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   menconed betweene them, neither cann he say any thinge to the Liber FF
   Counter bond interminis though agreed upon to signe & seale the
   Indentures by both partyes and further saith not
   sworne in open Court
       Daniel Jenifer

     Samuell Dobson sworne in open Court saith that hee Knowes
   nothing in the Bussiness being not at the making of the Bargaine
   but he heard Capt Boreman was to giue 4000 lb tob: for the plantacon
   for this yeares rent, and that Boreman had reed the proffitts of the
   plantacon and he had Order from mr Gerrard to deliuer a Cow
   & a Calfe to Capt Boreman upon this Bargaine, And further saith
   not

     James Bowling sworne in open Court saith, That he was not att
   the making of the Bargaine but some of Capt Boremans seruants
   liued uppon West Wood Mannor and was by when the Ground was
   markt, and they desired him to pace the land he did not see possession
   deliuered nor heard of any exceptions on either side, And further
   saith not

     The plt: alleadgeth that the deft did receiue the proffitts of the land
   and accepted the same
     The deft dcnyes not but that he had possion and did receiue the
   proffitts for which he past his bill for that yeares rent but noc more
   Bills for any more yeares Alleadging allsoe that the first yeare is not [p. 245]
   yet expired & therefore presumes noc dammage cann be susteyn'd
   by the plt: noc other Bargainc being made for longer time, yet hee
   hath sattisfyed the tobaccoes and hath his bill deliuerd in and Can-
   cell'd, the which the deft produceth and was read as followeth (uizt)

     This Bill bindeth me Capt William Boarman of St Marys County
   in the prouince of Maryland, my heires Executors and Administrators
   to pay or Cause to be paid unto Thomas Gerrard of the County of
   westmoreland in the Collony of Vergenia Esçp: his heires Executors
   Administrators or Assignes, the full & Just quantity of flue thowsand
   pounds of sound Merchantable Maryland leafe tobaccoe and Caske
   in some Conuenient place in St Marys County, on the of Decem-
   ber next ensucing the date hereof, being in full for One yeares rent
   of a Tract of land on westwood Mannor as appeares by Indentures
   bearing date the 25th decembr 1664 Tn wittnes to which I haue here-
   unto sett my hand this 22th day of August 1665
   Signed sealed & deliuered     Benja Rozer doth further declare
     In the prsence of Us that this bill was One of the seauen
        Benja Rozer      Bills which was to be signed by
        Willm Williams   the deft but at that time refus'd
                         to doe it untill hee had security,
                         (to witt) before he would signe
       7                 the other 6 bills