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      Know all men by thees Presants that I Robert Clarke of Charleses Liber A
    County in the Prouince of Mariland Esq doe for diuers good Con
    siderations mee hearunto Moueing freely giue from mee my heirs 512
    Executors Administrators or Assignes unto my dear beloued wife
    Jane Clarke to her and her heirs Executors Administrators for
    euer one blacke Mare of too years old and the aduantage with her
    whol increase boath Mayle and femail for euer, & doe further hearby
    bind my self my heirs and Assignes to warrant and defend the sayd
    Mare against all Claime or Claimes whatsoeuer in the law the sayd
    Mare beeing marked with a Crope on the Right Eare and a peece
    taken out one the upper part of the left Eare in the forme of a halfe
    Moone in truth hearof witnes this my hand this second of July Aoq
    1662                               Rob Clarke
    Witnes    George Thompson
          Richard R Row
             his marke

      Jane Clarke entereth her marke of hogs and Cattell videlicet cropt [p. 216]
    on the Right Eare and a peece taken out one the upper part of the 513
    left Eare in the forme of a halfe moone

      Mr Lendsey subpene John Ward and John Kerby against Mr
    Neuill
      Francis Wine subpenes John Small and Mr Marshall against John
    Cain
      Mr Thomas Baker Subpenes John Piper
      William Heard subpenes Mis Long Andrew Ward Anne Ges
    against Heugh oneale
      Hew Oneale Supenes Henry Peear Daniell Johnson Ane Ges
    against William heard

      Mr John Lugar Entereth his marke of hogs and Cattell (viz) ouer- 514
    keeled and underkeeled on boath Eares:
      Nicholaus Gros entereth his marke of hogs and Cattel (viz) a 515
    flower deluice one the Right Eare and slit on the left and underkeeled:
      John Wood Entereth his marke of hogs and Cattell (viz) a hole 516
    on each Eare and a Crope on the left Eare:

      Thees Presants testifie that whearas it was the desir and intention
    of Mr Job Chandler of Portobacco deceased, that his three Chi!deren
    Nancie William and Richard Chandler shoold each of them haue a
    proportion or share of his stoke of Chattell that hee left after his de
    cease but not determining in his life time how many each child re
    spectiuely shoold haue but left it soly to the discresition of his then
    beloued wife to take order thearin and appoynt the same as shee
    shoold thinck most meet and shee hauing determined and appoynted
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