringer deceased according to an

       order of the first of this Month. Upon Motion now made by

       mr William Allen Merchant and Capt Thomas Webber (who

       produced their Severall Accompts of Goods lately Sold to the

       decedent) Wm Edwyn and Some others, It is Ordered that the

       Said mr Allen and Capt Webber in regard of their Occasions

       of attending their Voyage for England have Such goods by

       them lately Sold to the decedent restored to them againe in

       kind at the rates they were Sold at, as may be found undis-

       posed of at mr Wilkinsons house or Elsewhere late in the

       decedents possession and that a bolt of Holland be restored to

       William Edwin which the decedent had of him lately before his

       Death and no Satisfaction given and others accordingly, And

       mr Wilkinson is hereby desired authorized and intrusted with

       the assistance of one or two other Sufficient men upon View

       of the Said Goods to deliver them accordingly, and to take

       Receipts and give in an Accompt into the Secretaries office of

       what he Shall Soc deliver, And it is further Ordered that

       William Wareing his Covenant now produced to Serve the

       decedent three years upon Condition to be taught the trade of

       a Carpenter being before a freeman and Voluntarily Entred

       upon that Occasion be delivered up to him, And as touching

       the right to the Administracon. The Creditors are Ordered to 8

       appeare at a Court to be held for that purpose the of this p.50