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     James Peon his heires or Assignes, and to signe seale and deliuer Liber FF
     unto the said James Peon his heires or Assignes a lawfull Conueyance
     for the same, and to giue the said James Peon his heires or Assignes
     quiet and peaceable possession thereof, as wittnes my hand this 18th
     day of December 1666 Richard Banckes (sealed)
     Wittnes John Lewling
          Walter Hall
      Acknowledged this 13th February 1666 in Open Court by Rich:
     Banckes and allsoe signed & sealed in Open Cort by the said Bancks
     to be the right of the said James Peon and his heires for Euer
                                    Dan:     Jenifer Clef.

      John Anderson of Pocamokc being Bound in Bond of Twenty [p. 435]
     Thowsand pounds of tobacco and Caske to prosecute John Graues
     this Prouinall Court Concerning a felonious Act by the said Graues
     perpetrated and Comitted, which sd Anderson not pursueing nor
     prosecuting the said Graues according to the tenor of his said Bond
      Therefore Ordered that the said Bond of Twenty Thowsand
     pounds of tobacco and Caske past by the said Anderson be forfeited
     sattisfyed and paid unto the Lord Proprietary for his the said
     Andersons not appearing nor prosecuteing the said John Graues att
     this Prouinall Court

      This day being the 14th of February 1666 Came & appeared before
     Jerome White Coil Wm Euans and Thomas Truman Three of his
     lordps Justices for this Prouince; John Foxhall of the Collony of
     Virginia Merchant and acknowledged himselfe to Owe to Thomas
     Gerrard of Mattapenny in St Marys County gentn Twelue hundred
     pounds of lawfull money of England to be made and Leauyed of his
     Goods & Chattles lands and Tenements to the Use of the said Thomas
     Gerrard undr the Condicons following (Vizt) That the Foxhall
     will personally appeare next Prouinall Court to be held the 9th day
     of Aprill next ensueing, to answere a suite depending in the said
     Court between the said Gerrard plt and the said Foxhall defendt
     in a plea of tresspasse and to Stand to and abide the Judgmt of the
     said Court therein
      Also Came Walter Pake of new towne in St Marys County afore-
     said Innhoulder and Richard Loyd of the said place and County
     plantr and appeared before the abouesaid Justices & on the day and
     yeare abouesaid and either of them did then undertake in the Sume of
     Six hundred pounds of like money to be leauyed upon theire and
     euery of theire lands and Tenements Goods and Chattles, To the
     said Thomas Gerrard, upon this Condicon following (Vizt) That
     if the said Thomas Gerrard plt: doe Obtaine a Judgmt in an Accon
     of tresspass depending in the Prouinall Court agt the said John Fox-
     hall defendt, that then the said John Foxhall shall pay the Condemp