Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663.    3


         And the sd ffrancis Armestrong (alleaging his wifes weakenes & Liber B B
       her disability of trauelling soe far as to the Prouinciall Court) prayes
       that a Commisn be directed to some of the Commisrs in Caluert
       County, before whom shee may acknowledge the sd fine.
         Commisn thereuppon graunted to Capt Thomas Manning, M'
       Willm Turner, & Mr Thomas Letchworth (or any Two of them) to
       take the acknowledgmt of a ffine from ffrances Armestronge to James
       fforbush & to Returne the same next Prouinciall Court. Put in writt.
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         Willm ]3retton Deposed sayth That Ensigne Robt Cole late of this March29
       Province Deceased hath now ffiue Children lyuing in this Proiiince
       of Maryland, Begott of his louing & naturall wife Rebecca Cole aliso
       deceased, (Viz) Robert Cole his eldest sonne, Mary Cole, his eldest
       Daughter, Will” Maria Cole his second sonne, Edward Cole his third
       sonne, & Elizabeth Cole his youngest Daughter. All these are reputed
       & acknowledged the Children of Ensigne Robt Cole late Deceased as
       aforesd The Willm Bretton thereuppon having made oath & sub
       scribed his hand this 29° March 1663.
                                        Willm Bretton.
         Jurat, ide uerbatim—Luke Gardnor.
         Jurat ide uerbatim—Willm Turpine.
         Oës Jurati Corã Charles Caluert.

         This Indenture made the ninth day of August Ano Dni 1661,
       & in the thirteenth yeare of the Reigne of or Souereigne Lord Charles
       the Second, by the Grace of god King of England Scotland ffrance
       & Ireland, Defender of the ifayth &c: Betweene John Nutthall of
       Northhampton County in Virginia marcht of th' one part, And
       Thomas Cornewalleys of Maryland in America Esqr & Penelope his
       wife of th' other part, All the sd prties now being in England.
       Whereas the sd Thomas Cornewalleyes & Penelope his wife By their
       Indenture of Bargaine and Sale Bearing date the day of the date of
       these prseflts, And sealed & deliuered att one instant of time together
       wth these prsents, Haue gyuen graunted bargeyned, sold aliened en
       feoffed & confirmed unto the sd John Nutthall his heyres & Assignes
       for euer All that & those his Two Manno' & Mannors whereof the
       one is called Cornewalleys Crosse, & therein conteyned Two Thow
       sand Acres of Land or thereabouts, And th' other of the Mannots
       is knowne by the name of St Elizabeths, And therein likewise is con
       teyned Two Thowsand Acres of Land or thereabouts, Both of them
       being scytuate lying & being in Maryland in America aforesd, & now
       are in the tenure or occupaon of the sd Thomas Cornewalleys &
       Penelope his wife their undertenents or Assignes, With all & singu
       lar Rights members & appurteflces whatsoeur of or to the sayd man
       nors both or eyther of them belonging or in anywise apperteyning