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       Standing on a point at y.e Moût of y.e Cove Afd Supposed to
       be y.e beginning Bounded Tree of Wades point as Afd & further saith not
       The Test taken According to Act of parliam.t before us   John Hawkins
       the 30.th Day of Aprile Anno Dom 1707                        M.oos Warde


       Talbot fs
                      The Deposition of Edw.d Elliot Sen.r Aged about Sixty and
                      Eight years Saith
       That he this Dep.t being psent when Cap.t James Mûrphey and M.r
       Hugh Sherwood did Examine Tho.s Mason and Jn.o Hollinsworth as Evidences
       to prove the bounded trees of a Tract of Land Called Wades point
       The S.d Evidences (being Sworn by y.e s.d James Mûrphey) upon their Oath
       did say y.t they had formerly Seen a bounded Oak tree Standing upon
       a point att y.e Moûth of a Cove which Tree was repûted and deemed
       to be the first bounded Tree of y.e s.d Land called Wades point Which
       s.d Cove this Dep.t Saith is y.e Cove at y.e head of Which Ennion
       Williams's planta.on is now Situated  And further Saith y.t the s.d
       Jn.o Hollinsworth did Say he lived Some time on y.e other Side of y.e s.d Cove
       directly opposite to y.e s.d bounded Tree and that he thoûght he could
       have Shott a bullett from his Dwelling hoûse into y.e s.d Tree  And
       further this Dep.t Saith y.t y.e Afd Tho.s Mason Said y.t (at severall
       times whilest he was a Serv.t to Cap.t W.m Leeds was owned y.e s.d Land)
       he had piped Tobo and Worked ûnder or aboût y.e s.d Tree  And as to y.e
       Second bounded Tree this Dep.t Saith that being once Sûmmoned ûpon
       a Jury ^in^ of a Resurvey of y.e s.d Land Called Wades point he did See a pine
       tree att y.e Moûth of a Swampy Gully on y.e Bay Side which by Some
       Marks upon it did Appear to be a bounded tree and was att that time
       reputed to be y.e Second bounded Tree of y.e s.d Land Called Wades point
       and y.e first bounded Tree of a Tract of Land Called Haddon and
       further Saith not

            Sworn to before ûs y.e 30.th Day of Aprile Anno Dom 1707   John Hawkins
            Talbot fs                                                                                   M.oos Warde
                            The Deposition of Edw.d Hambleton of Talbot County
                            planter Aged 36 Years Saith

       That he being psent when y.e Evidences were Sworn (by Cap.t James
       Mûrphey and M.r Hugh Sherwood) to prove y.e bounded trees of a Tract of
       Land Called Wades point did hear Jn.o Hollinsworth Say y.t he y.e s.d Hollinsworth
       had formerly Seen a bounded Oake Tree Standing on a point at
       y.e moûth of a Cove which was repûted and deemed to be a bounded tree
       of y.e s.d Land  And further that he y.e s.d Hollinsworth had lived some time
       on y.e other Side of y.e s.d Cove directly Opposite to y.e s.d bounded Tree
       and y.t he did believe he could have Shott a bullett from his dwelling house
       into y.e s.d Tree  And y.t he this Dep.t did hear Tho.s Mason who was his
       wife one of y.e Evidences ûpon his Oath declare y.t dureing y.e time he
       was a Serv.t to Cap.t W.m Leeds who was then the Owner of y.e s.d Land
                                                                                                                  he


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