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    and too Cow Calphs one Caled by the name of stare the other by the Liber.A
    name of Pie the one of the Cows and her Calph receaued by mee
    samuell dobsson the last yeare and the other now this yeare and I the
    sayd Thomas Gerrard doe freelie giue them and thear increas unto
    Samuell Dobson and his heirs for euer in witnes whearof I haue
    hearunto set my hand this 4th day of March 166o Tho: Gerrard
    Witnes John Smith
          Thomas James

      Thees Presants witneseth that I Thomas Gerrard doe giue and
    grant unto Samuell Dobson his heirs or Assignes for euer one littel
    browne Cow with Calph by her side Cropt of boath Ears which sayd 502
    Cow and Cow Caiph I doe and will defend her from all just Claims
    from all manner of person or persons whatsoeuer unto the sayd
    Samuell Dobson his heirs or assignes for euer in witnes hearof I
    haue hear unto set my hand this seauent of Aprill Ao 1662
    Witnes Christian Wrinsyngue     Thomas Gerrard
          John Smith

      Thees Presants witneseth that I Thomas Gerrard Escp doe free quit
    release and discharge Samuell Dobson from and of all manner of 503
    debts bills bonds accounts dues and demands whatsoeuer from the
    begining from the begining of the world unto presant day in witnes
    hearof I haue hearunto set my hand this 7th of Aprill Ao 1662
    Witnesses Christian Wrinsyngue    Tho Gerrard
            John Smith

      Mr Arthur Turner aged 40 years of age or thear abouts sworne in [p.211]
    open Court sayeth that Christopher Russell beeing at Mr Robert
    Hanlys maad agreement with Mis Mary Vanderdounke that hee woold 503
    giue her sixteen hundered pounds of tob: and hee woold pay her
    eight hundered this last year and eight hundered this next yeare so
    that the sayd Mary Vanderdounke releas him of the Accoumpts that
    was betwixt them and to deliuer up his bill that shee had and to pay
    the Court Charges of the suit that was Commenced against him by
    her and further sayeth not

      Richard Moris aged 24 years or thear abouts sworne in open 504
    Court sayeth that Christopher Russell at Mr Robert Hanlys hows
    agreed with Mary Vanderdounke to pay sixteen hundered pounds
    of tob: this last yeare and eight hundered the year following and to
    discharge him of all accounts between hur and him and further sayeth
    not:

      Caecilius absolute Lord and Proprietarie of the Prouince of Man
    land Aualon Lord baron of baltemore &c to all persons to whom thees
    presents shall Concerne greeting know yee that wee for and in Con
    sideration that Richard Willin of owr sayd prouince of Mariland