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BOOK IV, FOL. 27.
haue & to hould, ye vplands & Meddow, as aboue bounded, with all yr rightts, priuiledges, Comanages, Imunitys, profitts, Aduantages, with all other app'tenancs of Tymber Trees or fyre Wood yfunto belonging, or in any wise apper- tajneing, from mee ye sd Arther Wormestall my heyres, executors, Administrators, & Assigns, vnto ye aforesd Wil- liam Daggett, his heyres, Administrators, & Assigns for euer : And I do further Couenant & agree to & with yt sd William Daggett, yt the sd Lands are free & Cleare, from all other Titles, Clajmes, sales, Morgages, Dowers Title of Dowers, Judgmts, executions, & all other Incomberances wtsoeuer, & I do hereby stand Ingagd in the behalfe of my selfe my heyres, executors Administrators, & Assignes, to mantayne & defend ye Interest, & Title of ye sd Lands, from all Prson or Person' wtsoeuer, Clajmeing or Pretending any Clajme from by or under mee, or any other by my procure- ment/ In testimony wrof I haue here unto afixed my hand & seale this sixteenth day of Nouemb' Año : Dom : one thou- sand six hundred Eighty foure/
Signed sealed & Delivered/
In the Presence of/ John Sargeant his marke/
Ruth Sargeant
her marke
Arther Woormestall ( his seale )
his marke
Arther Wormestall came before mee this 17th of Novebr 1684 : & own'd ys Instrumt to bee his act & Deed :
Edw : Rishworth Jus : pe :
vera Copia of this Instrumet transcribed, out of the originall & y with Compared this 26thof Novembr 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth Re : Cor :
To all Christian people, to whome this Present deede of sale shall come, greeteing : wras the Select men for the Town
BOOK IV, FOL. 27.
of Kittery, with in ye prouince of Mayne In New England, vpon the 3d of March 1651 : did lay out vnto Hene : Poun- den, alias Pounding at Coole Harbor six acres of Land at his house to him his heyres or as signes for euer, as appeareth by ye ReCord of ye sd Town booke, & a Coppy from thence drawn, under the hand of Charles ffrost Town Clarke, the · 10th of July 1684 : vpon which is vnderwritten Memorand : John Whitte next Hene : Pounding on the North, now In ye hands of Robert Allene, & the Land formerly belonging to Anthony Emery, on ye South, now In the possession of John Morrall ; Know yee yt Elizabeth Pounding Relict, widdow, & soole Administratrix, of the Estate of ye sd Henery Pownding late of Boston In the Massatusetts Col- oney of New England, shopp keeper deceased, Jonathan Bridgham, & Elizabeth his wife, Mary Pounding, Saraih Pownding, & Daniell Pounding, Children & heyres, of ye sd Hene : Pownding ; for & In Consideration of the sume of Tenn pounds Current money of new England to them In hand at or before ye Ensealeing, & delivery of these Presents, well & truely payd, by Jabez Jenkines of the Town of Kittery abouesd ; Haue given, granted, barganed, sould, & by these Presents do fully & absolutely giue, grant, bargan, sell, release, Enfeoff, & Confirme, vnto the sd Jabez Jenkins for ye aforesd sume of money, which they yrby acknowledg to have received, all the aboue mentioned six Acres of Land & bounded as abouesd, or howeuer other- wise, all the Estate right title, Interest, vss, propriety, pos- session, Clajm, & demand wtsoeuer of ym or either of them of in & to the sd Land, & euery part or parcell yrof : To haue & to hould, the afore granted Premisses, with ye lib- ertys priuiledges, Comoditys, benefitts, & appurtenances y"vnto belonging, in as large & ample manner & sort, unto ye sd Jabez Jenkins his heyres & Assigns for euer; as the sd granters or either of them, euer did Could or might haue vsed, & inioyed the same, in the right of the sd deceased
BOOK. IV, FOL. 27.
Hen : Pownding by vertue of ye abouesd recited Town grant, or laijng it out by the Towns men of Kittery, to bee to ye onely proper vss, & benefitt, & behoofe, of ye sd Jabez Jen- kins his heyres & Assigns for euer; And ye sd Elizabeth Pouning, Jonathan Bridgham, & Elizabeth his wife Mary Powning, Sarah Powning, & Dan" Pounding for y" selues, y' heyres, executors Administrators, & Assigns do hereby Couent & promiss with ye sd Jabez Jenkins heyrs & assigns yt ye sd Jab : Jenkins his heyrs & Assigns shall & may at all tyme & tyms, for euer hereafter lawfully peaceably & quietly, haue, hould, vss, occupy, possess, & Inioy all ye sd Parcell of Land, with ye priuiledges, & app'tenances yr of, with out ye least let hinderanc Clajm, challenge or Euiction by or from ym or either of ym, or by or from all & or under euery or other Prsons & Prson or Prsons haueing or Clameing any right Title, or interest yrin, by or from ye sd Hen : Pouning deceased In witness wrof they haue here unto set yr hands & seales In Boston this thirteenth day of Octobr Anno Dom one thousand six hundred eighty foure, Annoq R: Regnis Caroli Secundj, Angliæ &c : Tricessimo sexto/
Elizabeth Pouning 'her
(seale )
Elizabeth Powning her
Jonath : Bridgham his (seale )
Sarah Pouning (3ea1)
his
Elizabeth
Dan11 Pouning ( seale )
Bridgham
her seale )
Signed Sealed & Deliuerd
in the Presence of Edw : Drinker/
Isª Addington /
This Instrumt was acknowledged by ye six p'sons sub- scribing to bee yr uolentary act & Deed Boston 15 : of Octobr 1684 : before Elisha Hutchinson Assistt A true Coppy of this Instrumt transcribed & Compar'd this 4th day of Decembr 1684 p Edw : Rishworth Re : Cor/
BOOK IV, FOL. 28.
[28] To all Christian people to whome this Present deed of Sale shall Come, greeteing : Whereas ye Select men for the Town of Kittery, with in the prouince of Mayne In New England, vpon the 3d of March 1651 : did lay out vnto Henery Pouning, alias Pounding at Coole Harbour, Six Acres of land at his house, to him his heyres, or Assignes for euer, as appeareth by ye ReCord of the sd Town booke, & a Coppy from thence drawn, vnder the hand of Charles Frost Town Clarke, the 10th of July 1684 : vpon which is vnderwritten Memorand John Whitte next Hene : Pouning on the North now In the hands of Robert Allene, & the Land formerly belonging to Anthony Emery on the South now In the possesison of John Morrall ; Know yee yt Elizabeth Poun- ing, Relict, widdow & soole Administratrix of the Estate of the sayd Henery Pouning, late of Boston In the Massatu- setts Coloney of New England, shopp keeper deceased, Jonathan Bridgha & Elizabeth his wife, Mary Pouning, Sarah Pouning, & Daniell Pouning children & heyres of the sd Hene : Pouning, for & In Consideration of the sume of Tenn pounds, Current money of New England, to them in hand at or before the Ensealeing, & delivery of these Presents, well & truely payd by Jabez Jenkins of the Town of Kittery, abouesd ; haue given granted barganed, sould, & by these Presents do fully & absolutely giue grant bargane, sell, release, Enfeoffe & Confirme, vnto the sd Jabez Jen- kins for the aforesd sume of Money, which they hereby acknowledg to have received, all the aboue mentioned six Acres of Land butted & bounded as abouesd, or how euer otherwise, all the Estate, right, title, Interest, vss, propri- ety, possession Claime, & Demand wsoeuer, of them or either of them of in & to the sd land, & euery part & Parcell there of; To haue, & to hould the aforesd granted Premisse : with the lybertys, priuiledges Comoditys, benefitts & appurte- nances y'unto belonging, in as large & ample manner & sort
BOOK IV, FOL. 28.
unto ye sd Jabez Jenkins his heyrs & Assigns for euer, as the sd Granters or either of them, euer did, could or might haue vsed & Inioyed the same, In the right of the sayd de- ceased Hene : Pouning, by vertue of the abouesd recited Town grant, or laijng it out by the Townsmen of Kittery, to bee to the onely proper vss & benefitt, & behoofe of the sd Jabez Jenkins, his heyrs & Assigns for euer; And the sd Elizabeth Pouning Jonathan Bridgham, & Elizabeth his wife, Mary Pouning, Sarah Pouning & Daniell Pounding for them selfes, yr heyres, executors, Administrators & Assigns, do hereby Couenant & promiss, to & with the sd Jabez Jenkins his heyres & Assignes, that ye sd Jabez Jenkins his heyres & Assigns, shall & may at all tyme & tyms for euer here after, lawfully, peaceably & quietly haue hould, vss, occupy, possess & Inioy, all the sd Parcell of Land, with the priuiledges, & appurtenances there of, with out the least lett hinderance Clajme Challenge or euiction, by or from them or either of them, or by or from all, & euery other Person & Persons haueing or Clajmeing any right title or Interest yrin, by from or under the sd Hene : Pouning Deceased ; In witness Where of they haue here unto sett yr hands & seales, In Boston this thirteenth day of Octobr Anno Dom : One thousand six hundred Eighty & foure, Annoq R : Regn® Carolj secundj Angliæ, &c : tricesimo sexto/ Mary Powning (seale) her Elizabeth Pouning (seale)
Sarah Pouning her ) (seale)
Jonathan Bridgham his
seale)
Daniell Pouning (seale)
Elizabeth Bridgham (s her seale ) Signed sealed & Deliuerd
I Presence of/
Edward Drinker /
Isª Addington /
This Instrument was acknowledged by the six Persons subscribeing, to bee there uolentary Act & Deede/ Boston Octobr 15 : 1684 : Elisha Hutchinson Assist :
·
BOOK IV, FOL. 28.
A true Coppy of this Instrument aboue written, tran- scribed & with originall Compared this fourth day of Decembr 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth Re : Cor :
In answere to the petition of John Mayne, formerly of Cascoe, now of yorke In the prouince of Mayne, to the Generall Assembly houlden for ye sayd prouince, the 25th day of June 1684 :
Testimonys in the Case haueing beene by the Honord President Pervsed ; who doth Judg meete to order & ap- poynt, that the petitionor do Inioy & 'possess all that Land by him possessed & Improued, as the law title possession doth Lymitt: & that ye same bee sett out to him, by the Select men of the sd Town, or such as they shall appoynt not exceeding sixty Acres/ 28 : June : 1684 :
Tho : Damforth President :
vera Copia of this answere transcribed & Compared with the originall this 13th day of Decembr 1684 :
p Edw : Rishworth Re : Cor :
Wee the Select men of the Town of yorke, whose names are here vnderwritten, haue layd out unto Mr Edw : Rish- worth a Tract of Land which was granted to him by the Select men of yorke aforesd, the 22th of Aprill one thou- sand six hundred sixty one, which grant was seauenty foure Acres, lijng & being on the North North East side of Nathae11 Maystersons fence, Wee haue layd out & bounded as followeth/ Begining at a Red oake tree, standing att the North East Corner of Maystersons fence, marked foure square, & from thence North North East, one hundred Eighty & foure pools, to a pine tree marked foure square,
BOOK IV, FOL. 28, 29.
from thence from thence North West sixty seaven pooles, or pearch to a Redd Oake marked foure square; then South West to Maistersons fence, 176 pooles, & marked the trees along in ye lyne as Wee went, & is to runne South Eastward, along by Maistersons fence, to the redd oake Where wee first began, leaueing about one poole & an halfe, or two poole along by Maystersons fence for ye high way for ye passage of the Inhabitants yt dwell yrabouts /
Layd out this Twenty one of Decembr 1683 :
Mathew Austine Abraham Preble
A true Coppy of this Instrumt Com- pared, & transcribed out of ye orig- inall this 13th day of Decembr 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth ReCor :
Select men of the Town of yorke/
[29] Know all men by these Presents, that I John Renalds of Kenebunke, In the Town of Cape Porpus fish- erman, for & in Consideration of full & ample satisfaction to mee in hand payd before the signeing hereof, haue given granted, barganed, & sould, & by these Presents do give grant sell & make ouer vnto Peter Rendle, Marriner, his heyres, executors, Administrators & Assigns for euer, one hundred Acres of Land & Marsh which Land & Marsh is the ould Plantation, which was late in the possession of my father William Renalds, & is bounded as followeth : Begin- ing at a Cricke, which runns vp between the Plantation wch was formerly Peter Turbetts, & the sd ould Plantation, & from yt Cricke one hundred twenty & seaven rodd vp ye Riuer, & then one hundred twenty seaven rod backe into the woods, & so one hundred Twenty seaven rod square to make vp the one hundred acres of Land & Marsh, which Marsh is Included In the sd one hundred Acres of Land,
BOOK IV, FOL. 29.
euen as much Marsh as lyeth with in the bounds of the sd Land, with all ye appurtenances profitts priuiledges, of right y'vnto belonging, or in any wise appertajneing, & for him & them to haue & to hould the same, & peaceably to Inioy it for euer, with out ye lett hinderance, Molestation, or trouble, of mee ye sd Renalds or any my heyres, executors, Administrators or Assignes, or any other Person or persons whatsoeuer/ In witness wrof, I haue here vnto set my hand & seale, this fourth day of Nouembr one thousand six hun- dred Eighty & foure/
Signed Sealed & Delivered/
In Presence of vs/
William Seauy / James Leach/
John Renalds/ (seafe) his Marke R
John Renalds came & owned this In- strument to bee his act & Deede to Peter Rendle abouesd, this 4th day of Novembr 1684 : before mee Francis Hooke Jus : pe :
A true Coppy of this Instrument aboue written tran- scribed out of the originall, & y'with compared this 23th day of Decembr 1684 as attests Edw : Rishworth ReCor :
To all Chritian people to whome this psent Deede of Sale shall come Arther Beale, & his wife Ann alias Agnes send- eth greeteing ; Now know yee, yt I ye sd Arther Beale with Ann or Agnes my wife, for & in Consideration of a val- ewable some to mee In hand payd by William Craffts, the which payment, I the sd Arther Beale, with Ann or Agnes my wife do fully & Clearely acquitt & discharge & exon- erate the sd Craffts him his heyres executors Administr Assigs for euer, & by these Presents, in Consideration of ye sayd summe, do freely, & fully & absolutely sell, Convay, Assigne Enfeoff, & Confirme unto the sd William Craffts,
BOOK IV, FOL. 29.
one peece or Parcell of Land lijng & being at braueboate Harbour, according to Estimation to ye valew of Twenty one Acres more or less, scituate, & bounded according to a Town grant, granted vnto mee the sd Arther Beale, beare- ing date the 27th of Aprill 1675 : may more fully appeare, being by the sd granted in the Townshipp of yorke, & lijng on the North side of Brauboate as aforesd, & neare the Bridg & Adioyneing to the land of William Moore on the North side, & so lyeth Nore West Twenty foure Rod, or pooles In breadth, & so runneth into the Woods, or Wast, North East one hundred & fiuety pooles, or rodd Contajne- ing Twenty one Acres ; To haue & to hould the sd sume of Twenty one Acres, as aboue sd, to him the sd Craffts his heyres executors Administrators & assigns for euer, & fur- ther I the sd Arther Beale do promiss & Ingage, yt at the signeing & sealeing of these Presents, I am the true owner & proprietor of the aforesd Premisses, & haue with in my selfe full pouer, & lawfull authority the sd Premisses to sell, alliene, & Enfeoff, & do further promiss vnto the sd Crafft him, his heyres & Assigns, that the sd Land premised, is free & Cleare, & freely & Clearely acquitted from all former Grants Deeds Sales, Morgages, Entailes, forfiturs, seisurs arrests Attachments, Dowers, or pouer of thirds, or from any Incomberance wsoeuer : And that ye sd Craffts may peaceably & quietly Inioy vse Occupy & possess the sd premised articles, him his heyres & Assigns for ener, with out the Lett hinderance, Molestation, or resistance of mee the sd Arther Beale, or any my heyres, executors, or As- signes for for euer, & also do further promiss, for mee my heyres, executors, Administrators, & Assignes, vnto the sd Craffts his heyres, executors Administrators & Assigns, that ye sd Premised articles I will warrant & Defend, to him the sayd Craffts, & to his Assigns for euer, from any person or Prsons wtsoeuer, laijng iust & Legall Clajme yrunto, from by or under mee, & also that I will Prforme & do, all other
BOOK IV, FOL. 29, 30.
Act or Acts that may bee, for the better & fuller Confirma- tion of the sd Premisses, as acknowledgmet due In witness here of I haue here unto set my hand & seale, the sixth of Aprill, one thousand six hundred eighty three, Annog Regnj Regis, Charolus Secunds XXXV : The Marke of
Signed sealed & Deliuerd In the Presence of/ Thimothy Yeales Sampson Whittes Signum/ 7,
Arther Beale B (seale)
Arther Beale came & acknowledged this Deede or Instrument, to bee his Act & Deede, unto Willia Crafft this sixth day of Aprill, 1683 before mee ffrancis Hooke Jus : pe :
vera Copia of this Instrumt aboue written transcribed out of the originall, & there with Compared this 23th day of Decembr 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth ReCor :
In answere to John Maynes petition to the last Generall Assembly for the province of Mayne, June 25 : 1684 :
Testimonys In the Case haueing beene Perused by the Honorª President, who doth Judg mee to order & appoynt, that the petitioner do Inioy & possess all that Land by him possessed & Improued, as the Land title possession [30] doth Lymitt/ & that the same bee set out to him by the Select men of the sd Town, or such as they shall appoynt, not exceeding Sixty Acres/ Thomas Damforth thers another Coppy of y. other side 29: Signed | E : R : President :
To all to whome these Presents shall Come/ I John Dauess of yorke In the province of Mayne In New England, Gentle : send greeteing &c : Know yee yt I the sd John Dauess, for & In Consideration of the sume of Tenn pounds,
BOOK IV, FOL. 30.
Current pay of New England to mee in hand payd, by James Freathy of yorke In New England, husbandman, before ye Ensealeing & Delivery hereof, the Receipt wrof I the sayd John Dauess, do hereby acknowledg my selfe, there with to bee fully satisfyd ; Haue giuen, granted, bar- ganed sould delivered, & Confirmed, & by these Presents do fully, freely, & absolutely giue, grant, bargane sell deliuer & Confirme, vnto the sayd James ffreathy his heyres, exe- cutors, Administrators & Assignes, a Certen tract of vpland Contajneing twelue Acres & an halfe, lijng nere to the bounds of William Dixons Land, at Bass Coue vpon the North North East side, of the path goeing to the Marshes, the sd Lott extending from the sd Dixons Lott, twenty & fiue Pooles in breadth, & In length foure scoore poole, with all & singular the houses, woods, & vnder woods, & all priuiledges, & appurtenances wtsoeuer to the sd Land belonging ; To haue & to hould the sayd Tract of vpland & Premisses, hereby barganed & sould, vnto the sayd James Freathy his heyres, executors, Administrators & Assignes, as his & their own proper Goods, & Chattles for euer, & to his, & for thejr own proper vsse for euermore : And I the sd John Dauess for my selfe, my heyres, executors, Adminis- trators, & Assignes, & euery of them do Covenant, promiss & Grant to & with the sayd James Freathy, his heyres, executors Administrators & Assignes by these Presents ; that I the sd John Dauess on the day of the date hereof, & at the tyme of the Ensealeing & Delivery hereof, haue In my selfe full pouer, good right & lawfull authority to give, grant, bargane, & sell, deliuer & Confirme, the sd Land & Premisses hereby barganed, & sould vnto the sd James Freathy, his heyres, executors Administrators & Assigns for euer more ; In manner & forme aforesd, & also yt hee ye sd James ffreathy, his heyres, executors, Administrators, & Assignes, or any of them, shall or may lawfully from tyme to tyme & at all tymes hereafter, peaceably & quietly haue
BOOK IV, FOL. 30.
hold vsse & Inioy the sd twelue acres & an halfe of upland & Premisses hereby barganed & sould, without any manner of lett suite trouble, euiction, Eiection, molestation, distur- bance, challenge, Clajme Deniall, or demand wtsoeuer, of or by mee ye sd Jo" Dauess my heyres executors, administra- tors, & Assignes, or any of them, or of or by any other Person or Prsons wtsoeuer, lawfully Claimeing, or to Clajme from by or under mee, my act or title/ In witness wrof I haue here vnto sett my hand & Seale, this eight day of December : 1684 :
Signed Sealed & Deliu- uered in the Presence of us/ John Penwill/ Arther Bragdon/
Before the signeing & sealeing & delivery hereof, the meaneing of saueing harmeless from all others ; Is to bee vnderstood as from Major Clarke, & his suc- essors / John Dauess (Locus)
Major John Dauess came before mee this eight day of December 1684 : & owned this Instrument to bee his Act & Deede/ Edw : Rishworth Jus : pe :
vera Copia of this Instrumet aboue written, transcribed out of ye originall, & y'with Compared this 6th day of Janvary 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth Re : Cor :
Know all men by these Presents, that I Francs Champer- nowne, In the County of Yorke Gentlem : do ow & stand firmely Indebted vnto Capt Walter Barefoote of Douer In the River of Pischataqua Chiergeon, the full & Just sume of fourty pounds of lawfull pay of New England due to bee payd vnto the sd Walter Barefoote, or his heyres, executors, administrators or Assignes, or to his lawfull Atturney, In New England, at or vpon the thirteth day of July which shall bee In the yeare of our Lord God, one thousand six hundred & seaventy, with out fraude or further delay, to the
BOOK IV, FOL. 30.
which payment Well & truely to bee made, I bind mee my heyres, executors Administrators, or Assignes, in the full some aboue specifyd/ as witness my hand & seale this Thirteth day of July 1669 :
Signed sealed & Deliuerd
ffran$ Champernowne (seale)
In the Presence of/ Mr Geo : Pearson maketh oath, that Henery Greeneland/ George Pearson/ hee saw Capt Champernowne signe & Deliuer this bill as his Act & Deede to Capt Barefoote, & yt Hene : Greeneland was Present, & signed it also as a witness/ July 26 : 1681 : before mee Francis Hooke Jus : pe :
I vnderwritten do Assigne, & set ouer vnto George Pear- son of Boston M'chant, all my right Title & Interest of the bill with in specifyd, as his own reall & proper debt, for him to aske demand, receiue & recouer the sd bill with all Costs, Interests & Damages wtsoeuer, y'unto belonging, as witness my hand & seale this 31th day of July 1669 :
Signed sealed & Delivered/
Walter Barefoote (sbise)
in the Presence of/
The Marke of John
Parker of X yorke
The marke of EB Joane Bray /
Hene : Greeneland /
Mis Joane Bray maketh oath, yt shee saw Capt Barefoote signe seale & Deliuer the abouesd Assignation, vnto Mr Geo : Pearson, as his Act & Deed, this 26 : of July 1681 : before mee Francis Hooke Jus : pe :
BOOK IV, FOL. 30.
vera Copia of this bill aboue written, & Capt Barefootes Assignemt vnder written, transcribed out of ye originall & yrwith Compared this 7th of Janv : 1684 :
p Edw : Rishworth ReCor :
Received of John Sayword the Thirteenth of Novembr 1683 : eight quarters of beife, that is eight hundred three quarters & foure pounds, & fiue quintls of Cod fish received In the behalfe of my Cosson John Cutt for Accopt of Mr Edw : Rishworth/ Rev : Hull/
vera Copia of this receipt transcribed out of the originall & y'with Compared this Eleaueth day of Febru : 1684 :
p Edw : Rishworth ReCor :
Received of Mr Tho : Holms the Twenty fifth day of May, one thousand six hundred eighty three, six thousand eight hundred foote of Muchtable pine boards, which were deliu- ered to Mr Vahans order, & Received the Twenteth of June, one Thousand six hundred eighty Three, eight thousand seaven hundred foote of Mrchable pine boards, Deliuerd to my seruant John Wackum/ Received for Accopt of Mr Edw : Rishworth, & for ye vss of my Cosson Mr John Cutt, executor to the last Will & Testament of John Cutt Esq" deceased/ Receiud p Reu : Hull/
A true Coppy of this receipt transcribed & with originall Compared this 11th of Febru : 1684 :
p Edw : Rishworth ReCor :
BOOK IV, FOL. 30, 31.
To the Committee of the Militia of Boston, or any other Person whome It may Concerne, yt wee whose names are here vnderwritten, do Certify yt thejr was a fatt Cow of George Pearsons killd in Wells In May 1676 : by order & Comand of Capt Charles ffrost, for the vss of the Countrey which Wee do Judg was Well worth In moneys foure pounds, fiue shillings & seaven peence in moneys which hee is not payd for/ as witness or hands this 26th day of Aprill 1678 :
The Councill referrs this bill to ye Treasr of ye County of yorke to examine & make satisfaction for ye same, out of the Treasury of that County / 20th June 1678 : p ye Court Edw : Rawson Secrty
Sanı" Wheelewright William Symonds Jo" Littlefejld
The note aboue mentioned is not payd/ neither haue I ye æffects Sam11 Wheelewright/
vera Copia of this ordr transcribed & Compared 11 : ffeb :
p Edw : Rishworth ReCor : 84 :
[31] Know all men by these Presents, that I Benjamen Curtis sometyms of yorke, in the prouince of Mayne, now of Wells Carpenter, for seuerall good Causes & Considera- tions, y"vnto mee moueing, & more espetially for a ualewable summe of fiueteene pounds tenn shillings, in Current Money of New England to mee In hand payd, in yorke, wrwith I am fully Contented & satisfyd, by William young of yorke Glasier, do hereby giue, grant, bargan, sell, aliene, & Con- firme, And haue hereby given, granted, barganed sould al- iend, & Confirmed from mee the sd Curtis my heyres, exec- utors, administrators, & Assignes vnto the aforesd William young his heyres executors Administrators & Assignes a Cer-
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