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     by any other lawfull wayes on meanes as by him the said Thomas Liber JJ
     Skinner his heirs or assignes or his or their Council learned in the [P.951
     Law shall be reasonably devised adviced on acquired In wittnesse
     whereof the parties abovewritten have hereunto interchangab!y sett
     their hands and seales the day and yeare first abovewritten
    Signed Sealed and delivered   Will: Benny (sealed)
      in the presence of
         Dan:  Clarke
         Ri:   Rainer
     The aforegoeing Deed was the 15th day of April Anno 1670 by the
     said William Berry acknowledged in Open Court to be his Act and
     deed.

      To all Christian people to whom these presents shall Come William
     Berry of the river of petuxent in the County of Calvert Sendeth
     Greeting &c Know yee that I the said William for divers good causes
     and considerations me at this time especially moveing have made
     ordained constituted and in my place putt my welbeloved in Christ
     Stephen Gary of Little Choptanck in the County of Dorcester planter
     my true and lawfull Attonny to enter for me and in my stead and
     name into that parcell of land called Berrys Chance !yeing at the head
     of Little Choptanck River On the easterne shoane and full and peace-.
     able state possession and seisin thereof for me and in my stead and
     name to take and after such state possession and seizin so thereof had
     and taken State possession and seizin to Thomas Skinner of Talbott
     County planter and his heirs for me and in my stead and name to
     deliver according to the tenor forme force and effect of a certaine
     writeing indented beaneing date with these presents made betweene
     me the said William Berry of the One pant and the aforesaid Thomas
     Skinner of the Other part ratifleing and confirmeing all and whatso-
     ever my said Attorny shall doe or cause to be done in the premisses
     as fully and wholly as I my self e could have done if I had bin there
     personally present In wittnes whereof I have hereunto sett my hand
     and seale this twentith day of march in the thirty seventh yeare of the
     Dominion of Caeci!ius &c Annoq Domi 1668 Wm Berry (sealed)
     Signed Sealed and delivered
      in the presence of
         Dan:  Clarke
         Rd Rainer
     The abovewnitten warrant of Attonny was by the said Wm Berry
     acknowledged to be his Act and Deed in Open Court April the 15th
     1670.


      Know all men by these presents That I John Vanheeck of Balte-
     more County in the province of Maryland gent have made Ordained
     and in my place and stead by these presents putt and constitute my