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       Came Zachary Wade & Daniel Johnson & writt of Exequuon Liber B B
     according to the order.
       Writt the sheriffe Charles County to putt the sd Zachary Wade &
     Daniel Johnson into possessn of the Land, Cattle, & serut, Exequuon
     uppon the Bill for Tob 90 ffeb. according to Judgmt.

       Cecilius Absolute Lord & Propr of the Prouinces of Maryland & —
     Aualon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c: To Henry Coursey & John
     Bateman Esqrs Greeting. Whereas our Writt of Couent is depending
     before our Gouernor & Councell betweene Symon Carpender of
     Anna Catherina neck, in Baltemore County, & Thomas Sprigge of
     the Resurrection mannor in Caluert County & Catherine his Wife
     of a ffreehold called Spriggely in Talbott County, Contayning Six
     hundd Acres of Wood Land grownd, wth the appurtences, To the end
     of a ffine according to the Law & Custome of this Our Prouince may
     betwene them be Leauyed, And whereas the sd Thomas & Catherine
     are soe weake the wthout greate dammage to their Bodies they cannott
     bee att St Maries before Our Gouernor & Côuncell, att the day in
     the sd writt contayned, to make the Recognizance, in this case is
     requyred, as wee are informed, Wee taking Compassion of their
     weake Estate haue gyuen power to yow or eyther of yow, to take the
     Recognition, wch the sd Thomas & Catherine before yow or eyther of
     yoW are willing to make of the prmises. And therefore Wee Com
     mand yow or eyther of yow tht goeing in prson to the sd Thomas &
     Catherine yow receaue their Recognicons aforesd When yow haue
     Receaued them That yow Certify them to Our Gouernor & Councell
     under yor or eyther of yor seales plainly & distinctly to the end tht
     then the sd fflne before our sd Gouernor & Councell may bee Leauyed
     according to the Law & Custome of Our Prouince, Sending to our
     Gouerno and Councell this writt. Wittnes Our Deare Brother
     Philip Caluert Escp our Leiutt of our sd Prouince this 2d of August
     in the 30th yeare of Our Dominion Aflocp Dni 1661
                                     Philip Caluert.
       Cæcilius &c: To the sheriffe of Caluert County &c: Command [p. 176]
     Thomas Sprigge of the Resurrection manor in the sd County &
     Catherine his wife tht Joyntly &c: they hold Couent to Symon Car- Caluert
     pinder of Six hundred Acres of Land Lying in Worrell hundd in County
     Talbott County called Spriggely, &c:    Philip Caluert.
       And tht the finall Concord is That the sd Thomas Sprigge &
     Catherine his wife haue acknowledged that the sd six hundd Acres in
     Worrell hundd wth the appurtences are the Rights of the Symon
     Carpender, as tht wch the 51 Symon hath of the Guift of the sd Thomas
     & Catherine his wife haue remised & quitt claymed from them the
     sd Thomas & Catherine & the heyres of the sd Thomas Six hundd
     Acres to the sd Symon Carpinder & his heyres for euer. And further








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