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      of Milford or his assignes, the just sume of ffifty pownds sterling, Liber B B
      The wch I promise & engage to pay in English Comodities deliuered
      att Milfored by the last of Aprill next ensuing the date hereof, att the
      same price as they cost mee first penny in England for ready money.
      Allsoe I doe engage to deliuer a peice of good stuffe sufficient to make
      a gowne. ffor the true prformance of this my Bill I bind my self e,
      heyres or assignes firmely by these prsents Wittnes my hand this
      27th of August 1661.             Sam: Smith.
       Testes Alex: Bryan Mathew Clarke

      To the honble the Gouernor & Councell.

       The Petn of Richard Bryan Humbly Sheweth
       That whereas Samuel Smith att the time of his Decease stood in
      debted to yor petr ififty pownds sterling & noe part yett payd, Yor
      Petr humbly Craues order of this honble Board That hee may bee
      satisfyed Twenty one hundd pownds of Tob. & Cask out of the Debts
      still due to the Estate of the sd Deceased, towards his satisfaction of
      the sd Debt. And hee shall as in duty bownd pray &c:

       Ordered tht the Petr recour according to his Petn And Mr Robert
      Slye Admistrator of the Estate of Samuel Smith acknowledgeth
      Judgmt to Richard Bryan for one & Twenty hundd pownds of Tob.
      & Cask, according to his Demand

       This Bill bindeth mee Samuel Smith of Maryland mariner to pay
      or cause to bee payd unto Mr Beniamin ffenn or his Order ffowre
      hundd pownds of merchble Tob. in Milford att the Returne of the
      Barke called the Susanna or by the last of May next, hee or his Order
      paying fraught for the sd Tob. to the sd Smith, & to runne the Aduen
      ture, as wittnes my hand this 20th of August 1661.               [p. 102]
       The word merchble was Interlyned by mee    Samuel Smith.
       Wittnes
          Thomas Macok Ephraim Burwell.

      To the honble the Gouernor & Councell

       The Petn of Beniam ffenn Humbly Sheweth
       That whereas Samuel Smith att the time of his decease stood in
      debted ffowre hundd pownds of Tob & Cask to yot Petr & noe part
      thereof payd, Yor Petr humbly Craues tht this honble Court passe
      order tht hee bee payd one hundd & ffifty pownds of Tob. & Cask
      out of the Debts still due to the Estate of the Deceased towards
      his satisfaction, & hee shall as in duty bownd pray &c:

        Ordered tht the Petr Recouer according to his Pet” Robert Slye
      gent” Admistrator of the Estate of Samuel Smith acknowledgeth
      Judgmt to Beniamin ffenn for one hundd & ffifty pownds of Tob &
      Cask according to his demd.




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