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       Child to bee at liberty to live with him the said Marshall or Liber A.

       any other whom the said Child shall best like of without any

       Tye or restraint of servitude Witnes his hand

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       i'estor Tho: Hatton     W x Marshall

         3o dec 40 decembr 1650. Witnes my hand that I Zephania

       Smith of Providence in Annarundell County in the Province of

       Mariland haue sold and already delivered vnto Robert Simp-

       kin of the same place a Shallopp newly trymmed and fitted, in

       burthen 1 2 Tuns more or lesse with a small Boate belonging

       to her and Ropes Sailes grapling Cable and all things else

       wch nowe doe belong to her as they nowe are, To possesse and

       enioy the same as his owne pper goods & chattells. ffor a

       somme of Tobacco in part already paid by the said Robert,

       And the Remainder to bee paid by his Bill passed to mee In p. 381

       witnes to the truth hereof I haue sett to my hand the day and

       yeare aboue written            Zephania Smith

       Witnes Tho: Hatton Willm Chappell

         80 January Humfry Howell appointeth Georg Manners

       Attorney for him & his wife and on the behaulf of his wives

       Children

         8o January Henry Potter appointeth George Manners his

       Attorney in Court in the Cause betweene him & Mr Elton-

       head.

         ffrancis Poesey maketh oath that about 5 weekes since

       hee being at the House where Richard Browne lately lived in

       St Clemens Hundred and where one Georg Browne then kept

       a Store, there sawe the said Georg Browne and one Mathew

       Williams in a violent manner assault & beate the said Richard

       Browne in the said House. Onely (soe farr as this depont

       could pceive) for that the said Richard Browne said the said

       House was his And further deposeth not

                       J urat 11 January 1650 Tho: Hatton

       At a Court held at St Maries Present The Governor. Capt John Price p. 382

       16 dec. 1650            Mr Tho: Hatton

         Vppon mocon made to this Court It is ordered that Henry

       Morgan be Gardian to Tabitha the daughter of Robert Short

       deceased to sue implead psecute & defend for and on her

       behaulf and to all other intents & purposes in such cases

       vsuall