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    obrion (to him his heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes for Liber B
    euer) of Portobacco planter as witnes my hand this 12th of May Ao
    1663                          James Lendsey
    Witnes William head 2 his marke    Mary + Lendsey
          Thomas Allonson           her marke
         Edmond ÷ Lendsey his marke

    and the sayd Obrion at the Court held in Charleses County the 12th
    of May last past assigned from him his heirs Executors Administra
    tors or Assignes unto henry francom of the sayd County to him his
    heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes for euer all his Right
    title Property Claime or iurisdiction foreuer as witnes my hand the
    12th of May Ao 1663           George Thompson

      Know all men by thees Presants that I James Lendsey of Charleses
    Countie in the Prouince of Mariland Gent: in Consideration of a
    lease to mee granted by henry Warren of St Maries Countie in the
    Prouince of Mariland Gent: of fine hundered Acres of Land in St
    Thomases Mannor at Portobacco in Charleses County in the Prou
    ince of Mariland aforsayd baering daet the ninteenth of January in
    the year of owr Lord one thowsand six hundered sixty too: doe
    hearby for mee my heirs Executors Administrators and Assignes [p. 129]
    Annull abrogaet and make voyd all manner of formar bargaines
    Leases Contracts and obligations whatsoeuer touching and Concern
    ing the abouesayd seat of land by, To, From, or with any other per
    son or persons whatsoeuer acted or perpetrated in veritie and truth
    hearof witnes this my hand and seale this sixth day of Aprill in the
    year of owr Lord God Euerlasting one thowsand six hundered sixty
    three                         James Lendsey 0
    Seigned sealed and deliuered
      in the Presence of
         Geo: Thompson
         John Lewgar

    At A Court by Particular Commission Called in Charleses Countie
    the 13th of June Ao 1663 to sware Mr Francis Pope to the
                   oath of a Sheriffe
                   Presentes
       Mr Henry Addams . .      Mr Thomas Mathews

      Mr Walter Beane Commissioners Mr William Marshall
      Mr Francis Pope was sworne to the oath annexed to his Commis
    sion to bee Sheriff of Charleses County baring daet the 16th of May
    Ao 1663 and his Lordships Liuetennant Generall issuing forth a write
    baering daet the the 4th of June Ao 1663 by Vertue whearof the sayd
    Court was Called and francis Pope Sworne heigh Sheriffe of
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