Mr Thomas Stone your father desired me to Speake to Wil- Liber B.

        liam Empson to pay to mr Robert Slye 2 hhds of Tob which he No. 3.

        then owed him, and if he have order from mr Slye according

        to this receipt, I suppose it will be liked and allowed of by your

        father, not Else but rest yours to Serve you

        [November the 6t A Dni 1657]

             Portoback this 27 January 1656

             Received of William Empson for the use of the Governour

        by the order of Math Slye two Hogsheads of Tobacco Con-

        taining 622 pounds neate I Say received by me.

                                Peter Macbin

                         Concordat cum Orriginali

                         teste me Tho: Turner Clk

        Job Chandler

         Concordat cum Orriginali

         Teste me Thomas Turner

             Cler:

        Wittness Daniell Mills

         This Second of march 1653

        Mary Empson her mark for Cattle

         Mary Empson her mark for Cattle and hogs viz, over keel'd

        of both Eares and Slitt in the over keel

        November the 6t Anno Dni. 1657

         Know all men by these presents that I Iohn Billingsley of

        Chucatuch in Virginia Gent for and in Consideration of the

        full and lust Sume of two thousand and five hundred pounds

        of Tobacco and Caske being to me already in hand paid and

        Secured by George Reede Have Given Granted bargained

        Sould and Confirmed And by these presents do give, Grant,

        Bargaine Sell unto George Reede of Putuxent River planter

        one Light bay mare, To Have and to Hold the Said Mare

        with her Increase from hence forward unto the Said George p. 355

        Reede his Executors Administrators, and Assignes to and for

        his and their onely Sole, & proper use and benefitt, and to and

        for no other use or uses Intent or purpose whatsoever, and I

        the Said John Billingsley the Sd mare with all her Jncrease as

        abovesd unto the Said George Reede his Executors Administrs

        and Assignes against all person and persons whatsoever Shall

        and will warrant and for Ever defend by these presents.

        Jn Wittness whereof I the abovesaid Iohn Billingsley have

        hereunto Sett my hand and Seale this September 1657

                                       John Billingsley

        The words and Secured by George

        Reade was Jnterlined before Signing

           Court and Testamentary Business, 1657. 563

        Signed Sealed and Delivered

        in the presence of us & acknowledged

        in open Court in the presence of us

             William Mitchells

            Gruff:     Standen