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        heires Executors, Administrators or Assignes for Ever two Liber B.

        Cowes, the one Cowe being at this present with Calfe, the No. 3

        other having a Cowe Calfe by her Side, the which Said Cowes

        and Cow Calfe together with their female increase is Given

        and Granted by me the abovesaid widdow as here afore writ-

        ten; the male Cattle of the Said Increase herein Mentioned is

        to remaine at my own will to keep, give or dispose at my own

        discretion, and for the preservation of the Sd Cattle for my

        Sonns use, according to all true intents of this my absolute,

        and onely act and Deed, I do herein appoint my well beloved

        friends mr John Hatch and mr Sacrey Wade to be my true and

        absolute overseers of my Said Sons Estate, at after my de-

        crease or from henceforth yearly for the Good of my Child to

        question either my Self or any other, That Shall or may here-

        after in any wise unlawfull Seek, or go to Embezell away the

        Said Estate of my Said Sonnes Contrary unto all Lawfull

        power in Such Cases: provided either Lands Goods Chattells,

        debts, or whatsoever Shall or may arise from the Benefit of p. 357

        this my. Deed here mentioned and in the performance of all

        here Specified, I doe Engage my Self firmly by these presents

        to make Delivery of these Said Cowes, being marked with an

        over Cut, upon the right Eares, and an Under Cut upon the

        Left Eares, the which Said Cattle Shall be at all demands

        Ready to be Surrendered unto the Said overseers for my

        Child's use together with Some other Estate in in dept or

        Depts belonging unto my Said Son in ample and reall mannor

        to all prouits, or behooffes of what is hear above Spoken as

        Wittness my hands this 16th day of may 1656 Signum

        Sealed assigned & Delivered in     Elinor x Baley

        the Sight of us John, Wade Walter Peake Widdow

                  William W Right Richard Brown

            At a Provinciall Court held at Putuxent the 5th of

            December 1657

         Mr Richard Preston                mr Thom: Thomas

           Present                  mr Michll Brookes     mr Phill: Morgin

                 mr Wul Parratt    mr Wm Ewens

        Order to Capt Robert Morris and mr Meese

         Whereas mr Bassill Little mercht in his Voyage at Sea for

        this Province in the Ship Concord being weake and Sicke but

        in perfect memory (as by the Testimony of John Runting and

        Robert Makey appeareth; and as by the Said Evidence it ap-

        peareth to this Court that the Said mr Little did Constitute

        and appoint in Case of his the Said Little's Death, that Capt

        Robert Morriss master of the Said Ship Concord and mr Henry