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      said Allen his heires Executrs or Adminrs or anie of them thereto Liber C
      require, In Witnesse whereof the Parties aforesd to these Indentures
      have interchangeablie put their hands and Seales the day and yeare
      first above written William Allen
      Signat Sigillat et Deliberat in Signumpsentia nostra after tho interlining   Mary X Allen 0
       of the words (or anie of them) between
       the thirtie second and thirtie third Line,
           Joseph Harrison
           William Price
           Stephen Mountague
      Jeremiah Dickenson hath acknowledged and paid unto the Sherrife a
      yeares rent as a due to the Lord Proprietarie for the alienacon of
      the three hundred acres of Land alienated unto him by William Allen
      in the foregoing Indenture;

       Thomas Steed entereth this following Marke of his Hogges and
      Cattle vizt A Slitt in the left eare and Cropt, and underkeeled on the
      right eare.

       Whereas by virtue of an Act of Assemblie Entituled An act for
      the Marking of the high wayes the Comissionrs of each respective
      Countie in the Province of Maryland shall meet together in their
      respective Counties to Consult of wt high wayes are most fitt to
      be made, and cause to be marked out the most Convenient high
      wayes and pathes through their Counties as allsoe to make passible
      for horse and foote the heads of rivers Creeks Branches and Swamps
      that are most convenient and nearest adjoyning to such high wayes
      or necessarie pathes and by virtue of the said Act the Comissionrs [p. 851
      of each respective Countie are impowered to appoint overseers to
      Levie tobaccoe or labour equallie to be assessed upon the Taxables
      of each respective Countie It is Therefore Ordered That warrants
      shall issue forth to each respective Constable of Charles Countie
      to impower and Comand him and them to appoint good, able, and
      sufficient men Overseers of the works to be performed by virtue of
      the said Act and allsoe to hire procure and presse for them sufficient
      Labourers and Labouring tooles and other necessaries for the per-
      formance of the worke intended in the said Act.
       Whereupon this Ensueing warrt issued to each respective Con-
      stable of Charles Countie (vizt)
       Whereas at a held in Charles Countie the 13th of November
      Ano 1666 by virtue of an Act of Assemblie It was Ordered That
      warrants should issue forth to each respective Constable of Charles
      Countie to impower and Comand him and them to appoint good able
      and sufficient men for Overseers for the marking out the most Con-
      venient high wayes in the said County and allsoe to make passible
      for horse and foote the heads of Rivers Creeks Branches and Swamps