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        Assignes And in Wittness of the truth hereof, I the abovesaid Liber B.

        William Berry have hereunto Sett my hand and affixed my No. 3.

        Seale this 14th day of may and in the year of our Lord God

        1655

        Signed Sealed & Delivered in the         William Berry

        presence of us Rich: Preston       Recordum verum

                  Will: Johnson  ex Orriginali teste me

                  John Pott           Tho: Turner Clk

         William Silverthorne aged 23 yeares or thereabout Sworne

        and Examined in open Court Saith that he never heard Hanna

        Wise nor any other person Say that mrs Elizabeth Berry had

        another husband in England besides mr Iames Berry, only

        Some rumours of Late, this Depont Saith he hath heard to tht

        purpose And farther this Deponent Saith not

                                      Signum

                                William M Silverthorne

                   At a Provinciall Court held at Putuxent the 22d p. 299

                   of September 1657.

                    Mr Rich: Preston. mr Sam: Withers

                    mr Ed: Lloyd. mr John Pott

            Present Capt Rich: Ewen. mr Will: Ewens

                    mr John Hatch.    mr Will: Parratt

                mr Mich: Brooke. mr John Lawson

                       Capt Phill Morgan

        order Granted unto mrs Mary Harris for Administracon

         Whereas mrs Mary Harris hath Petitioned this Court for

        Administration of the Estate of her husband Richard Harris

        deceased, The Court doth order that Administration be Granted

        unto the Said Mary Harris, upon the Estate of her Said

        husband mr Richard Harris deceased and that a true and lust

        Inventorie with a true appraizment of the Said Estate, be

        Exhibited into the Secretarie his office within twentie dayes,

        and that the Said Estate be appraized by John Halfhead, mr

        GouldSmith, mr William Stephens mr William Chaplin and mr

        William Ewens to be there and Administer to the appraizers

        their Oath

       Elizab:    Rob: and Robert Robins deft

         Whereas Elizabeth Robins had a reference in a Suit depending

        between her as plantiff and her husband Robt Robins defendant,

        unto this Court upon the mocon & affirmation of William

        Whittell who testifyeth to the Court that the Said Elizabeth

        Robins is So Sicke that She Cannot appeare at this present

        Court, The Court doth order that the Suit depending be

        referr'd unto the next Provinciall Court