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        Liber A. o April 1651 Bartholemewe Phillipps his marke for Cattell

              & Hoggs Viz: A hole in the right Eare, and the left Eare

              overkeeld.

                1 April 1651 Mrs Margaret Brent this day revoketh all

              Lres of Attorney by her at any heretofore made to George

              Manners.

                         By the Leivet &c of Maryland

                These are to authorize Mr Richard Browne to examine vppon

              oath by him to bee administred what witnesses ffrancis Poesey

              shall thinke fitt touching a bargaine lately made betweene him

              the said Poesey and Benjamin Gill for a certaine quantity of

              land Given at St Maries this 12th of September 1650

                                                Wm Stone

                This Bill bindeth vs Richard Ware Robert Holt and Edward

              Judgmt uppon Hudson all of St Michaells Hundred within the

                       County of Maryland planters, our heires Execrs

              Admrs and Assignes Jointly & severally, to pay or cause to

              bee paid vnto Henry Ponntnell his heires or Assignes the just

              and full somme of ffifteene hundred pounds of good and

              mrchantable leafe Tobacco with Caske to bee paid at the nowe

              dwelling House of the said Robert Holt and Edward Hudson

              at or vppon the tenth day of November next ensueinge the

              date hereof. As witnes our hands this 24th of ffebruary 1650

                             The marke of Richard Ware, The marke

                         of Robert Holt, the marke of Edward Hudson

              Testes John Metcalf

                           Thomas Leech.

                Providence this 4th of december 1650 Knowe all men by

              these prsents that I Robert Simpkin of Providence in the

              Province of Maryland doe hereby binde myself heires Execrs &

              Assignes with Plantacon goods & cattells to Zephaniah Smith

              his heires Execrs or Assignes to bee truely and faithfully

              accomptable to Zephaniah Smith or his Assignes on all demands

          p. 391   concerning all fraughts improvemts hiring out of half the

              Shallopp. Wch half with half of Ropes Sailes Cables grapling

              with Boate & any other thing or things wth nowe belongs to

              her is due to the said Zephaniah and to bee made good againe

              to Zephaniah with a true & iust Accompt of the full improvemt

              of her hire and fraught in all kinds whether in Corne or goods

              or Cattell or any thing to bee given to the said Zephaniah or

              his Assignes on all demands Provided alwaies that the said

              Zephaniah is to bee at half the charges of Mens dyett and hire