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       each man beeing Called by his Respectiue name and thay Answering Liber B
       to the Same Mr Thomas Mathews the then Judge of the Court [p. 526]
       demanded of them wheather thay weare agreed in in their Verdit
       or No and thay all Answered thay wear Whearupon hee Againe
       demanded of them who shoold deliuer in their Verdit and thay
       Unanimously Replyed thear foarman MT Thomas Allonson who
       deliuered their verdit in wrighting as followeth (Viz)
        The Verdit of the Jury is that Michell Pickering is to the best of
       owr Judgments one and twenty years of Age
        It is thear for ordered that the Plantine shall bee free and that
       the defendant pay unto the Plantiue his Corne and Cloaths according
       to the Custome of the Contry


        Know all men by thees Presents that I Water Cooper doe bind
       myself to Acknowledg and Surrender all Pattents bill bonds or Ac-
       coumpts that Appertayned and belonged to mee and Wm Boyden,
       to the sayd William Boyden his heirs Executors Administrators or
       Assignes to his or their Proper use and behofe & moreouer I the
       sayd Walter Cooper doe oblige myself to Acknowledg and Confirme
       all the sayd wrightings at the next Court held in Charleses County
       to the sayd William boyden his heirs and Assignes foreuer as witnes
       this my hand this 1665/6 Walter W Cooper
       Witnes Simon Stephenes          his marke
            Owin Jones

        Know all men by thees Presents that I William Boyden doe for
       myself my heirs Executors Administrators or Assignes acquit and
       discharge and doe by thees Presents bind my self to pay or Cause
       to bee payd all and Singular waiter Cooper his debts dew or demand
       or any other debt or debt or debts that appertayned or belonged [p. 527]
       betweene the savd Walter Cooper & the sayd William Boyden from
       the begining of the world unto this present day, and moreouer I the
       sayd william Boyden doe bind my self to Acknowledge one hun-
       dered Acres of Land beeing part Called by the name of Wheelers
       Choyce and to allow or giue the sayd Walter Cooper all the hows-
       hold goods that belongs unto boath at Riuers Spring beeing in Bal-
       lance of All Accoumpts betweene us as witnes my hand this first
       day of february 1665/6          William Boyden
     Witnes Simon Stephens
            Owen Joanes

        William Boyden Entereth his marke of hogs and Cattell (Viz)
       Crapt and Slit on the left Eare; and Ouerkeeled on the Right Eare

        Roger Dickeson hauing had an Attachment against the estate of
       Peeter Glenister sarued it on the sayd Glenisters Crape and for the