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    Marke belonging to the heyfor which was my owne Proper marke Liber B
    I doe by thees Presants Confirme this my gift in appoynting my f rind
    John duglas to Record this deed of gift in the Court of Charleses
    County as witnes my hand this 20th of Nouemher Ao 1663
    Witnes Samuell Clarke           Enock Doughty
          Thomas + Branso
             his marke

      At A Count held in Charleses County 3' of February 1663/4
                  Presentes
      Mr Henry Addames           . .   Mr Thomas Mathews
       r       Commissioners
      M James Lendsey             Mr William Marshall

      Mr Henry Addames Presents a boy Saruant Robert Herman by [p. 244]
    name to haue his age iudged of who is judged to bee between seauen-
    teen and eighteen years old
      Mr John Hatch Presents a mayd Saruant by name Mary Patrige to
    haue her age iudged of who is iudged to bee between eleuen and
    twelue years old
      Mr Marshall William Presents a boy saruant by name Nicholaus
    Clemence to haue his Age iudged of who is iudged to bee between
    eleuen and twelue years old
      Alexander Simpson Presents a boy Saruant by Name George
    Astere to haue his Age iudged of who is iudged betweene fourteen
    and fifteen years old

      Joanna Neuill Presents herself in Court and Releaseth Thomas
    Baker from the oath shee swore against him the last Court by Vertue
    wheanof hee the sayd Baker was bound to the Peace

    Joan Wilmot By her Atturney The Plantiue aresting the defen-
    Mr Abraham Rows Plantiue dant in an action of the Case Pre-
    John Cherman by his Attunney fereth her Declaration as folhoweth
      William Price Defendant

    Joane Wilmot Plantiue John Cherman Defendant
      The Plantiue declares against the defendant in an action of the [p. 245]
    Case for hauing set your Petitioner free and afterwards soald your
    Petitioner to one Gils Ghouen for four years and the aduantage which
    action is Cleare Contrary to an act of Assembly entituled an act limit-
    ing Saruants times and the defendant hauing set the Plantiue free
    as shee is hear Ready to proue by her euidences was alltogether de-
    bared from making any other Contract with him as by the sayd Act
    Clearly doath appear the Plantiue thear for humbly Craueth order of
    Court for her freedom with Cost and Charge of suit: by Reason that
    an Act of Assembly Prohibiteth Peopels passage whean thay are not
    knowne without a Certificate of thear freedom