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      the sd William & Elizabeth & their heyres for euer. And for this Liber B B
      Recognicon, Remission, Quitt Claime ffine and Concord the sd [p. 44]
      Thomas hath gyuen unto the sd William & Elizabeth Six men
Seruants.                          Willm Caluert Seale
                                 Eliz:   Caluert Seale
        Taken & acknowledged by Eliz: Caluert
      att St Michaells Mannor the 22th of August
      1663, before vs,
           John Nutthall Nicholas Gwyther.
        Taken & acknowledged this 27 of August
      1663 by Willm Caluert Escp before me
                       Charles Caluert

        Capt John Norwood dds writt agst Anne Couell, accon Case.
        Wart to sheriffe Anarundell County to arrest &c: Ret. next Prou:
      Court 8° Septembr next.

        Mr Attorney Grãll dds writt agst Thomas Hamond, Samuel
      Ailcock, & Willm Dauies in the behalfe of th Rt honble the La Propr
      accon Case.
        Wart to sheriffe Anarundell County to arrest &c: Ret next Prou:
      Court 8 Septembr Ut supra.

        Writt Exiuit & signed by Robt Clarke Esq to arrest the Body of
      John Legatt minister, in an accon of Complaynt for the Breach of
      an Act of Assembly here, 21 Aug. 1663

        William Storke aged 39 yeares or thereabouts sworne this first
      day of May 1663, sayth uppon Oath.
        That Mr ffrancis Dade comming out of England this last shipping
      in the Maryland Merchant, whereof is Master Capt Miles Cooke, &
      falling sick att Sea, In time of his sicknes hee called for this Depont,
      Desyring him to take notice, & beare in memory what his Last Will
      was, Wch Will was only Verball or Nuncupatiue in these words
      (as neare as hee this Depont can remember, or to the uery same
      effect) Vizt, That hee gaue all his whole Estate to his Wife And tht
      his Wife should haue the Tuition of his Children till they come to
      age, And tht shee should giue to his Children their seuerall portions,
      when as they should attaine to one & Twenty yeares of age, accord
      ing to her discretion as shee should thinke fitt. After tht Mr Dade
      had declared thus much this Depont called Capt Miles Cooke unto [p. 451
      him, And then the sd Mr Dade repeated the same words (or to tht
      effect) ouer againe in both their hearings, & further this Deponent
      sayth not.                       Willm Storke.
        Sworne before me William Bretton.