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           Liber B. River not far from the house An Indian (who then was Tm-

               ployed by the Said mr Brookes to hunt) brought word that

               there were Some hogs, whereupon mr Brookes Servants to-

               gether with the Indian went and killedd Nine hogs all Marked

               hogs unless on Little young Boare Which (to this Deponents

               best remembrance) was not Marked, But what Marks they

               were this Deponent knoweth not, neither did he take any

               Notice of the Marks at the killing thereof, but after they were

               killed, the hogs Soe killed were all brought into mr Brooks

               house and there Spent by him as this Deponent believeth and

               further he Saith not.

                                         the marke of

              J urat Coram me                    0

              William Bretton                  Robert Sheale

                25th March 1654. I Thomas Gerrard Esq doe acknowledge

              to have received of mr Cuthbt Ffenwick full Satisfaction of a

              Judgment and Order of Court obteyned against him of one

              Thousand pounds of Tobacco and of all Damages and Charges

              incurred concerning the Said Suit. Wittness my hand

              Test. Willm Bretton              Tho. Gerrard

           p.  561 Whereas Mr Thomas Hatton Secretary of this Province of

              Maryland hath upon the request of me Ffrancis Brookes Gent

              agreed to Deliver up or Cancell two Bills or Notes whereby

              Edward Claxton Stands bound to pay to the Said mr Hatton

              two Severall Surnes of Seven hundred and four hundred

              pounds of Tobacco, and Caske. I the Said ffrancis Brookes in

              Consideration thereof doe acknowledge to owe and Stand In-

              debted to the Said mr Hatton the Just and full Sume or quan-

              tity of Eleven hundred pounds of Good Sound Merchantable

              Tobacco and Caske As Wittness my hand this 17th day of

              Aprill Anno Dni 1654

              Recognit Coram Nobis    ffrancis Brookes his mark

              Willm Stone, Job Chandler

                     By the Lieut &c of Maryland

                Whereas I am Given to Understand that Luke Gardiner

              doth in a uncivill refractory insolent Manner detayne at his

              House one Elinor Hatton a Young Girle Daughter to the wife

              of Lieutenant Richard Bancks and Neice to mr Thomas Hatton

              his Ldps Secretary Endeavouring (as is probably Suspected)

              to trayne her up in the Roman Catholick Religion Contrary to

              the mind and will of her Said Mother and Uncle who have

              often demanded her of the Said Luke, who refuseth to return