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       teach, eyther Protestant or Catholikes, yett neuer had more out of Liber B B
       tht Estate than to the ualue of six or seauen hundd pownds of Tob,
       for some tht could not discharge for their schooling, And had I not
       had some releife of my owne out of England in cloathing, I could
       not haue held up the teaching soe long as I did.—Now hauing made
       a full relaon of what is the only Truth to the best of my knowledge
       & as was well knowne by sundry in the Country of my accons therein,
       most of all to such as I conuersed about the busines, & prticularly
       to Barnaby Jackson & Mr Pille, my humble request is that the honble
       Gour & Councell of the Prouince of Maryland would take into Con
       sideraOn that my Creditt may not suffer as I heare it doth unde
       seruedly; as I haue iustly written downe I shall answere the same
       before the presence of AllmtY God. And I further hereby disclaime
       wholly to haue any Right or Tytle any longer to those Cattle att John
       Warrens, of Edward Cotton's marke, And doe freely giue consent
       That they bee imployed eyther for schoole, or other pious uses, as
       shall bee thought fitt by such as it concerns. Wittnes my hand
        This DeclaraOn made & soe affirmed before Capt Miles Cooke
       Maistr of the ship called Maryland Merchant this (London) 7th of
       October 1662 I say by mee Raph Crouch.
        In prnce of
          Miles Cooke
          John Worseley
          Thomas Allenson
          Tho:   Wynne

        Wch being Read, & some other Ires all tending to the same pur
       pose The Attorney of the sd Crouch Craues Leaue to giue in his
       accompt, who was thereuppon admitted by the Board.

    Mr Raph Crouch Dr             pr Cona Credr

        To the Estate of Ed: Cotton By Rebate of Tob. to
          Deceased John Warren for the
       To payd by him by John       of 1000£ Tob. 0459
        Warren in part of one yeare before due.. J
        8000£ Tob. the Price of
            -  3300
        th Plantaon att New
        Towne formerly Cot
        tons in Año 1659 .