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     heirs Executors Administrators and Assignes for euer hearby bind- Liber A
     ing my self my heirs Executors and Assignes for euer to warrant
     and defend the sd sayles and eueri part and Parcell of them according
     unto the Certificate of Suruay Performed by the sd Lugar Ao 1655 or
     thear abouts to the sayd Thompson to him his heirs Executors Ad
     ministrators and Assignes for euer for a valewable Consideration by
     mee the sayd Edmond Linsey alreadie receaued bee the sayd Thomp
     son his heirs Executors Administrators and Assignes paying the
     Lord Proprietaries Rent for the sayd Land and I doe further oblige
     myself to procure a patten for the sayd Land in the sayd Thomp
     sons name by the 12th of feb: Ao 1661 ensuing the date hearof as wit
     nes my hand this 22th of Nouember Ao 1661 signum
          Sam Smith               Edmond + Linsey
          Thomas Maris

       Robert Downes Entereth his Marke of hogs and Cattell videlicet
     Slite on the Right Eare and underkeeled and the Left Eare Cropt
     and underkeeled:
          By the Lieutenant Generall              [p.
       A Prodamation Prohibiting trade with the Indians without
     Licence and for Prohibiting exportation of Come out of the
     Prouince
       Whearas by Act of the Generall Assembly held at St Johns the
     17th Day of Aprill last it was enacted that noe person shall trade with
     any Indian of this Prouince, or goe through any Riuer of this Prou
     ince to trade with any Indian to the northward of this Prouince with
     out Licence of his Lordship or his Gouernour of this Prouince for
     the time beeing upon payne of forfeiture to his Lordship of all Com
     moditie unlawfullie traded for, and all vessels and truck unlawfullie
     traded with thees are thear for to proclaime that I doe hearby Reuoake
     and determin all formar Commissions and Licence to trade by any
     Gouernour of this Prouince giuen, and straightly to Charge and Com
     mand all officers and other persons whatsoeuer to seise the boats ves
     sels trouck or other Commodities of any person unlawfullie trading
     Contrarie to that Act and them so seised to bring to St Maries thear
     to bee adiudged and further to giue notice that if any person shall
     seise any boats, vessels truck or Commodities of any person unlaw
     fullie trading as aforsayd and bring them to st Maries to bee adiudged
     as aforsayd or deliuer them up as aforsayd to the Sheriffe to bee
     braught to St Maries shall haue one third part of the boate vessell
     truck or Commodities which shall bee adiudged Prise as Aforsayd
       And for the Preuention of the great abuse in the Exportation of
     Corne and graine I doe hearby straightly Charge and Command that
     no person whatsoeuer presume to export any sort of Corne or graine
     out of this Prouince without expresse warrant under the Priuie Seale