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     euy of us shall and Will ratify and allow as fully and effectually as Liber FF
     if wee ourselues were psonally pnt and were the Doers or Causers [p. 746]
     thereof In wittnes whereof unto theis pnts wee the said William Bur-
     ton and Samuell Tucker have Sett our hands and Scales Dated the
     eight and twentyeth day of August in the yeare of or lord according
     to Dutch accompt One thousand six hundred sixty foure
      Memento the words joyntly and Severally were interlined twice
     before the Signing and Sealeing hereof
     Sealed and Deliüed          W Burton   (seale)
      in the pnce of             Samll Tucker (seale)
         Job Walton
         Robert Skelton
         F Liste

      The Deposicon of Job Walton aged foure and twenty yeares or
     thereabouts and Robert Skelton aged thirty two yeares or thereabouts
     sworne on the twenty sixth of January One thousand six hundred
     sixty and foure that they did see the above menconed letter of At- [p. 747]
     torny delivered by William Burton and Samuell Tucker as their Act
     and deed
     Sworne before me
        Charles Calvert

      Know all men by theis pnts That wee John Moll fñchant Timothy
     Parker thcer Thomas Ellis and John luffe Thchants all of the Citty of
     Bristoll Owners and imployers of the Good shipp called the John
     and Christian of Bristoll of the burthen of Three hundred tons or
     thereabouts whereof (under God) Thomas Coop is Master wch said
     Shipp now is att virginia or Maryland Have made assigned Ordeyned
     authorised appointed & Deputed and in our places and Steads by theis
     presents have put and constituted the said Thomas Cooper and
     Thomas Whittop of the Citty aforesaid Marinr (he being now bound
     for Virginia our true and law full Attorney and Attorneys joyntly and
     either of them by himself e seually for us and in our names and Steads [p.748]
     and to and for our Only propper use and behoofe to aske Demand
     leavy sue for recoü & receive of and from Thomas Freeman late of
     the said Citty Grocer whoe went as Factor in the said Shipp All such
     goods and ñichandices as were laden on board the said shipp by John
     Machen mercer late Part owner of the said shipp in the Port of Bris-
     toll aforesd and received to dispose by the sd Thomas Freeman And
     to demand an Accompt of the Thomas Freeman of the proceeds
     and profitts thereof and of the disposeall thereof And after Just
     Accompt shall be given to settle & dispose thereof as our sd Attorneys
     or either of them shall thinke fitt And alsoe for us and in our names
     and Steads to aske demand levye sue for recover and receive of and
     from any other person or persons whatsoeü whome itt shall concerne
     in Virginia or Maryland aforesaid All such summe or summes of