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     hundered twenty too pounds of tobacco in demonstation of the iust- Liber B
     nes of this his action produceth this ensuing bill:

      This bill bindeth mee John Benham my heirs Executors Admin
     istrators and Assignes to pay or Cause to bee payd unto James Lee
     his heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes at or upon the tenth
     of Nouember next ensuing the daet hearof : the full and iust sum of
     six hundered twenty too pounds of sound tobacco and Caske Clear of
     ground leaues and Seconds in sum Conuenient Place in Charleses
     County as witnes my hand this 5th day of May Ao 1662
     Witnes Edward Leake             John Benharn
          John merehill
     Endossed on the Backe of the sayd bill as followeth
      I James Lee doe hearby assigne ouer unto John Neuill all my Rite
     titell interest of the within mentioned bill as witnes my hand this 111
     feb: Ao 1662/3             James L Lee
                                  his marke
      I James Lee doe hearby Authorise and impower the aboue men- [p. 226]
     tioned John Neuill to bee my lawfull Atturney of the Recouering of
     the Within mentioned bill: as witnes this my hand 11th february
     1662/3 Ratifling and allowing what my sayd Atturney shall doe
     Testis Humphery Haggate         James L Lee
         George Thompson               his marke

      Mr Francis Pope owning to haue more tobacco in his hands of the
     sayd Benhanis then the bill amounts unto it is thearfor ordered that
     the sayd Pope pay unto Mr Neuill upon the accoumpt of the sayd
     Benham six hundered and twenty too pounds of tobacco and Caske
     according to the sayd Benhams Speciality

      According to arbitriment of Capt Josias fenddall and W Thomas
     Notley baring daet the of July Ao 1663 Between Mr Walter
     Beane and William Marshall the sayd Beane hear in open Court doath
     Sware that to the best of his knowledge hee hath deliuered in a trew
     and just accoumpt of all thc estate in Partnershipe between them
     and that the same hath bin deuided betweene them:
      Whearupon according unto the arbitriment the Originall deede of
     Copartnership drawne betweene them at thear ioyning in partnership
     was taken out of the Custodie of Mr Robert hundly and in open Court
     Cancelled and maed Voyd

      Caecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietarie of the Prouinces of
     Mariland and Aualon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c to all Persons to
     whom thees Presants shall Corn greeting in owr Lord God Euerlast
     ing know yea that wee for and in Consideration that Daniell John
     son and and Richard Morrise of this Prouince planters hath dew unto [p. 227]
     them too hundered Acres of land by assignement from four seuerall