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         Liber B. Shall fitch it away and be Sure you bring a strong Guard along

          No. 3 with you

               It is ordered that Peter Godson Shall pay unto William

              Batten the Summ of twelve hundred Sixty two pounds of

              Tobacco which is in Court Confessed due.

               Whereas William Wilkinson Clerk desireth Certificate from

              this Court Concerning the decease of John Crabtree and John

              Ramsey the Court having Testimony thereof doe Centifie that

              the Sd John Crabtree and John Ramsey are departed out of

              this Life and are dead.

               Upon two former orders It appeareth that Phillip Land is

              indebted to to Katherine Edben the Summe of fourteen hun-

              dredi ninety Eight pounds of Tobacco, It is ordered that Exe-

              cution be awarded on the Estate of the Said Land to Satisfie

              the Said debt of one Thousand four hundred Ninety eight

              pounds of Tobacco and Charges.

               Whereas William Dorrington hath been Imployed by the

              Publick to look unto that Estate of Capt William Stone which

              is made liable by order of Court to Satisfie the Publick Damage

              upon his late Rebellion, And the Said Dorrington did accept

              of that Imployment and is in it now. These are therefore

              according to an order of Court the Second day of September

              one Thousand Six hundred fifty five to require the Said Dor-

              rington to look to all that Estate late belonging to Cap' Stone

              in Putuxent, that no part thereof be Imbezeled or Canryed

              away, And if any Should Come by force to disturb the Said

              Dorrington in that respect, he is to require aid and assistance

              to Suppresse any Such riot or force & to repell it And all

              officers are hereby required to be aiding and assiting therein.

                                     William Durand Secretary

               William Marshall Swonne Saith that he this Depont heard

          p. 153 Thomas Ashbrooke and his wife Say that Walter Guest Should

              put a Graine of Corne in his mouth and make a Vow to God

              that he would be the Death of Some of them if he Shod be

              nunisht at the Court.

                                          William A Marshall

               Upon the Petition of Elizabeth Smith Sueing for Charges of

              her husband and herself being Summoned Wittnesses in a

              Cause depending between Bartholomew Herring plf & Phillip

              Hide defendt and the Said Hide was ordered to pay Charges,

              It is therefore ordered that the Said Phillip Hide Shall pay