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       two Ditto Carabine bullets, two ditto pistoll bullets and three Lib. H. D.

       thousand ffour hundred & Sixty ffiints, each of Us Seperately

       of all the foregoing things a peice, to and for the Vse of the

       County's to which we belong; as Witness our hands the day

       and year abovesd.              Chas: Hutchins

                      Octob. the 9th 1696.       p. 44

         Then Recd: for Kent County the full proportion of all the

       above mentioned Armes &ca except the hand mortar, Granado

       pouches, Granado Shells, ffusees and bullets, whereof none of

       the sd things were appointed for the sd County; I say Recd:

       by me                           John Hynson

                      Octo. the 23d 1696.

         Then Recd: 3: dividents or parcells containing all the afore

       mencond Arms &ca together with 3: Orders of Councill with

       a copy of the aforesd Arms, thereon Severally indorsed one

       whereof was directed to the Honrble Henry Jowles Esq Colonel

       of St Maries County to be left for him at Mr Platers House

       at the Mouth of Petuxant River, another parcell directed to

       be deliver'd unto Coll: Henry Mitchell at his House upon the

       Lower End of the Clifts & the other parcell directed to the

       Honrble John Courts Esq Colonel of Charles County to be left

       for him at Mr Robert Masons House aforemention'd all which

       I do hereby Oblige my Self to deliver accordingly, the danger

       of the Seas Excepted as witness my hand the day and year

       abovesd                        his

        Witness Richd: Kilburne    John       Boomer

                                      Mark

         An Accot of the Severall Parishes within this Province

       (according as they were by Act Laid out) together with the

       Bounds of the same the Names of the Vestrymen and

       Number of Tithables within Each Parish. Vizt

         St. Maries County is divided into two Parishes between

       New Town hundred and Clements hundred by Mr Langworths

       branch which leads to Petuxants main road and the sd branch

       divides the sd hundreds & parishes and Parishes hereafter

       Named that is to say the Lower called by the Name of Wm

       and Mary Parish and the Upper by the Name of King &

       Queen Parish.

           Vestrymen for Wm & Mary Parish chosen &ca Vizt

       Mr Kenelm Cheseldyne Mr John Watson Taxables. 457

       Majr John Campbell         Mr John LLewellin A° 96. Ret:

       Mr Robt MasonMr Thomas Beale     to be. 532.