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883 Taken before us the day and year above written Wittness our hands & seales Tho Ennalls (S) Thomas Hicks (S) James Maddox his Deposition Taken by Virtue of a Comission out of the high Court of Chancery Directed to M.r Amos Garrett & M.r Thomas Maj.r or either of them Dated y.e 17.th day of Aprill Anno Dm 1713 John Coffer aged three and twenty years or thereabouts being sworne on the holy Evangelist of allmighty God deposeth that a Certain William Doynes came to the house of a Certain James Maddox about five years agoe last March (the Depon.t then living with the Said Maddocks in Charles County) and this Depon.t heard the said William Doynes say that he would pay the said James Maddox a Cow and desired him to fetch her & as this Depon.t and the said Maddox were going with the Said William Doynes for the Said Cow they agreed about the Price of a Certain Negroe man named Robin Conter and in Consideration thereof the said Maddox discounted the Said Cow and five hundred pounds of Tobacco and delivered a Black paleing horse to the said William Doynes and promised to pay Tenn pounds in money (but whether sterl or Current this Depon.t knows not) and thereupon the said William Delivered at that time the afores.d Negroe unto the Said James Maddox and further this Depon.t saith not his John I Coffer Sworne before me this 17.th day of Aprill 1713 mark Wittness my hand and seale Amos Garrett Nicholas Gouldesborough and W.m Stevens Depositions about Old Towne By Virtue of her Majestys Comission out of Chancery to us the Subscribers Directed bearing Date Commanding us at a Convenient time and place to take the oaths of such Evidences as should then and there be produced to us for proving the bounds of a Certain Tract of land called Old Towne lying and being in Queen Anns County near the head of Choptank River &c.a In obedience to her Maj.tys said Comission Wee doe humbly Certifie that having given timely Notice to the (Partys |
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