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    else thereupon or thereunto any wayes belonging or appertayning for Liber B B
      and in Consideracon of two hundred and twenty hoggsheads of
      tobacco to bee paid according to speciality undr her hand and Seale
      bearing date with these prsents all which land wth the Seruants Cattle
      &c aforesaid were formerly treated and bargained to bee sold unto
      Mr Benois Brasseur in his life time which became uoid by reason of
      a defect and dislike in relacon to the said land in point of quantity
      and because hee the said Brasseur neuer had any liuery and Seison
      thereof from mee nor neuer paid any thinge att all to me for it in
      which regard — haue now bargained sold and deliuered the said
      Estate of land &c unto the aforesaid Mary Brasseur and her heires
      as aforesaid, And doe promise and binde my self e my heires Exec
      utors and Administrators to make such further Conueighance and
      assurance of the prmisses as is requisite and as it lyes in my power
      to doe, whensoeuer the same shall bee demanded or required—
      The Seruants name are as followeth (uizt) Thomas Smyth Geo:
    Dauison William Whitehead Thomas ffrost and Sarah a negro
      Woman—
      I doe allso hereby giue unto the said widdw Brasseur full quiett
     possession of the aforesaid land Seruants Cattle hoggs &c with war
     rantee agst all or any person or persons whatsoeuer clayming any
     right thereunto by from or under mee or my heires.
      In wittnes whereof I haue hereunto sett my hand & seale the 17th
     clay of Aprill 1663                 Locus
      Sealed Subscribed and    Richard Bennett    Sigilli
        deliuered in prsence of
         Thomas Stirling
         Robert Brasseur

      Vppon the backside of a Pattent for One thowsand One hundred
      and ffifty acres of land Granted to Richard Bennitt Esq bearing date
      the 18th day of August in the Seauen and twentyth yeare of his
      Lordsps Dominion in the yeare of Our Lord God One thowsand Six
      hundred fifty eighte, was this ensueing assignment following (uizt)—
      The land belonging unto mee by this Pattent I doe hereby Alien [p. 239]
     Sell make ouer and Conueigh unto Mary Brasseur widdow and her
     heires for euer all my right title Intrest and Claime thereunto or
     to any part thereof acknowledging to bee fully Sattisfyed Contented
     & paid for the same according to a bill of Sale and a bill Obligatory
     for payment of twp hundred and twenty hhgs of tobacco bearinge
     date with this Assignment Wittnes my hand this 17th day of Aprill
     1663                    By mee Richard Bennett—

      Know all men by these prsents that wee Josias Fendall of Mary
     land Esq Henry Meese of London Merchant and Robt Slye of
     Maryland Merchant the Atturneys of Thomas Cornewallice of the