324    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

             Liber B    for it is but for twenty years thees particulars aboue mentioned wee
                   the aboue named Richard Pinner and Edmond Lendsey doe hearby
                   Confirme owr Copartnerships in all in what shall bee for the propoga
                   tion of the aforsayd stocke and land: each man reseaue a dew pro
                   portion of Profit and losse as is Clearly agreed upon thees things and
                   Copartnership agread upon wee doe wee doe interchangably set owr
                   hands and seales the day and date aboue written and further wee
                   haue and doe firmly Condition that if ether shall by out the fee simple
                   of the sayd thowsand acres of Land that it shall bee at thear boath
                   proper Charge each man allowing a proportion alicke
            Testator Clement Theoballs         Edmond + Lendsey
                         Archibell                 Whahob  his marke
                             his marke         Rich Pinner (seal)

                   Endossed on the backe of the sayd Condition as followeth
                    Bee it knowne unto all men by thees Presants that I Edmond Lend
                   sey of Portobacco do bind my self my heirs &c to pay or Cause to bee
                   payd unto Richard Pinner of Elisabeth Riuer the full sum of twenty
                   thowsand pound of tobacco and Caske according to act: test my hand
                   this presant 24th of december 1662
                    The Condition of this obligation is such that if the aboue men
                   tioned Edmond Lendsey shall deliuer or Cause to bee deliuered unto
                   Richard Pinner or his order the bill of sayle or a lease if so Called
                   for a tract of land of one thowsand Acres for the tearme of twenty

             [p. 70]    years and fifteene Cows in Calph by the last of march next after the
                   date or befor according to promis and fifteene stears none under
                   four years or thear abouts with six sows and eight barrows between
                   one yeare old & too years old or thear abouts the same Cows steares
                   and hogs according to owr agreement in the Cedwell within exprest
                   or others according to valew: and the sayd stocke and hands and
                   whatsoeuer shall bee put upon the land according to the Copartner-
                   ship with all increas and profits of all shall bee betweene Richard
                   pinner and Edmond Lendsey their heirs or Assignes for euer each
                   man baring and allowing the licke proportion in all necessarie ex
                   pences in the propogation of the buisnes as a iust accoumpt shall bee
                   maed appear on both sides upon performance of this: this obligation
                   to bee voyd otherways to stand in full power force and vertue

                    John Pain Sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that in
                   October last beeing bound downe to Verginia Upon sum dispute be
                   tweene edmond Lendsey and John Pain Concerning a Plantation in
                   Portobacco which hee formarly Promissed Richard Pinner to buy
                   the sayd Edmond Lendsey did informe mee the sayd John Payne that
                   hee had effected the buisnes and did speake to mee to informe Rich
                   ard Pinner or Mr Pinner concerning it and to aduise him to procure
                   a hand or too the which thing according unto Edmonds desir the
                   sayd Pinner hath performed and deliuered unto Edmond Lendsey