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18 (8) 1650 Know all men whom these p'sents shall concerne that I John Turner . mercht doe bind my selfe Ad- ministrato's or Assignes to pay unto John Milom of Boston Coop or his Assignes the summe of twenty shillings p month for every month that Samuel Lamb servant to the sd John Milom shalbe in my service. As also to find the sª Samuel Lamb meat drink apparell & convenient washing & lodging dureing the time of his residence wth me. in testimonie hereof I have hereunto set my hand this 6 day of January. 1648
John Turner.
I also attested a Copie.
18 (8) 1650 I ffra: Smith doe acquitt and discharge James Pew of & from all actions suites debts & demands whatsoever from the begining of the world to this day, only
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six pounds ten shillings to be pa at M' Stoddards shopp excepted. Witnes my hand this 18 (8) 16.50.
ffrancis Smiths marke. Test.
William Aspinwall.
18. (8) 1650. Georg Scoles of Lin granted unto mr Thaddeus Reading of Lin in N. E: a tre Atturney to receive of his tenant rent for a Yard of land & a barne, lying & being in Hawton in Sussex neere Arundell. Also to sett or lett the same for seven yeares.
18 (8) 16.5.0 John Pierpon did acknowledg to have recd of Mr Andrew Broughton of Maidstone in Kent or by his order an hundd pound in full satisfaction of a legacie given unto Thanckfull his wife by the last will of Mr John Biggs of Maidstone aforesd. & hereby doth acquitt the sª And. Broughton his Ex: & Adm. of the sume & of & from all actions suites & demands concerning the same. Dat. 18 (8) 1650
John Harwood.
John Pierpont & a seale Thanckfull Pierpont.
19 (8) 1650 I attested a Copie of a deed of sale of a pcell of land at Kinnibeck from Abegadusett & Kenebes to Christopher Lawson. Dated 10th October 1649. Also another deed sale of the same from Christopher Lawson to Tho: Lake Dated 2 (5) 1650. Also
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a lease of a pt the same from Tho: Lake to Alexander Thwaite for his life & wives life & first borne sonne lawfully begotten. dated 3. (5) 1650.
19 (8) 1650 I attested a receipt or acknowledgmt of satisfaction to Thomas Lun from John Shaw in behalfe of a debt of thirty three pounds six shillings wch he acknowledged was satisfyed in the yeare 1648.
19. (8) 1650. Robt Darvell of Sudbury granted a tre Attr. to M' Henry Rice of London to receive all rents due to him for certaine lands called the Harrotts end lying in the parish of Norchurch alais West Barkamsted in Herefordshire. now or late in the tenure or occupation of James Benning, also granting power to sett & lett the same for three yeares compleate.
21 (8) 1650. John Milom of Boston did constitute Mr Stephen Painter his true & lawfull Attr. to aske &c: of all & singular &c: all & singular debt or debts summe or
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summes of money goods wares & merchandise whatsoever, & of the receipt to give acquittance &c: also to compound &c. & to appeare in any Court &c: to sue implead &c: & generally doe &c: wth power to substitute &c: ratifying &c:
22 (8) 1650 ffrancis Mayow of Charles towne constituted Mr John Smith of great Dunmow in Essex minister of the Gospell his true & lawfull Atturney granting his sd Atturney full power &c: to aske &c: of the Executors of the Executors of Mr John Chaire late of " London " deceased a certaine Legacie given to the sª Appearer, & of the receipt to give acquittance &c: also to compound &c: & to appeare in any Court &c: to doe saye &c: & generally to doe &c: wth power to substitute &c: ratifying &c:
London the 10th of Apr. 1650 li 34.
8S. 07. 10 d Mr. Nicholas Davison -
17 (7) 1650 teene dayes after sight of this my first of Excª: my second nor third not being pd, I pray pay or cause to be pd unto Mr Henry Shrimpton the summe of thirty foure pounds seven shillings & ten pence being for the like summe here received of Mr Richard Wilkes at the time I pray you make him good payment & charge to my account So God Keepe yo".
Yors at Comand. Abraham Child.
Indorsed
To M' Nicholas Davison mercht in Charlstowne these dd in New England.
Uppon the request of Mr Henry Shrimpton who presented the bill of Exch. above written unto me Wm Aspinwall Notary & Tabellion publ by Authoritie of the Generall Court of the Massa
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chusetts admitted & sworne. I the sd Notary uppon the seventeenth of September one thousand six hundd & fifty did repaire to the sd Nicholas Davison & presented the aforesaid Bill demanding acceptance & payment according to the tenor thereof. Mr Nicholas Davison answered that he had alreadie taken order for payment of the sd summe by way of Barbados to M' Childs. Yet if Mr Shrimpton will accept of fish in this later season, he is willing & ready to pay it.
This answr being made by the sª Mr Davison & not. accepted by the sd Mr Shrimpton, I the Notary aforesaid by
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order as aforesd from Henry Shrimpton did ptest, & by these p'sents doe ptest against the aforesd Abraham Child, as also against any other that may be concerned thereby, for all ex- changes, Rechanges, & all other damages losse & interests wych the sª Henry Shrimpton alreadie hath or hereafter may suffer for non acceptance & non payment of the abovesaid summe. Thus done & passed in the towne of Boston in New England & published by mee the said Notary in the presence of Henry Walton & John' Mills witnesses there- unto desired.
22 (8) 1650 Noverint universi p p'sentes nos Henricu Parkes et Henrieu Bright teneri et firmiter obligari Richardo Cooke de Boston oetagint libr sterl: Solvend eidem Richardo Cooke sine certo suo Atturnato Execut vel Administrat suis, ad quad quide solutione bene et fideliter faciend obligamus. nos et vtrumgs urum heredes Execut et Administraturos p tote et in solido, firmiter p p'sentes. Dat sigillat die decimo tertio Sptembris Anno Dni 1649.
The condicon of this obligacon is such that if the above bounden Henry Parks & Henry Bright or either of them do take such effectuall order that the Bills of Exca. of fourty pounds drawne by the sd Henry Parks uppon his ffather Edw: Parks according to the tenor of the sd Bills beareing date wth these p'sents be pd to Mr Wm Peake or Daniel Hoare or theire or either of theire Assignes, web being done this prsent obligacon to be utterly void & of none effect, other- wise to remaine in full force & strength.
Sealed & dd in presence of William Aspinwall Notarius publ:
Henry Parks & a seale. Henry Bright & a seale.
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22. (8) 165. Mr Raph Smith of Ipswich in N: Eng: constituted Mr Hugh Goodyeare of Leidon in Holland his true & lawfull Att": granting him full power &c: to aske levie &c: for him & in his name & to his use & to the use of Mary his wife (sometime formerly wife of Rich: Masterson of Leidon) all rents arrearages due unto the aforesd Mary Smith for a certaine house or tenemt. Scituat uppon the uppermost graft neere the quackle brigg in leiden aforesd & of the receipt to give acquitt: also to compound &c: & to appeare in any Court &c: to doe say sue &c: & generally to doe all things &c: ffurther granting him power to sett lett &c: the sd house dureing the naturall of the sª Mary: wth
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power to substitute &c: ratifying &c: in presence of Wm Worcester
Richard Cooke.
22 (8) 16.50 I attested Copie of a pt of a tre from Mr Georg Pasemer to Mr Wm Westerhouse. Dat. 15. ffeb. 1650 from ffunchall
Also of another from Georg ffryer to M' Wm Westerhouse of the same [erased] Dated ffeb 18. 1650 both attested by Tho: Johnson Steven Woodroofe & Christo. Wallis 1 (7) 1650.
23. (8) 16.50 Richard Cooke uppon 23ª October. 1650. Substituted Mr Wm Peake of Lond. mercht & mª Daniel Hoare his lawfull Att": jointly & severally, wth like ample power as himselfe hath recd from John Manning to psecute m" John Parris for a bond of six hundred pound.
23 (8) 1650. Be it knowne &c: that I Ri: Thurston m" of the good ship called the Johns Advent of the burden of of 180ts. or thereabouts, for valueable consideration sould unto Daniel Hoare & Ri: Cooke three two & thirty pts of the sa shipp & appurtenances as in bills of sale, wth warrantie according to the custome of Oleron
Dat: 31 (7) 1650. Rich. Thurston & a seale.
Test. W™ Aspinwall Wm Mills.
23 (8) 1650 I attested a Copie of a Lre atturney from Jane Blake of Andover to mr Wm Twisse to recover what is due from major Robt Sedgwick. Dat. 27 March. 16.5.0.
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23 (8) 1650. Know all men by these prsents that I Tho: Beaumont of London mariner do acknowledg to owe unto Charls Saunders of London mariner the summe of one hundd & six pounds & foureteene shillings of lawfull money of England to be pd unto the sd Charls Saunders his Execut Administr & Assignes uppon the twentieth day of May next ensueing the date hereof at the dwelling house of the sd Charls Saunders in Horsey Downe
To weh paymt well & truly to be made I do bind my selfe heires Executors & Administrators in the summe of two hundd pounds of lawfull money of England firmly by these prsents. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seale the eighteenth day of October Anº Dni 1650.
Sealed & dd in the pnce of John Dand
Deckeren Carwethen
Thomas Beaumont & a seale.
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24 (8) 1650. I attested a Certificat under the seale that Shubaell Dumer of the age of 15 yeares or thereabouts is son & heire of Mr Rich: Dumer of Newberry by Jane his wife daughter of Mr Tho: Mason minister sometime at Odjam in Hampshire & that the sd Shubael did choose his father Guar- dian.
24 (8) 1650. W" Partridge of Salisbury in N. E: did constitute Mr Ri: Dummer of Newbury his true & lawfull Att": granting him full power &c. to aske levie &c: of the Execut of the last will and test: of John Partridge late of Olney in Buckinghamshire a certaine Legacie bequeathed to the children of the sd Wm. & of the receipt to give acquit- tance &c: also to compound agree & in any Court or courts to sue implead &c: & generally to doe all things &c: wth power to substitute &c:
24. (8) 1650 I attested a Copie of Account of David Yales wth Mr Jones & MT Henry Quintyne. Also a Copie of a tre of Lewis Morice Dated. Barbados 17th Octob. 1649.
24. (8) 16.50 Shipped by the grace of God in good order & well conditioned by mee Wm Davis of Boston in & uppon the good shipp called the George Bonaventure whereof is m' under God for this present voyage John Crampe & now rideing at anchor at Marblehead & by Gods grace bound for Bilboa, to say, three hundd seventy six (Kint (dry cod fish) of dry & merchantable New Engl. cod fish. & nine kint of refuse fish & is by the order & for the Acco of Mr Samuel Wilson of London mercht, being marked & numbred as in the Margent. & are to
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be dd in the like good order & well conditioned at the aforesd port of Bilboa (the danger of the seas only excepted) unto M' Joseph Throckmorton or to his Assignes, he or they paying freight for the sd goods wth primage & average accus- tomed. In witnes whereof the Master or purser of the sd shipp hath affirmed to three Bills of ladeing all of this tenor & date, the one of wych three bills being accomplished, the other two to stand void. And so God send the good shipp to her desired port in safety. Amen. Dated at the Isle of Shoales 23 August 1650. John Crampe
24 (8) 1650 A Copie of a receipt of ten pound by Tho: Savage from Edw. Burt for M' Garrard London. 24. (8) 1650
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25. (8) 1650. Capt. Wm Tyng did constitute MY Tho: Walmesly his true & lawfull Att": irrevocable to recover & receive an Account of & for the shipp Welcome from the 1 1647 the Date of his bill of sale from Edw Gibons. (wch by these prsents he doth assigne unto the sd Tho: Wal- mesly) also to acquit &c: according to my usuall forme, wth power to substitute &c:
25. (8) 1650. John Pickering of Salem did constitute M' Thomas Potter of Childsmore his Atturney for him & in his name & to his use to enter & take possession of a certaine house neere the Newgate in Coventry & the same to possesse & enjoy for the use of the sd John Pickering (being his pper possession) untill further order taken thereabout. Giveing him power to comence & psecut any action at law against any that shall hinder or interrupt him in the possession of the sd house. Dat. 25 (8) 1650.
26 (8) 16.50 Noverint universi p prsentes me Johanne Thompson teneri et firmiter obligari Jacobo Oliver de Boston in cent libr Sterl. Solvend eidem Jacobo suis certo suo At- turnat Exec. vel Administra suis, Ad quam quidem solu- tione bene et fideliter faciend obligo me heredes execut et Administrat meos firmiter p presentes Dat. Sigillat die 26°. Octob. 1650.
The Condition of this obligacon is such that if the above bounden John Thompson shall pay or cause to be paid unto Paul Allistre for the use of James Oliver the just summe of foureteene hundred & fourty pound of good dry merchantable Muscavados sugar at Barbados wthin ten dayes after the ar- rivall of the shipp Guift of God, on or the first day of January next, wch shall first happen, that then this present obligation shalbe void & of none effect, otherwise to remaine in full force & strength.
Sealed & dd in pnce of John Thompson & a seale. Sam. Oliver Anthonie Jenkins Wm Aspinwall
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28 (8) 1650 Know all men by these presents that we Capt John Littlebury of hatfield Woodpark in the County of Hartford in the Realme of Engl. & Tho. Lake of Boston in N: England merchts. doe hereby acknowledg orselvs to owe & to be indebted unto John Glover of Dorchester in N. Eng- land aforesd tanner the full & just summe of fourty pounds
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sterl to be pª unto M' Henry Ashurst woollen Drap at the three kings in Watling streete in London his heires Execut Administrators or Assignes in good & current money of Eng- land at or uppon the 10th day of ffebr. next after the date hereof at the dwelling house of the sd Henry Ashurst for the use of the sd John Glover, unto wth payment fully & com- pleatly to be made & done we the sd John Littlebury & Tho: Lake do bind o"selves & either of us or heires Execut & Ad- ministrators in the summe of eighty pounds of like currant money firmly by these prsents. In witnes whereof we the sd John & Thomas have hereunto set of hands & seales this 5 day of October. 16.50.
Sealed & dd in the pnce of Thomas Broughton
John Littlebury & a seale Thomas Lake & a seale.
Habaeueke Glover.
This is a true Copie of a bill of John Littlebury & Mr Thomas Lake's to the use of Mr John Glover of Dorchester in New Engl :
witnes my hand
William Hibbins
This also I compared & examined wth the originall bill. the 28th of Octo. 1651.
28 (8) 16.50 Noverint universi p p"sentes me Johanne Thompson teneri et firmiter obligari Jacobo Oliver de Boston in Novanglia in cent libris sterl. solvend eidem Jacobo sine certo suo Atturnat Execut vel administrat suis, ad quam quidem soluconem bene et fideliter faeiend obligo me heredos Execut et Administrat meos firmiter p p"sentes. Dat. sigillat. 26°. die octobris. 16.50.
The condicon of this obligacon is such that if the above bounden John Thompson shall pay or cause to be pd unto Paul Allistre for the use of James Oliver the just summe of foureteene hundred & fourty pounds of good dry merchant- able Muscavados sugar at Barbados wth in ten dayes after the arrivall of the shipp Guift of God or on the first day of January next, weh shall first happen, that then this obligacon shalbe utterly void & of none effect, otherwise to remaine in full force & strength.
Sealed & dd in pnee of
John Thompson & a seale.
Samuel Oliver
Anthonie Jenkens
William Aspinwall.
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5 (9) 1650 Whereas I Georg Yong of Rateliffe in the County of Middlesex in Engl. mariner did about two
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ycares since Deliver to Hugh Gunnison of Boston in N: England Vintuer one box of writeings to keepe for mee, wch writeings the sd Hugh Gunnison because of a rumor spread up & downe that there should be a thousand pound in gould in it delivered it sealed up to the Court at Boston in the yeare 1649. who opened it & delivered the same to Mr Nathaniel Duncan Auditor Generall witnes now these p'sents that I the sd Georg Yongs doe hereby acknowledg to have received all my sd writeings & box wch I delivered to the sd Hugh Gunnison of the sd Nathaniel Duncan, & there- fore doe acquit the sd Hugh Gunnison therefrom his heires & Assignes acknowledging also that the sd above mencioned rumor was false that I never dd him the sd Hugh Gunnison any Gould. In witnes whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 4th of Novemb. 1650
Witnesse Edw. Rawson
John Sanford
Nath : Duncan.
Geo: Yonge.
5 (9) 1650. Boston New England this 17th Apr. 1650. At fifteene dayes sight of this my first bill of Exca. my second & third not pd pay unto John Hull or his As-
Copia signes at twenty pounds sterl for the value here re- ceived of him, time make good paymt & place it to the Accº. as p advice.
Subscribed Yor friend John Parris.
Directed To Capt James Cranedg dd in London. On the back side is written. Sir I pray you pay this summe of twenty pounds unto my loving Cozen unto whom I assign it namely Mr Daniel Hoare, p me John Hull.
By this publ instrument of ptest be it knowne & manifest unto all people, that on the 28th day of the month June Aº. Dni. 1650 stilo Angl:
At the request of M' Daniel Hoare now being in the Citty of London I John Marius notary & Tabellion publ admitted & sworne dwelling wth in the same Citty (have- ing in my hands the originall bill of Excha: whereof the Copie is here above written) did goe to the dwelling house of Capt James Cranedge unto whom the same is directed scituat at Limehouse neere this Citty of London to the end to poure acceptance of the sd bill of Exª. but being come to the sd house & haveing knockt at the Doore, the neighbors sd unto me that the sd Captaine James Cranedge was gone to sea, & that there was not any body at home (his wife being then gone to London) & that they did not know of any order concerning the sd bill of Exª. but that at her returne home they would
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deliver unto her two letters of advice wch I then left wth them, & acquaint her of my being there concerning the p'misses. wch being by me Notary related unto the sª Daniel Hoare
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he declared that in regard he hath caused the sª bill to be shewn unto the wife of the sd Capt James Cranedge & that shee had refused to accept the same, Therefore he did solemnly ptest & doth ptest by these pnts as wel against John Parris who hath Subscribed the sd bill of Exª. as all others that it doth concerne of Exch: & rechange & of all costs damages & interests for want of acceptation of the sd bill of Exª. suffered and susteined & hereafter to be suffered & susteined to be all recoued in time & place con- venient. This was thus ptested in the prsence of Lueas Emons & John Gregory witnesses
Ita attestor Rogatus et requisitus Jo: Marius Noth Pubcus 1650
Received for makeing of this ptest fyve shillings p J: Marius
Boston New Engl. this 17th Apr. 1650.
At fifteene dayes sight of this my first bill of Exchange my second & third not pd pay unto John Hull or his Assignes twenty pounds sterl for the value here recd of him, at time make good paymt. & place it to acco. as p advice. Sub- scribed thus, Yor friend John Parris. Directed to Copia Capt James Cranedge dd in London; on the back- side is written, Sr pray You pay this summe of twenty pounds, unto my loving Cozin unto whom I assigne it, namely Mr Daniel Hoare
p me John Hull
By this publ Instrumt of ptest be it knowne & manifest to all people that on the sixt day of the mo: of July Aº. Dni. 1650 stilo Angl: At the request of Mr Daniel Hoare now being in this Citty of London I John Marius Notary & Tabellion publ admitted & sworne dwelling wth in the same Citty (haveing in my hands the Original Bill of Exª. whereof the Copie is here above written) did goe to the dwelling house of Capt James Cranedge unto whom the same is directed scituat at Lime house neere this Citty of London, & there speaking unto his wife (Mrs Cranedge) I the sd Notary did shew unto her the sd bill of Exª. asking her if she would pay unto the sª Daniel Hoare the summe of
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twenty pounds sterl. therein mentioned in regard the sª bill is due, Whereuppon the sd Mrs Cranedge answered & sd that the sd Capt Cranedge her husband was gone to the Barbados, & that her husband did not owe any thing unto the drawer Mr John Parris, but what he had now carryed wth him to satisfy him, & that therefore she would not pay the sd summe for want of pvision, Weh being by me Notary heard, I did solemnly ptest & doe ptest by these prsents (at the request aforesaid) as
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well against John Parris who hath subscribed the sd bill of Exª; as all others that it doth or may concerne of Exª & Rechange & of all costs damages & interests for want & refuseall of pamt of the sd summe suffered & susteined & hereafter to be suffered & susteined to be all recovered in time & place convenient.
This was ptested in the pnce of Lucas Emons & Roger Clarke witnesses.
Ita attestor Rogatus et requisitus Jo: Marius Nots pubeus :
1650
Recd for goeing to Lime house & making this ptest fyve shillings p J: Marius.
Barbados Mar: 10th 1649.
5 (9) 1650 Nathanæl Vtie is Dr as followeth - li Sugar To M' Goodman pd him for 2 bridles . 100. · To so much he is to pay mee 036.
To James Meade pd for Dyet & Drincke 3 times 021 3
14 To so much pd by Mr. Holland that you Excepted 1673
April
To James Meade for 1 ordinary & drink . 008 3 To sugar pd in Mr. Ursells store house 687 3
To Cotton Recpts 22911 pd you is . 229
To so much to be pd by Capt. Higgin botom that you Excepted is 511.
To 1 receipt of Sugar to receive of Capt ffreyr 190
To 1461 Sugar I pd Mr Herbert for you. 146
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To Sugr yo" recd of him for me 256
To Sugr to receive of Mr Starkey that yo" accepted & had his mare bound for 1320
To Sugr yo" recd of Major Byam by my appointmt. it was 1600", but I abated 401 for Storadge · 1560
p. Cont: Cr
By one bill of Exª drawne by my m' payable to him for the Acº of M' Hewes . By 1 Bill of Ditto Exª drawne by my M & M' Oliv' & M' Selleck payable for the Accº. of Ditto Mr Hewes . By 1 bill of Exca of 431 8ss 11ª drawne by my m' payable to him for the Accº of Mr Caleb ffoote wch amounts to in Sugr at 6ª pli the the sume of
67373
Ii Sugar
3000
2000
1738
67381
This six thousand seven hundred thirty seven pounds & § of sugar I pd unto m' Nathaniel Vtie as appears pd the Acco above, for the Accº. use of Mr Joshua Hues & M' Caleb ffoote of Boston & Roxbury merchts. in New England as witnes my hand the 15th Octobr. 1650.
p me Paul Allistree.
This Account was affirmed uppon oath by Mr Paule Allistree to be a true Account before me this 15th of the 8th mo. 1650
William Iibbins.
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27 (9) 1650 Boston in New Engl: the 6th 9ber 16.50 I underwritten acknowledge to have recd of Paul Allistre for the Acco of Mr Tho: Holland of the Barbados full satisfac- tion for the summe of twenty six pounds sterl that was given me by a Court houlden in Boston the 29th of 8ber. last wch is in full of a bill of debt dew from the aforesd Holland unto the aforesd Paul Allistre afterward assigned by the sd Allis- tre unto mee. I say Recd full satisfaction as witnes my hand the day & yeare above written. Edward Hutchinson.
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7 (9) 1650 I John Thompson Mr of the ship Guift doe hereby pmise to pay unto Mr Wm Paine of Ipswich in N: Eng. or to his Assignes the summe of seventeene pounds thirteene shillings & six pence Sterl: in good merchantable Muscavados Sugar in Barbados at or wth in ten dayes after the arrivall of the shipp Guift into Barbados aforesd at fyve pence p pound. for the pformance whereof I doe hereby bind myselfe in the penalty of fourty pounds sterl. witnes my hand 1st of Novembr. 1650.
Teste Theodore Atkinson
John Thompson.
Walter Allen.
It is to be understoode that if the ship miscary wch God forbid that then I shall pay this bill unto m' Wm Paine.
Jeremiah Belchar.
John Thompson.
11 (9) 16.50 I Michaell Cawston oblige my selfe to De- liver ten dayes after the shipp Guift of Gods arrivall at Bar- bados: & delivery of my goods to pay unto Mr Russell or his Order the just weight of eighteene hundd of good dry Mus- cavados sugar & of the best sort. witnes my hand this 7th. 8th. mo: 50 Understand Merchantable Muscavados sugar- Witnes by us
Georg Raymond. Miles Cawston.
Hugh Stone.
Charlestowne 30th (8) 50
I John Thompson acknowedge to have received of Mr Rich- ard Russell the summe of thirty seven pounds ten shillings. sterl of the Account of New England the weh the sd mr Rus- sell is to have pd at the Isle of Barbados in good
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merchantable dry muscavados sugar. at the price of four pence p pound by mee or my order or Assignes 301. 7. out of the freight of Capt Cawstons goods aboard the ship Guift of God: also I oblige my selfe that if the ship Guift should by any Accidense or pvidence miscarry weh God forbid then to make good the aforesd 371. 10s. to M' Russell. in witness hereof I have here set my hand the day & Date above mentioned. Test by Barnaby Stanfast John Thompson. Richard Bowne.
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