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       Caske in full discharge of Soc Much allowed unto me out of Liber B.

       half the Dutch Custome by Virtue of the Act of Assembly in

       that behalf of the 21th of Aprill of the 1649. Wittness my

       hand this 15th day of January 1651. the Marke of

      In the presence of            Henry I Pountney

        the mark of

       John x Halfhead

        Received by me Raph Crouch gent. Administrator of Henry

       Hooper of Thomas Hatton Gent his Ldps Attorney Generall

       Two hundred and twenty pounds of Tobacco and Caske in

       part of what was allowed me as Administror aforesaid out of

       halfe the Dutch Custome by Virtue of the Act of Assembly for

       defraying the Charges of St Inegoes Garrison I Say received

       this of ffebruary 1651 by me Raphe Crouche

      In    the presence of

        Phillip Land

        Received by me Lt William Lewis of mr Thomas Hatton his

       Ldps Attorney Generall three hundred pounds of Tobacco and

       Caske in part of what was allowed to me out of half the Dutch

       Custome by Virtue of the Acte of Assembly in that behalfe

       Wittness my hand this 4th day of July 1652. William Lewes

       William Nugent

        Received by me Cuthbt ffenwick gent of mr Thomas Hatton

       his Ldps Attorney Generall four hundred and fifty pounds of

       Tobacco and Caske in part of what was allowed to me out of

       half the Dutch Custome by Vertue of the Act of Assembly in

       that behalf. Wittness my hand this 9th of July 1652

                                     Cuthbt ffenwick

       Im the presence of

        1 Maij, John Martin a heifer which he had of Thomas p. 589

       Harris in his Life time Marked as followeth Viz. Swallow

       tayled on the Right Eare and a hole, on the Left Eare Slitt

       down and a piece taken away with it a Nick behind the left

       Eare the Colour of the heifer is brown and a Browne Nose and

       her Eares the Inside Brown.

        23 May. Francis the Sonn of mr ffrancis Brookes the Elder

       and Ann his Late wife deceased his Marke for Cattle and hogs

       viz. Cropt on both Eares, and the right Eare Slitt in the Middle

       of the Crop down to the Root, and the left Earc a hole in the

       Crop.

        28 April 1654. John Ashcomb of Putuxent his Mark for

       Cattell and hogs viz, two Slitts on the left Eare makeing the

       Same as a flower de Luce and one Slitt on the right Eare.