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      ponent taking Good Notice of it after it was killed found a Liber B.

      Nick in the Crop of the right Eare by the which this Deponent

      knew the beast to belong to mrs Geiry likewise She Caused to

      be killed one Bull Cropped in both the Eares of her owne

      marke, also one of Capt Brents draught Oxen with all Saying

      She had a desire to kill all the Unmarked Bulls upon the

      Island if that She Could. And further this Depont Saith riot.

                                  Sign John ID Deare

       Jurat Coram Nos Robert Vaughan. Sign Nicholas Brown

        Copia Vera Test Robt Vaughan

      1654.

      Anno—         Entries De Anno 1654.

        Know all men by these presents that I John Maning of Nor-

      wich in the County of Northfolk in England Merchant doe by

      these presents bind my Selfe my heirs Executors and Admin-

      istrators to pay or Cause to be paid unto Richard Cooke and

      Daniell Hoare both of Boston in New England Merchts the full

      and Just Sume of fortyone thousand pounds of Good Sound well

      Cured Merchantable Virginia Leafe Tobacco with Caske, In

      Wittness hereof I have hereunto Sett to my hand and Seale

      this 12th day of October 1653

        The Condition of this Obligation is Such that if the above

      bounden John Maning his Executors Administrs or Assignes

      doe well and truely pay or Cause to be well and truely Satis-

      fied and paid unto the Abovesaid Rich: Cooke and Daniell

      Hoare or either of them they or Either of their Executors Ad-

      ministrators or ass the full and Just Sume of Twenty thousand

      five hundred pounds of good Sound well Cured Merchantable

      Virginia Leafe Tobacco with Caske at or before the last day

      of November Next Ensuing the Date hereof at one Intire pay-

      ment at the now dwelling house of mr Lawrence Wards of

      Nancymum in Virginia that then this obligacon to be Void

      and of none effect, or Else to Stand and remaine in full power

      force Strength & Vertue.         John Maning

      Sealed Signed & Delivered in the prsence of

        John Sanford Elisha Cooke

        Recorded at Boston           November 1653. page 459 p. 553

      Quod attestor rogats & requisits.  Nathaniell Sowther

                                   Not Pubcus

        These presents Wittness that I Charles ffreeman being

      Attorney for mrs Elizabeth ffreeman and also by Order of Capt

      Brigges ffreeman doe acknowledge to have received all Such

      things and Goods belonging to the Said Elizabeth ffreeman of

      mr Richard Harris, Therefore this Shall be the Generall dis-

      charge of all debts, dues, demands from the beginning to this