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        This Day Came George Marshall of St Michaells in St Maries Liber B B
      County before mee Philip Caluert Chancelor of Maryland, & Did [p. 19]
      freely acknowledge to owe & stand indebted unto Willm Holling
      worth of Salem in New England the full & just sume of Two Thow
      sand Two hundd & Twelue pownds of Tob & Cask to bee payd to the
      sd Willm Hollingworth or his certaine Attorney att or before the
      Tenth Day of Nouember next ensuing the date hereof, And unlesse
      bee shall soe doe doth freely for him & his heyres Graunt that the
       sume of Two Thowsd Two hundd & Twelue pownds of Tob shall
      bee Leauyed uppon any his Lands Tenemts Goods & Chattles wthin
      this Prouince of Maryland & bee deliuered to the sd Willm Holling
      worth or his Attorney.         George Marshall.
        Taken & acknowledged before mee
         this 20th of May 1663.
            Philip Caluert.
           May 23° 1663.
        Receiued by mee Charles Caluert Esq of Willm Ho!lingworth
      full satisfaction for all ffees belonging to the Secretary Henry
      Sewall Esqr amounting to sixteene hundd pownds of Tob. And like
      wise full satisfaction for Port Duties belonging to the Ld Propr
      amounting to six hundd & Thirty pownds of Tob, It being for ffiue
      Tripps or Voyages made wth the Catch Called the Willm & Mary
      from hence to New England. I say Recd by mee
        Test Willm Bretton.         Charles Caluert.

              Att a Councell held att St Maries
                     30th of Aprill 1663

         Charles Caluert Esp Gour
         Philip Caluert Esq Chanr
         Henry Sewall Esq Secr
        Mr Thomas Mathewes & John Warren being summoned to make
      their appearance this day & to giue in an accornpt of the Estate of
      Edward Cotten Deceased according to an Order of the Councell
      27° June Last, Who appearing according to their Summons, And Coun: lib.
      ffrancis ffitzherbert Esq the Attorney of Raph Crouch likewise 151.
      appearing, in whose hands part of the Estate was left, Sayth tht
      hee is now ready to giue in an accompt of tht Estate soe far forth
      as appertayneth to Raph Crouch to giue accompt, shewing wthall,
      to the Board now sitting, that according to his Order from Raph
      Crouch after his accompt gyuen, he desyreth to bee absolutely quitt [p. 20]
      & discharged from tht Estate of Edward Cottens, And produceth
      Certaine Ires or writings to tht Effect, written this yeare from
      Mr Crouch.

      Hond Sr my most humble Duty
        These are to giue you to understand &c: Now than if you thinke
      it best, I desyre these ensuing words to bee Recorded (to witt) I