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         Liber his Extors Admrs and assignes half the Said Shallop and appur-

              tenances and the Said Servant boy touching his Said time of

              Service and to make good the Said debt of 2103 l of fo-

              bacco and Cask due from the Said Welds against all Just

              Claimes In Wittness whereof the Said Zephaniah Smith, hath

              hereunto put his hand the day and year first above written:

                Testor Tho Hutton               Zeph Smith

                 Junij, A heifer about 2 years old and Somewhat more

              having her left Ear whole, and the right Ear nearer a crop then

              a Swallow taile with a Slitt in the Cropp and a little peece

              taken out under the Ear near the root was the fourth of this

              Month of June in the dusk of the evening by George Mackall

              and Robert Crane Mr Wilkinson's 2 Servants with the assist-

              ance of the Said W Wilkinson Conceiveing her to be a heifer

              of the Said Mr Wilkinson's branded upon both horns with

              E B: and Some part of her right Ear taken off to make it a

              perfect Swallow tayle, which was Soe done before they dis-

              covered the Notch under the Ear, upon discovery whereof, Mr

              Wilkinson being doubtfull of Some mistake came this day

              himself wth his Said 2 Servants who attested as before is

              Expressed before the Governor and Secretary and desired

              this their declaration might be recorded to the end that if any

              one can lay any Just clayme to the Said heifer the alteracon of

              the mark afd may not be any prejudice to the right owner.

                This present writeing Wittnesseth that I Benjamine Gill doe

              acknowledge my Self to owe unto the Right Honble Cecilius

              Lord Baron of Baltemore 1600 l of good and Merchantable leaf

              Tobacco with Caske in hew of Sixteen barrells of Come due

              by me to his Lordp, for Rent And doe desire Mr Secretary to

              cause this my acknowledgmt to be put upon Record as a

              Judgment against me for the Said debt as Wittness my hand

              this twentieth day of May 1651.

        Wittness John Medcalf                Benjamine Gill

         p. 184 This present writeing Wittnesseth that I Richard Bennett of

              Popler hill with the consent and and approbation of John Taylor

              and Sarah his wife mother of me the sd Richard in Liew and

              Consideracon of one Cow and Calf by me Sold to his Lordps

              Secretary, Mr Thomas Hatton with the consent and approbation

              aforesaid as appears by bill of Sale bearing date herewith which

              Cow was formerly by free Gift disposed or intended to be

              disposed by the Said Sarah my mother to Sarah Bennett my

              daughter and Some of her Increase to other of my Children,

              Doe give dispose deliver and Confirm to and to the use of my

              Said daughter Sarah her Extors Admrs and assignes forever