548 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661.

Liber
P. C. R.

nesses to the deed within written is their owne hand wryting and
that they did see the said Thomas Gerrard Signe Seale & deliuer the
same Thomas Cornwallis John Langford

Both these depon^ts sworne to the truth hereof the 13^th day of Sep^t
1659 before me Rob^t Keylway one of the M^rs of the Chancery of
Efigld Robert Keylway
To all Christean people to whome this p^rsent wryting shall come
Greeting Whereas Thomas Gerrard of New hall in the County of
Lanaster gent, late of Snowe hill in the Province of Maryland in the
parts of America by one Recognizance beareing date the nineteenth
day of June in the yeare of the Reigne of our Soueraigne Lord
Charles by the grace of god of England Scotland France and Ireland
King defender of the fayth &c. the sixteenth accknowledged before
John Page Esq^r one of the Masters of the most hono^ble Co^rt of Chan-
cery hath become bound vnto Abell Snowe of Cursitars Office in
Chancery Lane of London gent, his heires Executors Administrators
and Assigns in the Sume of one thousand pounds of lawfull English
money to be leauyed vpon the goods and Chatties lands Tenem^ts and
heredittam^ts of the said Thomas Gerrard his heires Executors and
Adm^rs within the Province of Maryland aforesaid for the payment &
deliuery of the full Sume of thirty five thousand pounds weight of
good and merchantable Leafe tobacco of Maryland and also the
Sume of one hundred ninety and foure pounds of Currant English
money which the s^d Thomas Gerrard oweth vpon a Just acc^o made
betwixt the said Abell Snowe and Thomas Gerrard vnto the s^d Abell

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Snowe his .... Ferny hill in the County of Stafford Widd as also for
diuers other good causes and Consideracons me thereunto especially
moueing Haue given granted and bequeathed and by theis p^rsents
doe give grant and bequeathe unto my welbeloved mother Jdith
Snowe her Executors Administrators and Assigns all the afore
named tobacco debt or debts Sume or Sumes of money whatsoeuer
which is oweing vnto me by the s^d Thomas Gerrard his Executors
and Administrators together with all my house hould goods Cattle &
Chatties moueable or unmoveable whatsoever in my posson or which
are owing vnto me both in the Realme of England and the said
Province of Maryland To haue and to hould the aforesaid Tobacco
debt or debts Sume or Sumes of money, househould goods Cattle and
Chatties moveable and vnmoveable whatsoever vnto the aforesaid
Jdith Snowe her Executors and Adm^rs for ever, And in the name and
posson thereof I the said Abell Snowe haue deliuered with my owne
hands six pence of currant English money to the said Jdith Snowe
In Wittnes whereof I the said Abell Snowe to this present deed of
guift haue sett my hand & Seale this 27th day of June in the Eight-
eenth yeare of the Reigne of our Soueraigne Lord Charles by the
grace of god of Engld Scotland France and Ireland King defender
of the fayth & Annoq dmni 1642 Abell Snowe