Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.     525

       Whearupon it is ordered that the Sheriffe demand of Each Person Liber B
      nominated and Charged in the precedent Letter and thos that Cannot [p. 380]
      Produce discharges for the sayd pouder and shot or !ead it is ordered
      that thay pay unto the Sheriffe with the Leuy thear Respectiue Sums at
      the Raet of 11lb P pound for Powder and too pownds and a half e for
      the lead or shot and upon deniall thearof whear Receipts appear not
      to leuy it by way of Execution

       This day Came Henry Moore Wif Elisabeth and in open Court
      acknowledged that a Parcell of Land Called Moores Dish is with
      her free and voluntary Consent sou!d unto John Neuill by her afor-
      sayd Husband henry Moore and that shee hear in open Court Clearly
      relinquisheth all the Clame shee hath thearunto belonging without
      any Perswasion Constraint or Compulsion whatsoeuer by her sayd
      husband or his procurment but freely and Clearly of her owne
      voluntarie will

       This day Came Henry Moores Wif Elisabeth and in open Court
      acknowledged that a Parce!l of land Called Moores Branch is with
      her free and Voluntary Consent sould unto Jacob Peeterson by her
      aforsayd housband Henry Moore and that shee hear in open Court
      Clearly Relinquisheth all the Claime Shee hath thearunto belonging
      without any Perswasion Constraint or Compulsion whatsoeuer by
      her sayd housband or his Procurment but freely and Clearly of her
      owne Voluntarie wille

       Know all men by thees Presents that I Samuell Palmer of Charles [p. 381]
      County in the Prouince of Mariland Planter haue bargain and sould
      and deliuered unto Henry francom of the same County Cooper for a
      valewable Consideration of one thowsand twenty eight pounds of to-
      bacco alredy Receaued by mee the aboue sayd Palmer one pide Cow
      with her Calph the Cow is Called by the name of traue!!or beeing
      marked on the Right Eare with a Swallow forke and on the left Eaer
      with a peece Cut out on the Upper side of the Fare and an other peece
      cut out on the underside of the Fare and too heifors of too years old
      of the same marke but only one of them is marked on the Contrary
      Eare and I the aboue sayd Samuell Palmer doe bind my self my heirs
      Executors administrators to make good the sayle of the sayd Cattell
      them and their Increas unto him the aboue sayd henry francom to
      him his heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes against a!! iust
      Claimes in the law whatsoeuer as witnes my hand this first day of
      March 1663/4                Samuell S P Palmer
      Witnes Zachery Waed             his marke
           Thomas Jenkins

         The Court is Adjourned till the 8th of Nouember Ao 1664
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