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his heires Executors & assignes & to the pformance of this I the sª Humphrey do bind my selfe heires Executors & As- signes & that that in case wm ffranklin shall see it convenient to have an account of the goods in Virginia for to send the pduce of the wines to England, the sª Humphrey is to give acco thereof & to dd according to the aforesd prmisses & in witnes hereof I the sd Humphrey have hereunto set my hand & seale. this 8th of sept" 1649.
Witnes hereunto also
Thomas Sheffield Samuel Cole.
Humphrey Damirall & a seale.
Depose the 7th of the 9th mo. 1649 by Samuel Cole before the Court
Increase Nowell sec:
Attested also by me Wu Aspinwall Not. publ.
9 (9) 1649 Know all men by these present writeing that I Symon Kempthorne doe acknowledg my selfe to be indebted & doe owe unto Wm Hudson of Boston the summe
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of fyve pounds to be pa at the arrivall of Symon Kempthorne at Barbados or in England in Current money unto Wm Hudson or unto his Atturney Execut Administrators or assignes. In witnes hereof I Symon Kempthorne have here unto set my hand the first of the fourth mo: called June. 1649.
Testes John Hudson Symon Kempthorne Gab: Aldworth.
12 (9) 1649 Edw. Denis of Boston did constitute Tho: Waite of Road Island his true & lawfull.Attr granting his sd Attr full power &c: to aske &c: a certaine debt of 40s of Rich: Hawkins of Road Island. & of the receipt to give acquittance &c: also to compound &c: & to appeare in any Court &c. there to require lawe, &c: to doe say sue &c: & generrally to doe all things &c: ratifying &c:
13 (9) 1649 Agreed on this 2ª of June 1648. in & betweene Nath. Maverick of the one pty & Peter Talmo of the other pty as followeth. Imprs the aforesd Nathaniel Maverick doth covenant to transport the aforesd Peter Talmon his goods for New Engl. in the shipp golden Dolphin he pay- ing for the foresd goods 3li. sterl p tonne for all cask, & for Cotton 5 farthings p pound & for Tobacco one penny p pound in consideration whereof the fore said Talmo
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doth covenant to shipp uppon the foresd ship to the value of ten tonns at or before the fifteenth day of this instant June, & in case any more of the aforesd Talmon his goods shall be ready by this time specifyed I doe ingage my selfe to take them aboard it is further agreed that the aforesd Talmon shall have the passage of one Englishman & three negros he putt- ing in pvisions for them. Witnes or hands
testi John Ewin
Peter Talmon Nathaniel Mavericke.
Walter Hanbery.
13. (9) 1649. I attested a Copie of a Charter pty betwixt James Grollier & Wm Paine & companie.
16 (9) 1649 Be it knowne &c: that on the 16 (9) 49. I Wm Aspinwall Not &c: at the request of Ed. Tyng of Boston mercht & in his name did require Tho: Webbar of Boston mariner whom he had shipped Mr of the ship Content for a voyadge to the Westerne Islands & the Islands of Cape de Verd, to proceed in the sd voyage according to his Charge,
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where unto the sd Th. Webbar made denyall. Where uppon I the Notary aforesd did ptest & by these presents do ptest against the sd Tho: Webbar Mr of the ship Content for deserting his charge, that whatsoever damage the sd Edw. Tyng alreadie hath or hereafter shall susteine by reason thereof, the sd Th. Webbar shalbe responsall & lyable to to make him due reparations for the same in time con- venient. This ptest thus made was by me the sd Notary pub- lished & reade unto the sd Tho: Webbar the day and yeare above written when I had read this protest unto the sd Th. Webbar he gave me this reason of his Denial to pceed in the voyadg & required to have the same added to the pro- test. His Answr was this, that on the 14th day of this month when he made tryall of the s shipd Content for her saileing & steering, he judged her insufficient for such a voy- adg, at this time of the yeare & said he would notwthstanding submit to the judgmt of Knowing men uppon farther tryall of her either to goe or to stay.
19 (9) 1649. I attested a Certificat of Mr Veners hand for 4734 gallons of oyle in twenty casks brought by Mr Neale from Maderas.
20 (9) 1649 I attested a Copie of Accº. Dat Barbados 13 (9) 1649. signed John Maniford.
It. a tre to Mr Maniford. Dat. Boston 12 June 1649; signed: Thomas Cromwell.
It another tre of Capt Cromwells as to mee it did appeare witnessed by Henry Walton.
It a Copie of Symon Kempthornes Accot. for Mr maniford for 1451. 48. under Capt Cromwells hand as to mee it ap- peared.
It a receipt of Symo Kempthorne for 145" from Capt Cromwell for the use of Mr Maniford. Attested by H: Walton. It a Copie of a piece of a tre of Mr Manifords Dat. 13. July.
27 (9) 1649 Shipped by the Grace of god in good order & well conditioned by Mr Jeremie Houtchin To M' Joshua in & uppon the good Ship called the Chapman Woolnough of London whereof is m' under God for this prsent voyage Nicholas Trerice & now ride- ing at Anchor in the harbor of Boston & by Gods grace bound for London, to say, one trusse of Bever being marked & numbred as in the Margent, & are to be dd in the like good order
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& well conditioned at the aforesd Port of London the danger of the seas only excepted unto M' Joshua Wool- nough in Gratious streete or to his Assignes hee or they pay- ing freight for the said goods foure shillings eight pence in money wth primage & Average accustomed. in witness whereof the m' or purser of the sd ship hath affirmed to three bills of ladeing all of this tenor & date the one of wch three bills being accomplished the other two to stand void, & so God send the good shipp to her desired port in safety. Amen. Dated in Boston in New England. 19th of July 1648.
Nich: Trerice.
27 (9) 1649 2 of Nov: 1646. r
Loving father after twenty dayes sight of this my first bill of exchang my second & third not being pd, I pray you pay unto James Oliver of Boston in New England or his Assignes the full & just summe of eighteene pound sterl received in full value here of Mr James Oliver. [ pray yo" faile not to make good paymt & place it to account according to order
2811
Yor ever Dutifull sonne
Signed & DD in prsence
of us James Johnson Jonathan ffish.
John ffish.
I pray you pay this Bill to my brother Peter Oliver or to his Assignes. yors James Oliver
I pray you pay this bill of ten pounds to my
brother James Johnson
or his Assignes. 27 (9) 1649
Peter Oliver.
I pray you pay this bill to Augustine Harper yors James Johnson.
Indorsed. To his loveing & deere ffather m" Thomas ffish at Warwick or els in Wegnock parke at good Rest house.
5 (10) 1649 I attested a Copie of a bill of John Wad- low- & Raph Woory to John Allen of Charlstowne Dat 28 March 1648. for 6485. pound wt of tob to be pd in Mus_ cavado Sugar & Cotton at or before the 15th August next. .
Also I attested a Copie a bill of 80 for Bomary uppon the ship Hopewell from Symon Kempthorne to Robt Long to be pd at the arrivall of the sd ship at Barbados. Dat. 4th June 1649. Also a tre Attr from Robert Long to ffrancis
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Robinson for recovery of the same of the Owners of the sd shipp. Dat. 10 (10). 1649.
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5 (10) 16.49 John Allen of Charlstowne Mercht con- stituted Edward Hutchinson & ffrancis Robinson his Attrs. to receive of Raph Woory John Wadlow & John Bonner or any other in Barbados all debts summes of money goods wares merchandise due by Bil bond or otherwise, & to make acquittances, & sue &c: & generally to do all things jointly & severally wth power to substitute jointly & severally, rati- fyinge &c:
6 (10) 1649. Be it knowne by these prsents that I John Hodges of Wapping Mariner do acknowledge my selfe indebted unto ffrancis Smith of Boston in New England Card maker in the full summe of thirty pounds of good and law- full money of England to be pd unto the sd ffrancis Smith or his Assignes at the arrivall of the shipp Welcom of Charls- towne at London or on the last day of march next, wch shall first happen. The place of paymt to be at the rammes head taverne in Southwarke. Unto the wch paymnt well & truly to be made I the said John Hodges doe bind my selfe mine heires Executors & Administrators in the summe of Sixty pounds of good & lawfull money of England. In witnes whereof I the sd John Hodges have hereunto sett my hand & seale this 24th day of Novemb. 16.49
Sealed & dd in pnce of William Aspinwall Richard Turton
John Hodges & seale.
5 (10) 1649 I attested a Copie of the originall of the Inventory of Edward Blacksley of Roxbury. 7 (6) 1649.
1649. I attested the Copies of severall writeings prsented to me by Mr John Hutchinson vizt. Robert Slyes Bill of 26li. 38. Major Bournes receipt for 421. 0s. Mr Lords note of 29li. 178. 4d. Capt. Leveritts bil for soape. Mr Samuel Hutchinsons bill for 48li. 7s. 64. Capt Hardings bill for 201. John Smiths Bill. Mr John Winthrops certifi- cate. Mr Hills sale of the Dock. Cozen Edwards in- gagmt about Mr Hills house. Mr Hills sale of his house Mr Edward Hutchinsons ingagemt about the Dock. Mr Hills bill of 904". Mr Hills bill of 4101. 10s. 5d. Mr Hills bill for Wm Letherlands rent. M' Hills bill for Pege. 15911. 10s. 1ª. Mr Hills securitie for his Debts.
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10. (10) 1642 Elias Pilgrim Procurator Generall of Robt. Pennicot Citizen & Mercht Tailor of London (as by his procuration Date 14 (5) 1642. under the hand of Robert Minshall publ Notary may more fully appeare) did constitute Edw: Bendall of Boston his true & lawfull Att": to aske &c: of Charls Dobson Mariner a bond of xxvjli conditioned for paymt of xiijli Due long since as by the obligation may more at large appeare. & of the receite to give acquittance &c: also to compound &c: wth power to substitute one Att: or more &c: Ratifying irrevocably &c:
To al to whom these pnts shall come I Robt Pennicot Citizen & Mrcht Tailor of London doe send greeting: Knowe ye that I the sª Rob: Pennicot have revoked & counter- manded & do by these pnts revoke & Countermand & de- clare & make void & Null all & every procurations & trs of Attr. power & Authoritie by mee made & given unto John Sutton of the Barbados & Henry Colbourne mariner & George Pashion & every or any of them before the Date of these pnts. & Know ye furthermore that I the sd Robert Penicot have constituted & Authorized & do by these pnts constitute & Authorize Pilgrim of London Mariner my generall Procuratr Attorney & Assignee for me in my name & to my use to call to Account the sd John Sutton & Henry Colbourne theire Execurs & Administrators & either of them, & the Exec & Admin- ist or Curators of the estate of Georg Pashion of & for all & every such debt & debts goods & merchandises wch they or any of them theire or any of theire Executrs. or Ad- minist or Curators have had or received by occasion of the p"misses, & uppon receipt thereof to make & give such re- spective allowances as is usual amongst Merchts in the like kind, & for those pts, & also to demand levy recovr & receive the same goods & Merchandizes or the pceeds thereof for my Account & for my use, & to returne the same for London - in such goods & merchandizes for my account & use as to my sª procurato" Att": & Assigne shall seeme good, & also to Demand levie recover & receive of the sd Henry Colborne & of the Executrs & Administr of the sd George Pashion & either of them theire & either of theire Exec & Administrators the value of threescore pounds lawfull English money in goods & merchandises by vertue of an obligation Dat. the 1st. day of Apr. 1647. wherein the sd Henry Colborne & Georg Pashion stand bound to me the sd Robt Pennicot in threescore pounds of
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lawfull Engl money conditioned for the paymt of the summe of therty three pound of like money at a day long since past, & also of Charls Dobson mariner Joseph Parker seaman & John Ascott the value of twenty six pounds lawfull Eng1. money in goods & merchandizes by vertue of an obligation Dat 12th of ffeb: Anno Dni 1638. wherein the sd Charls Dobson & John Ascott stand bound to me the sd Robt Pennicot in twenty six pounds lawful Eng. money, con- ditioned for payment of thirteene pounds of like money at a day long since past, as by the sd obligations & conditions (relations being thereunto had) may at large appeare, & also of all & every other pson or psons what soever as wel resident in the Barbados as in any other place beyond the seas, all & every other debts & dues whatsoever, wch are any wayes due, comeing or belonging to mee the sd Robt Pennicot by any way or meanes whatsoever, giveing & by the pnts grant- ing unto my sd procurator Attr & Assigne my full & whole power & lawful Authority in the premisses, as well to sue & implead & to take such legal Course & order for recovery & satisfaction in the premisses, as also uppon the receipt thereof or uppon composition conclusion or agreemt in the premisses to be taken, to acquitt & discharge the same by vertue of these pnts, & Att": & Atturneys one or more under my sª Attr. Procur: & Asst: to make & substitue for the better effecting of the p'meisses & at his pleasure to re- voke, & all & whatsoevr my sd Procurt & Assigne shall lawfully doe or cause to be done in or about the premises I pmise & bind my selfe to ratify allow & confirme & that in as full & ample manner in every respect as if I my selfe were psonally prsent. In witnes whereof I have hereunto put my hand & seale. Dated at London the 14th day of July in the yeare of or Lord God 1649.
Sigillat et Deliberat
Robt Pennicot & a seale. pprdict
Robertus Pennicot pncia signed Johannis Chambers
Roberti Minchard Notarij Public. habiteritis sub insigni Globi in nova platea istraria prope pentem Londinensem Radolphi Minchard. 1649.
10 (10) 1642 Robt. Long constituted ffrancis Robinson his Att": to recover eighty pounds sterl of the owners of the Ship Hopewel, for so much by him pd to Symon Kempthorne m' of the sª shipp uppon Bottomarie. & granted him power of Substitution of an Atturney.
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13 (10) 1649 Robt nash by virtue of a tre Att" from Raph Clarke Dat. 1 (8) 1649 did constitute Jeremie Clarke of Road Iland his lawfull Att. to aske &c: all such share & shares as are due or any wayes apptaining to the sd Raph Clarke by or from the prizes brought in wth Capt Blewfield. & of the receipt to give acquittance, also to sue arrest implead imprison condemne & out of prison to deliver,
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& generally to doe all things &c: wth power to substitute &c: Ratifying &c:
13 (10) 1649. Joseph Armitage of Lin did constitute Raph Blazdale of Lin in N: E: & John Herbert of Salem his true & lawfull Att's jointly & severally, granting them power to aske &c of Ed. Butler & Roger Duhurst all such goods as are or shalbe due from them or either of them or other satis- faction in lieu thereof according to the tenor of theire severall Bills bearcing Date 10 (10) 1649. & of the receipt to give acquittance &c: also to compound &c: & to appeare in any Court &c: there to require law &c: to doe say sue &c: & gen- erally to do all things &c: wth power to substitute one Att" of more under them or either of them. ffurther to dispose or Rachel Keine his Covent servt. for & dureing her terme. Ratifying &c:
15 (10) 1649. Anthonie Low (son of Elisabeth Low) of Boston granted unto John Prick of Aldermanbury in London tallow chandler his tre of Atturney for him &c: to aske &c: of the Execut of the last will & testamt of Mary Smith deceased a certaine legacie of ten pounds sterl. together wth such use & interest for the same as shall grow due, & of the receipt to give acquittance &c: also to compound &c: & to appeare in any Court &c: to sue implead &c: ratifying irre- vocably what soever his sª Att" shall doe or pcure to be done in the premisses.
Also I attested an acquittance in case of paymt of 15" to John Pricke for the use of the sd Anthonie
18 (10) 1649 I attested a Copie of Arbit. made by Sam Maverick & Nich. Davison betweene Robert Knight & Wm Paine.
Also a tre of mª Wrath Bathorne to Roger Bath: Dat. 19 ffeb. 1647
Also an Affidavit of Georg Muning that he arrested Mr Bathorns goods-
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Also Wm Paines note that Rog' Bathorne refused to pay M' Knights bil of Exchang.
Also Wrath Bathorns tre Credit to Robt. Knight. 9 Apr.
1647.
Also protest for non accept of Mr Knights Bill. Dat. 29 Oct. 47
Also a prot. for non paymt of 2211. 148. Dat. 20 Oct. 1647.
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Also a Copie of Mr Paines bill of charges.
Also Phillip Ewers Affidav. Dat. last of ffeb. 1647.
Also Copie of Judgmt of Court betweene R: Knight. & Geo: Hewghs 5. (4) 1648,
21 (10) 1649. Thomas Collier of Hull husband of Jane the daughter of Curtes late of Reading in Berkshire did con- stitute John Curtes his brother in lawe his true & lawfull Atturney granting him power &c: to aske &c: of the Executors of Jane Alexander late of Reading aforesaid all such Legacie &c: as was bequeathed to the sd Jane his wife by the last will of the sª Jane her grandmother, & of the
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receipt to give acquittance &c: also to compound &c: & to appeare in any Court &c: there to doe say sue &c: wth power to substitute &c: ratifying &c:
24 (10) 1649. Nicholas Browne of Reading husbandman granted tre. Attr to Tho. Ardy gent. & Richard Woodward both of Benjoth in Worcestershere jointly & severally to aske Recover & Receive for him & in his name & to his use the possession of certain lands & tenemts. his pp inheritance (as by ancient deed dat. 1 Jan. anº regni Hen. 7. (15°. ) may appeare) scituat & being in Morton Underhill in Worcest"- shire, also to comence & psecute to effect one action or more for recovery of the same: also to compound & agree acquitt discharge, sett or lett the sd houses & lands fro yeare to yeare. wth power to substitute one Att": or more &c: ratify- ing &c:
24 (10) 1642. Know all men by these pntes that I Capt Charls Dobson of Boston in N: E: for Divers good causes & Considerations me hereunto moveing have assigned & sett over my quarter pt of my barke wch is my owne pp goods called by the name of the Charls of Boston about the burden of twenty Tonns be it more or lesse unto Rob Nash of Bos-
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ton aforesaid my welbeloved frend unto him his heires ex- ecutors Adminst & assignes & to theire pp use & behoofe to have & to hould the sd quarter pt of the barke afore men- tioned according to the true intent & meaning of this write- ing, & to the pformance hereof I bind mee my heires Exec Adm & ass: to pforme what hath beene mentioned aforesaid. & do give the sd Robt. Nash full possession of the p"misses afore mentioned Witnes my hand & seale the 22. of October 1649.
Sealed & dd in the presence of Charls Dobson & a seale us. Thomas Browne
John Groome.
25 (10) 1649 I certifyed that John Stone of Hull in N: E: sometime of Chideock in Dorsetshire) mariner & Joan his wife is now liveing, John & Nathaniell Gallop being witnesses of her life.
25 (10) 1649. John Shepheard of Braintre in N. E: car- penter husband of Margaret the daughter of Henry Squire late of Kinweston neere Somerton in Somersetshire granted a tre of Atturney to John Adams of Concord to receive &c all rents due for lands now or late in the tenure & occupation of Jonathan Adams liveing neere Ballsberry in Somersetshire & of the receipt to give acquittance &c: also to compound &c: & to appeare in any Court &c. there to require law &c: to do say sue &c. & generally to doe &c: wth power to substitute &c: granting him further power to alien & sell the reversion of the lives in the sd lands & deed or deeds to make seale & deliver. promiseing & binding himselfe to ratify the same or other sufficient conveyance to seale & Deliver at the reason- able request of the Vendee: &c:
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25 (10) 1649. Know all men by these prsents that on the twenty fifth of December 1649 before me Wm Aspinwall Notorij & Tabellion publ &c: psonally appeared Wm ffoster wth a bill of Exchang in his hand the tenor whereof fol- loweth
Mr Hill I pray yo" pay unto or carpenter Willian ffoster fyve pounds. My agreemt wth him was for one halfe fish & { money, @ # pt English goods. I pray you satisfy him & put it to account So I rest May. 8 day. 1649.
Yor Thomas Graves
Wth wych note or bill drawne uppon Mr Hill as aforesaid, I the sª Notarij together wth Robt Gutch & John Porter wit-
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nessed thereunto required, & at the request of the sª Wm ffoster, did repaire unto the sª Mr Hill (Scilicet Valentine Hill) & in the name of the sd Wm ffoster in presence of the witnesses aforesaid, I demanded of the sd Mr Hill whether he would accept the said Bill, whereunto he answered that he would not accept it according to the tenor of it nor make paymt thereof. Wch answr being by him made, I the sd Notary in presence of the sd witnesses did ptest & by these p'sents doe ptest as well against the sd Th. Graves who drew the bill as against the sª Mr Val: Hill who would not accept it or any other that may be therein concerned for Exch: & rechang & all other Damages losses or interests wch the sd WVm ffoster doth or may suffer for non acceptance & non payment of the sd Bill, to be recovered in time & place convenient against theire psons or estates. Thus done & passed by mee the sd notarij in the Towne of Boston in the presence of the said witnesses 25 (10) 164.9.
25 (10) 1649 Henry Bridgham constituted Wm Houtchin of Rickin gale in Count Suffolke Tanner his true & lawfull Att": to aske leavie recovr & receive of & from the Executors or Administr of the last will & testamt of Henry Bridgham of ffeltam his ffather, & of the receipt to give acquittance &c: also to compound &c: & to appeare in any Court &c to sue implead &c: & generally to doe all things &c: wth power to substitute &c: ratifying &c:
26 (10) 1649. I witnessed a bill of 881. from James Nash to Raph Mason.
27 (10) 1649. I attested an Assigment of a Bill of thirty pounds by ffrancis Smith to Marke Hanns. 27 (10) 1649. & also a bill obligatory of Marke Hanns of fyve pounds to be pa to M' Josh: ffoote for the use of ffr. Smith. Dated. 27 (10) 1649.
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25 (10) 1649. Tho: Ruck of Boston constituted John Ruck his sonne his lawfull Att": to aske &c of all & singular pson or psons in the Dominion of England or els where all debts dues accounts & demands, & of the receipt to give acquittance &c: also to compound &c: & to appeare in any Court &c: to sue implead &c. & generally to doe &c: wth powr to substitute &c: ratifying &c:
27 (10) 1649. I attested a bil of sale of -1% of the Shipp Recovery sould by Marke Hannes to Daniel Turell.
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27 (10) 1649 I attested a certificate the Hugh Burt senior of Linn appeared before me 1 (9) last past:
27 (10) 1649. I attested a Copie of a bill from John Turner to Jolliff Ruddock Dat. 3 January: 1648. about a house.
28 (10) 1649. John newgate of Boston in N. E: haber- dash of hatts constituted his sonne Nath Newgate his true & lawfull Attr: to seize & take possession of certaine houses & lands in S! Edm. Bury in Suffolke possession of John New- gate his brother late of St Edm. bury deceased & action or actions at lawe to comence & psecute to effect. Also to aske leavie &c: all debts &e of all & singular psons in the Dominion of Eng1. & of the receipt to give acquittance &c: also to compound &c: & to appeare in any Court &c: to sue implead &c: & generally to doe &c wth power to substitute &c: ratifying &c:
28 (10) 1649 Edw. Bendall of Boston constituted Tho: Gilbert of Tanton his true & lawfull Attr. granting him full power &c: to aske &c: all debts &c: of Edw: Skinner of Bristoll mariner, & of the receipt &c: & to compound &c: & to appeare &c: to sue implead &c: & generally to doe &c: wth power to substitute &c:
28 (10) 1649 Be it knowne by these p'sents that I Edw: Skinner of Bristol mariner do acknowledg my selfe to owe & to be indebted unto Edward Bendall of Boston in New Eng- land in the summe of thirty pound sterl for wch I charged three Bills of Exchang uppon the worp" Robert Challenor & Mr Thomas Challenor & doe hereby bind myselfe heires Execut & Administrators in double summe & also one eight pt of the good ship called the Concord of Bristoll of the bur- den of seventy odd Tonns or thereabout wth an eight pt of all the appurtenances to the sd shipp belonging for pformance of the same. Provided that if the afore mentioned bill shall well & truly be satissfyed & paid according to the tenor thereof, that then this obligation shalbe utterly void & of none effect, otherwise to remaine in full force & strength. Witnes my hand & seale this 21 (7) 1649.
Signed sealed & dd
Edw. Skinner & a seale. in presence of
Henry Walton Georg Munning
28 (10) 1649 I am ingaged to acknowledge a Judgmt of six pounds fyve shillings in behalfe of Capt Dobson for
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Roger Knight, weh I bind my selfe to doe at all Demands in penaltie of double summe. Witnes my hand. 25 (8) 49. Ambrose Leach
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