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     with many other necessarys appertayning to a plantation which letter Liber B
     was sent and Conuayed by one baker a sloopman and according to
     my order doe expect her in portobacko according to Contence which
     will bee to the great dammage of your Petitioner not only hear but
     also at my plantation in verginia which is not unknowne unto the
     testators
       The premisses hearof your Petitioner leaueth to your worships
     Consideration and you will engage your petitioner to baer his testi
     moni of the golden Caracter of your trew Integritie in your seuerall [p. 68]
     places of manifesting your selues to be iustices indeed and in truth
     and further your petitioner giues your worships light in the buisnes
     your petitioner hearing that Edmond was resolued to marry your
     petitioner was trobled at the buisnes and did aduice his saruants to
     cum ouer unto mee and bring thear things belonging unto them and
     put it into the sioop whearupon the sayd Edmond Come ouer with
     the sayd saruants and demanded the reason which was answered by
     mee as the testants Can declare and in Conclusion your petitioner was
     caused to draw a bond on boath sides by edmond lendsey and hee
     woold goe downe along with mee to St Maries and giue mee a good
     sufficient assurance for what hee had promissed in owr articles of
     Copartnership and the Condition of his bond and further your peti
     tioner desirs that the sayd Edmond may pay his accoumpt dew to
     your petitionr which is iusthy dew or show reason to the Contrarie
     and your petitioner shall pray

      And for the Confirmation of the sayd Petition the Plantiue pro
     duced this ensuing obligation (Viz)
       A Generall list of the Copartnership between Edmond Lendsey and
     Richard Pinner December the 24th 1662
     one thowsand Acres of land lung upon portobacco Creeke
      in the Prouince of Mariland at     lb 9000
     flueteene Cows in Calph at          lb booo
     fiueteene stears at                 lb 6ooo
     eigh harrows & six sows at          lb 1400
     the totall sume is                 lb 22400
     Thees particulars and the land I doe by the Presants auouch the sayl
     firmly by thees presants and to deliuer the premisses to him or his
     order with the increase and profits according to Agreement in owr
     Copartnership which is to say the one moyety or half upon the ac
     coumpt of Richard Pinner and the other half for the accoumpt and
     proper use of Edmond lendsey and the sayd stoke and land to bee [p. 69]
     betweene the aboue sayd Pinner and Edmond Lendsey to them and
     thear heirs &c for euer &c upon the Consideration of too thowsand
     pounds of tob: and Caske in hand payd to the sayd Edmond lend
     sey the aboue sayd words for cuer Concerning the land was Mistaken