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       William Iohnson agent of the Said Mitchell unto the Said Liber B.

       Gardnor And Whereas it appears by the Said Mitchells Letter No. 3.

       of advice that the Said Johnson was not to put of the Said

       Servant for any longer time then one year or untill the Said

       Mitchell Should Come into the Countrey, and the Said

       Gardnor acknowledging in open Court that he knew that the

       Said Servant Came in upon that Condition from the Said

       Mitchell, Soe to be disposed of by the Said Johnson, as also

       acknowledging himself to be one of the Consignes, The Court

       therefore cloth order the Said Servant be forthwith delivered

       unto the Said Mitchell, and both parties to have their Remedie

       agst the Said Johnson or his Estate and the Said Gardnor to

       pay Costs of Suit

         Capt Josias Fendall hath this day in open Court taken oath

       in the presence of God and before the face of the whole Court,

       he will neither directly nor Jnclirectly be any disturber to this

       present Government till there be a full Determination ended

       in England of all matters relating to this Government.

             At a Provinciall Court held at Putuxent the 25th

             of September 1656.

                (Capt William ifuller     mr John Pott

           Present                   mr Richard Preston  mr Mich: Brooke

                        (mr Edward Lloyd

         James Veitch demandeth one Thousand three hundred

       Pounds of Tobacco for Thomas Cager for Service done to p. 212

       Capt John Barriffe Deceased.

         Nonsuit is Granted unto Capt Willm Mitchell in the Suit de-

       pending between William Johnson plft and the Said Mitchell

       defendant with Cost of Suit

         Whereas it appears to this Court that Walter Pakes Admin-

       istrator of the Estate of ffrancis Vandan deceased hath over-

       paid the Estate the Court doth therefore order that a Quietus

       est be Granted unto the Sd Pakes upon the Estate of the Said

       Vandan

         Whereas Ann Hamond hath moved this Court for Execu-

       tion against the Estate of Capt John Barriff deceased due upon

       an order of Court in his life time The Court doth therefore

       order that if the Administr of the Said Barriffe's Estate doe

       not appeare at the next Court, And Shew reason why Execu-

       tion Should not proceed then the Said Ann Hamond to have

       Execution, And the Administratr notice given him of this

       order.