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      Mr Henry Addames Produceth one saruant boy by name Robert Liber A
    Birtch to haue his age Adiudged who is Adiudged to bee sixteene [p. 204]
    years of Age
      Anne Twifer beeing presented by Mr Marshall to haue her age
    adiudged of who is iudged to bee seauenteen years of Age
      Edward Swan Presenteth on Elisabeth Ireland to haue her ad
    iudged of who is adiudged according unto her owne acknowledgment
    to bee seauenteene years of Age
      Samuell Dobson Presenteth a boy saruant by name Thomas Jack
    son for Thomas Gerrard Esq to haue his age Adiudged of who is
    adiudged to bee sixteen years of Age:

    Mr Humpherie Haggat after his oath The Plantiue Aresting the de
      taken admitted of Atturney unto fendant in an action of the
      James Lee Plantiue Case prefereth his petition as
    George Thompson Atturney to followeth
      Francis Pope Defendant

      To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the
    humble Petition of James Lee sheweth
      That your Petitioner was impowered by Joseph lenton in his will
    and testament to see after his Estate and an Assistant to his wife,
    the mortalitie the Mortalitie of the sayd Linton and his wife and too
    Childeren beeing your petitioner puting him self to the Charge of
    beuring of the sayd lenton wife and makin of theaire funnerall haith
    beene oute of purse 1672 lb of tobacco and Caske whearfore your
    petitioner Craueth order against the Estate of Mr Francis Pope who
    doeth dispose of the sayd Lenton estate and hee shal pray

    this petition beeing of Mr Haggates owne drawing is accordinglie
    recorded: Whearupon the Plantiue desired that Captaine William
    Battin Mr Humpherie Haggate and Jane Delahay shoohd haue thear
    oaths giuen them which was granted and for the Confirmation of his
    petition produceth his account as followeth
      for Boate and hands                    300
      for too bottels of drams               020
      for too bottels of pouder              040
                                             360
      Sold to James Lee the 16: of March 166o
       36 yards of brod blk rib at 12 lb p yrdlb 432
       3 barrells of Strong beer a 300    lb 9oo
                                          lb 1332

      Captaine Battin Aged 43 years or thearabouts sworne and ex
    amined in open Court sayeth that James Lee Came unto this deponants