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    teene men for to Serve upon the Said Inquest whose names are Liber E
    hereunder written
                 Robert Henley foreman.
    John Douglas    william Hinsey William Boyden
    John worland Hugh Thomas Fra: Thorneton
    will Marshall Peter Carre Richard Fowkes
    Richard Dod John Harvey owen Jones
    Thomas Gibson   Richard Smoot Richard Morris
    John Ferson Edward price Sam: Fendall
    which Said Jurors do returne Severali prsentments as foll:
      1st they prsent mary warren for having a bastard Child
      The Jurors prsent Richard Issard for Hogsteaiing
      The Jurors psent Margarett Greeden Servant to Henry Bonner for
    that in August or September last past she was dellivered of a
    bastard Child
      They also prsent Joseph Cooper Constable for not appearing ac-
    cording to act of Assembly for wch he was fined by the Court one
    thousand pounds of tob
      All Coroners Justices Sheriffes & other officers who were bound
    to appear att Court made their appearance according as the act
    Comanded

      Gerrard Breeden and Eliz: his wife acknowledge this ensueing
    Conveyance unto Ralph Coates in open Court
      This Indenture made the 2d of June in the yeare of our Lord one
    thousand Six hundred Seventy and one Betweene Gerrard Breeden &
    Eliza his wife of Charles County in the Province of Maryland of the
    one part and Ralph Coates Gent: of the other part Witnesseth tht
    the sd Gerrard Breeden & Eliza as well for and in consideracon of
    nine hundred and nine poundes of tob granted by the sd Ralph
    Coates before the ensealeing and delivery hereof and allsoe one
    bill of four thousand and ninety Seven poundes of tob and a bond
    for four thousand poundes of tob whereof and wherewth the Said
    Gerrard and Eliza doe acknowledge to be fully Satis fyed contented
    and payd and thereof and from every part and parceli thereof doe
    fully cleareiy and absolutely acquit and discharge the said Ralph
    Coates his heyres Executors Administrators and Assignes and every
    of them by these prnalsents allso for other good causes him hereunto
    moveing hath granted bargained and sould assigned Set over and
    confirmed and by these prsents doe fully clearely and absolutely
    grant bargaine Sell assigne and set over unto the Said Ralph Coates
    his heyres Executors Administrators and Assignes all tht parcell
    of land called rivers spring and formerly granted from the Lord
    Propryetary unto Christopher River as appeares p Patent and after
    his decease in the possession of Will Allen & Jno Muns and after
    them in the possession of John Boyden Will Boyden and Walter
    Cooper and granted from them to James Hussey and from the said