York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732, Part 33

Author: Maine Historical Society. cn; Maine Genealogical Society (1894- ) cn; York County (Me.). Register of Deeds. cn
Publication date: 1887-1910
Publisher: Portland : John T. Hull
Number of Pages: 908


USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 33
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USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 33
USA > Maine > York County > York deeds, Book XIV 1730-1732 > Part 33
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gree obstruct or make void this present Deed-Furthermore We the s' John Woodbridge & Elizabeth Woodbridge for our selves our Ileirs Excers & Admin's do covenant & en- gage the above demised Premisses to him the sa Moses In- graham his Heirs & Assigns against the lawful Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever for over here- after to warrant secure and defend by these Presents


John Woodbridge (Seal) Elizabeth Woodbridge her Mark X (Seal)


Signed Sealed & Delivd April 15 1731 in the Presence of ns Johnson Harmon Noah Emery Jos : Moody


York ss/ April 15. 1731 Then appeared John Woodbridge & Elizabeth his Wife & acknowledged the above Instrument to be their Act & Deed


Before me Jos : Moody Jus Peace A true Copy of the Original Receive April 15, 1731 Attest JJos: Moody Regt


To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greet- ing-Know yo that I Moses Ingraham of


Ingraham York in the County of in the Province of To the Massachusetts Bay in New England In- Farnam & Grant holder for & in Consideration of the Sum of Seven Hundred & Thirty Pounds to me [114] in Hand before the Ensealing hereof well & truly paid by James Grant & Daniel Farnam of York aforesd Yco- men the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge & my self therewith fully satisfied & contentented & thereof & of every Part & Parcel thereof do exonerate acquit & discharge ym the sd James Grant & Daniel Farnam their Heirs Excers & Admin's for ever by these Presents have given gaanted bargained sold aliened conveyed & confirmed & by these Presents do freely fully & absolutely give grant bargain sell aliene convey & conform unto them the sa James Grant & Daniel Farnam their Heirs & Assigns for ever a certain par- cel of Land situate lying & being in the Township of York containing by Estimation Nine Aeres be the same more or less it being the same that I have this Day bought of John Woodbridge & Elisabeth his Wife with the Dwelling House & other Buildings thereon as by a Deed under the Hands & Seals of the st John Woodbridge & Elisabeth Woodbridge bearing even Date with these Presents may at large appear s' Land being bounded South East by the Road leading to Cape Neddick North West by the Ministerial Land & North East & South West by sa Woodbridges own Land Refer-


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ence being had to the aboverecited Deed for the more exact Boundaries thereof it being about 32 Poles in Breadth & 43 Poles in Length To have and to hold the sa granted & bar- gained Premisses with all the Appurces Priviledges & Com- odities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to them the sd James Grant & Daniel Farnam their Heirs & Assigns for ever To their & their only proper Use Benefit & Behoofe for ever And I the sª Moses Ingraham for me my Heirs Excers & Admin's do covenant promise & grant to & with the sª Daniel Farnam & James Grant their Heirs & Assigns that before the Enscaling hereof I am the true sole & lawful owner of the abovebargained Premisses & am lawfully seized & possessed of the same in mine own prop- er Right as a good pfeet & absolute Estate of Inheritance in Fee simple & have in my self good Right full Power & lawful Authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm sa bargained Premisses in Manner as aforest And that they the sd James Grant & Daniel Farnam their Heirs & Assigns shall & may from Time to Time & at all Times for ever here after by Force & Virtue of these Presents lawfully peaceably & quietly have hold use occupy possess & enjoy the sa demised & bargained Premisses with the Appurees free & clear & freely & clearly acquitted exonerated & dis- charged of from all & all other former or other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Wills Entails Joyntures Dowries Judgments Executions or Incumbrances of what Name or Nature soever that might in any Measure or De- gree obstruet or make void this present deed Furthermore I the sa Moses Ingraham for my self my Heirs Excers & Admin's do covenant & engage the abovedemised Premisses to them the sd James Grant and Daniel Farnam their lleirs & Assigns against the lawful Claims or Demands of any Per- son or Persons whatsoever forever hereafter to warrant se- enre & defend by these Presents-Provided nevertheless & it is the true Intent & Meaning of Grantor & Grantee in these Presents any Thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding that whereas the above named James Grant & Daniel Farnam are become bound with & for the above named Moses Ingraham & at his special Instance & Request & for his own proper Debt as follows viz unto William Pop- perrell Jun of Kittery in the s" County of York Esgr in the Sum of Five Hundred Eighty Six Pounds with Condition for the Payment of Two Hundred Ninety Three Pounds with Interest on or before the First Day of May 1733 & un- to Joseph Bragdon of sª York Yeoman in the Sum of Two Hundd & Thirty Pounds conditioned for the Payment of


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One Hundred & Fifteen Pounds [with Interest on or before the First Day of June next Fifty Pounds of it, & the re- maining Sixty Five Pounds on or before the First Day of November following : And unto John Woodbridge abovesa in the Sum of Two Hundred Pounds conditioned for the Payment of One Hundred Pounds with Interest on or be- fore the First Day of May 1732 And also unto the st John Woodbridge in the Sum of Four Hundred & Forty Four Pounds conditioned for the Payment of Two Hundred & Twenty Two Pounds on or before the First Day of May 1733 with Interest as by Four several Bills obligatory bear- ing even dates with these Presents may at large appear- Now if the within named Moses Ingraham his Heirs Exeers Admin's or Assigns shall & do well & truly pay the several sums before mentioned in full Discharge of the sd several Bills obligatory & every of them at the Time wherein & to the Persons unto whom they are respectively due & payable & in all respects save harmless & indemnifie the sd James Grant & Daniel Farnam in Reference to the sª Bills Obliga- tory then the foregoing Deed of Bargain & Sale & every Clause & Article therein contained to cease determine & be utterly void & of none effect or else to abide & remain in full Force & Virtue


Moses Ingraham (Seal)


Sign' Sealed & deliva April 15. 1731 in the Presence of us John Woodbridge Joseph Bragdon Jos : Moody


Memorandum I Elisabeth Ingraham do hereby give up all my Right of Dower & Thirds in the within bargained Ilouse & Land & Appurees to the within named James Grant & Daniel Farnam their Heirs & Assigns Witness my Hand & Seal April 15-1731 Elisabeth Ingraham (Sat)


York ss/ April 15. 1731 Then Moses Ingraham & Elisa- beth his Wife appeared & acknowledged the above & within written Instrument to be their Act & Deed


Before Jos: Moody Jus : Peace


A true Copy of the Original Reed April 15 1731 Attest Jos : Moody Regt


This Indenture made the Six & Twentieth Day of July in the Year of our Lord God One Thousand Six Hun-


Bowden dred & Eighty Seven & in the Third Year of the


To Reign of our Sovereign Lord James the Second Atwater King of England &c between John Bowden of Saco in the Province of Main in New England Planter of the one Part & Joshua Atwater of Boston in New England aforest Mercer witnesseth that the s' John Bowden


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& Grace his Wife for & in Consideration of Forty Pounds & Ten Shillings to them in Hand paid before the nscaling & Delivery of these Presents well & truly contented & paid the Receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge & acquit & discharge the sd Joshua Atwater his Heirs Excers & Ad- minrs & every of them by these Presents hath given granted bargained sold aliened enfeoffed & confirmed & by these Presents do give grant bargain sell aliene enfeoff & confirm unto the sd Joshua Atwater his Heirs & Assigns for ever all that Part & Parcel of Land containing Three Score Acres given by the Last Will & Testament of Nicholas Bully unto his Daughter Grace Bowden aforest which s' Land is bounded with the Land of Richard Peard to the North West & with the Land now in the Possession of Francis Backhouse to the South East & butting ou the Sea to the North East & on the Lands late or formerly in the Possession of Majr Wil- liam Phillips to the South West Together with all the Estate Right Title Interest Use Possession Claim & Demand what- soever which the sd John Bowden & Grace his Wife now hath or may might or ought to have in & to the same Together with all & singular the Writings E Scripts and Muniments whatsoever belonging to the same To have and to hold the sa Threescore acres of Land & all & singular other the Premis- ses hereby granted bargained & sold with all & every of its and their Rights Members & Appurces whatsoever unto the sd Joshua Atwater his Heirs & Assigns forever And the sd John Bowden & Grace his Wife for themselves their Heirs Exeers & Admin's do covenant graut & agree to & with the sd Joshua Atwater his Heirs & Assigns & every of them in Manner & Form following That is to say that IIe sd John Bowden & Grace his Wife at the Time of thensealing & De- livery of these Presents is & are seized of & in a good sure & indefeisable Estate of Inheritance And that they the sd John Bowden & Grace his Wife all & every the sd granted & bargained Premisses against all Persons claiming for from by or under them the sa John Bowden or Grace his Wife their Heirs & Assigns will warrant & defend unto the sd Joshua Atwater his Heirs & AAssigns forever by these Pres- ents In Witness whereof the sd John Bowden & Grace his Wife to this present Indenture have put their Hands & Seals ye day & year tirst above written


his Mark her Mark


John Bowden X Grace Bowden X (Seal )


The within written Indenture was signed Sealed & de- livered & Seizin & Livery by Turf & Twig of all the within granted Premisses the Day Year within written-In Pres-


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ence of us C: HOBBS Wilmot Peard her Mark X William Milborne


A true Copy of the Original Reed April 8. 1731 Attest Jos : Moody Regr


Know all Men by these Presents that I Thomas Perkins Sent of Arundel in the County of York in the


Perkins Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New Eng-


To land Yeoman for & in Consideration of the Sum Littlefield of Thirty Two Pounds [115] of good Bills of Credit to me in Hand well & truly paid by Fran- cis Littlefield of Wells in the County aforesd Gent the Re- ceipt whereof to full Satisfaction I do hereby acknowledge have given granted bargained sold conveyed & confirmed & do by these Presents freely fully & absolutely give grant bargain sell aliene convey & confirm unto him the st Francis Littlefield his Ileirs and Assigns for ever a certain Grant of Land granted to me in Arundel Febrry ye Seventeenth One Thousand Seven Hundred & Twenty Three Four containing in the Grant Fifty Acres of Land on the Town Comons not infringing on any former Grant weh may more fully appear in Arundel Town Book To have & to hold the sa Fifty Acres of Land as aforest with all the Priviledges Appurces & Comodities thereunto belonging or in any wise appertain- ing to him the sd Francis Littlefield his Heirs & Assigns for ever as a good pfect & absolute Estate of Inheritance in Fee simple free from all Manner of Incumbrances of what Name or Nature soever And I the sa Thomas Perkins for me my Heirs Exeers & Admin's do covenant & engage to warrant secure & defend the above granted & bargained Premisses To him the sd Francis Littlefield his Heirs & Assigns against ye lawful Claims of my Heirs Excers Admin's or any other Person or Persons whatsoever that shall lay any Claim to sd Grant-In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Scal this Twenty First Day of February in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Twenty Nine Thirty And in the Third Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France & Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c


Thomas Perkins his Mark X (en)


Signed Sealed & Delive in Presence of John Webber Hen- ery Donnell John Martyn


York ss Wells Febry 21st 1729/30 Thomas Perkins above- sa psonally appeared before me the Subscriber One of his Majtys Justices of the Peace for said County & acknowledg-


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ed the above written Instrument to be His voluntary Aet & Deed


Joseph Hill


A true Copy of the Original Receiva April 9 1731 Attest Jos : Moody Regr


Know all Men by these Presents that I Robert Oliver of York in the County of York Husbandman for &


Oliver in Consideration of Ten Pounds Money have grant-


To ed bargained & sold & do by these Presents grant


Linscot bargain & sell unto John Linscot of York aforesd Husbandman One Third Part of Ten Acres of Fresh Marsh lying in York to the Northward of Agamenticus Hills it being the whole of what was sold to me by Lewis Bane as by his Deed dated April 13 1727 & Recorded Libo 12 Folº 146/7 of York County Records Reference being there- unto had for the more full Description of the Premisses may at large appear To have and to hold the sd One Third Part of sª Ten Acres of Marsh as described in the sd Deed with the Appurces to him the said John Linscot his lleirs & Assigns for ever To his & their only Use Benefit & Be- hoof in Fee simple for ever And I the sª Robert Oliver for me my Heirs Execrs & Admin's do covenant & engage the abovebargained Premisses to him the sd John Linscot his Heirs & Assigns for ever hereafter against all Persons what- soever to warrant secure & defend the same being free of all Manner of Incumbrances whatsoever In Witness whereof I the sd Robert Oliver have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the Twenty First Day of October Anno Domini 1729


sig Robert X Oliver (Seal )


Signed Sealed & Delivd in Presence of us William Thom- as Lucy Moody Jos: Moody


Received the Day abovewritten of the abovenamed John Linscot the Sum of Ten Pounds being the Consideration of the above bargain & sale


sig p me Robert X Oliver his Mark


York ss/Octobr 21. 1729 Robert Oliver psonally acknowl- edged the above Instrument to be his free Act & Deed Cor Sam" Came Jus : Pacs


A true Copy of the Original Reed April 16. 1731. Attest Jos: Moody Regt


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To all People to whom these present Deed of Sale may come James Smith of Scarborough in the County of York in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay


Smith To in New England Blacksmith sendeth Greeting Linscot Know ye the sº JJames Smith for & in Considera- tion of Sixty Pounds in Hand paid by John Lin- sent of York in aboves County Yeoman at the Receipt where- of the s" James Smith doth acknowledge himself therewith fully paid satisfied & contented & doth hereby release ac- quit exonerate & discharge the sd John Linscot of & from every Payment thereof & hath given granted bargained sold aliened enfeoffed & conveyed & doth hereby give grant bar- gain sell aliene enfeoff & convey & fully & freely & ab- solutely convey & confirm unto the s' John Linseot & his Heirs & Assigns for ever One Half of my Lot of Land ly- ing in the Town of York lying above York Bridge known by the Name of Bricksam the sª One Half Part containing [Fourteen ] Aeres or thereabout & is bounded as followeth Beginning at sd Linscot Southern Corner Bounds where He now liveth & runs Eight Pole & a Half by Nath! Ramsdill Bounds & runs from thence North North West Half a Point Westerly One Hundred & Sixty Eight Pole to a White Oak Tree marked Four Sides & from thence East & by North Eighteen Pole & an Half to sd Linseot Bounds & by sa Linscot Bounds South South East to the Place first mentioned Togeth- er with all the Rights Titles Priviledges Emoluments & Ap- purces thereunto belonging or appertaining or that ever may redound to the same or any Part or Parcel thereof unto Him the st John Linscot his Heirs & Assigns for ever To have & to hold & quietly & peaceably to possess occupie & enjoy the same as a sure Estate in Fee simple Moreover the st James Smith doth for himself his Heirs Excers Admin' to & with the sd John Linscot his Heirs & Assigns that the abovebar- gained Premisses with all their Priviledges to be free from & clear from all former Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Rents Widow Thirds Mortgages or any other Incumbrances what- soever as also from all future Claims Challinges Demands or Interruptions whatsoever to be had or comenced by Him the sª James Smith his Heirs Execrs Admin's or Assigns or any other Person or Persons whatsoever proceeding the Date he doth warrantize & will defend the abovebargained Prem- isses In Witness hereof the abovenamed James Smith bath set to his Hand & Scal this Thirty First Day of March One Thousand Seven Hundred & Twenty Seven & in the Thir- teenth Year of King George Reign [ Fourteen ] between the Nineteenth & Twentieth Line was writ before Signing


James Smeth (Seal)


Book XIV 24


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Signed Sealed & Delivered in the Presence of Jacob Cur- tis Benjamin Stone


York ss/York March the 13th 1727 James Smith appear- ed before me the Subscriber One of his Majtys Justices of the Peace for sª County & acknowledged the above Instru- ment to be his Act & Deed


Sam1 Came


A true Copy of the Origin1 receivd April 16 1731 Attest Jos : Moody Regr


To all People to whom these Presents shall come Jeremi- ah Moulton Sent of York in the County of York


Moulton in New England Yeoman sendeth Greeting Know


To ye that I the sª Jeremiah Moulton for & in consid- Harmon eration of the natural Love & Affection that I have & do bear unto my well beloved Son in Law John- son Ilarmon of sd York Gent & Mary his Wife my only Daughter & their children Johnson Harmon JunT & Joseph [116] Harmon Have given granted aliened enfeofed & con- firmed & by these presents do fully freely & absolutely give grant aliene enfeofe & confirm unto my sd son in Law John- son Harmon & my sª Daughter Mary during their natural Life & the Life of the longest Liver of them & after their decease unto the s' Johnson Harmon Junt & Joseph Har- mon to be equally divided between them & to the respective Heirs & Assigns of the s' Johnson Harmon Junr & Joseph Harmon for ever all that my certain Tract of Land lying in York aforest called the Back Pasture & the Meadow Ground adjoining containing in the whole about Fifty Acres be the same more or less bounded on the North East & South East by Land of Nathan? Donnel Jun' on the South- west on a Ilill called Centry Hill & on the North west by Land of Samuel Black or however otherwise the same is but- ted & bounded or reputed to be bounded (always excepting & reserving to myself the use & Income of the same during my Natural Life) To have and to hold the sd given & grant- ed Premises with all & singular the Priviledges & Appurces thereunto belonging (except as before excepted ) unto my sd Son in Law Johnson Harmon & Mary his sd wife during their natural Life & the life of the longest Liver of them & after their decease to the sa Johnson Harmon Jun' & Jo- seph Harmon in equal Halves & to their Heirs & assigns in Severalty forever (Reserving the Right of Dower to my welbeloved Wife Alice Moulton ) In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & scal the Twenty first Day of April


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in the Fourth Year of his Majesty's Annoq Domini 1731 Jeremiah Moulton his Mark + (Seal)


Signed Sealed & Delivered in the Presence of Jonathan Philbrook Wigglesworth Toppan JJos : Moody


York ss April 21. 1731 Then appeared Mr Jeremiah Moulton & acknowledged the above Instrument to be his aet & Deed Before me Jos : Moody Jus : peace


A true Copy of the original Received April 21. 1731 Attest Jos : Moody Regt


To all People unto whom these Presents shall come David Jeffries of Portsmouth within the Province of


Jeffries New hampshire in New England Esqr Sendeth


To Greeting Know ye that whereas the sd David


Cunningham Jeffries did in the year of our Lord 1714 in Company with John Wentworth Adam Win- thop Esqrs & others purchase of Ephraim Savage Admin to the Estate of Richard Wharton late of Boston in New Eng- land Esqr deced certain Lands lying & being in the County of York within the Province of the Massachusetts Bay as follows viz-All the Land from the uppermost Part of An- droscoggen Falls four Miles Westward and so down to Ma- quoit by the River of Pejepscot & from the other side of Androscoggen uppermost Falls the Land to run from five miles abovest Androscoggen Falls upon a Southwest & Northeast Line over to Kennebeck river and all Lands from sd Line down to Pejepscot River & Merry Meeting Bay & all the Lands from Maquoit in Casco Bay to Pejepscot and to hold the same breadth where the land will bear it down to a place called Atkins's Bay near to Sagadchock or the westerly side of Kennebeck river & all Islands in Kenne- beck and Pejepscot Rivers & Merry Meeting Bay and with- in the aforesd bounds & Land between the sd Atkins Bay and small Point Harbour the Lands and Rivers & Ponds in- terjacent containing in breadth about three English Miles more or less & particularly the Neck of Land called Merry- conege & the Island called Sebacco Deggin Together with all Rivers Rivulets Brooks Ponds Waters Water courses all wood Trees Timber & all mines Minerals Quarries & especially the sole & absolute use & benelit of Salmon & Sturgeon fish- ing within the bounds aforesd by virtue of which purchase One Eighth part of the sd Lands and Hereditaments became vested in the sd David Jeffries to be held in Severalty to him his Heirs & Assigns as psd Deed Dated the 5th of No- vember 1714 duly executed and Recorded (reference there


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to had) will more fully appear Now Further Know ye that I the sª David Jefferies for and in Consideration of the Sum of Six Hundred Sixty Six Pounds Thirteen Shillings & four Pence in good Publick Bills of Credit of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay to me in hand at & before the Ensealing & delivery of these Presents well & truly paid by Nathanael Cunningham of Boston aforest Merchant the receipt where- of I do hereby acknowledge to full content and satisfaction & thereof & of every part & parcell thereof Do Acquit Ex- onerate & discharge the sd Nathan' Cunningham his heirs & assigns forever by these Presents Have given granted Bar- gained sold enfeofed & confirmed And do by these Presents fully freely & absolutely give grant bargain sell Enfeofe & confirm unto him the sd Nathan' Cunningham two full third parts of my eight Part of all & singular the Lands & Prem- ises with ye Appurces before described & in particular my first Division of one thousand Acres of Land Bordering upon Cathance River & Merry meeting Bay & my second Division fronting three quarters of a mile on Long Reach in Kenne- bee River & holding the same breadth over to Casco Bay & my Interest in the several Lands to which I have purchased a quit claim in Conjunction with my Partners not otherwise already disposed of by me & them together with the Rights Priviledges & Appurces thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining (excepting & reserving out of my sa Eighth part of the Premises one thousand acres of Land conveyed by me to my son John Jeffries by Deed bearing date Febry 19th 1719 [117] & also four hundred & fifty Acres of Land in the Second Division upon Small point Neck as the Lotts shall fall upon drawing thereof To have and to hold the be- fore hereby granted & bargained Premises with the Appur- ces ( excepting & reserving as aforesd) unto him the sa Nathan' Cunningham his Heirs and Assigns forever in as full & as ample manner & Form to all Intents & purposes whatsoever as I am Entituled to the sd two third parts by force & virtue of my Purchase thereof with the rest of my sª Partners from the sa Ephraim Savage Admr as aforesd or by any other ways or means whatsoever Free & clear from all Claims Titles & demands from me the sd David Jeffries & from all persons whomsoever claiming or holding from by or under me In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my land & seal this Eighteenth Day of December Anno Domi- ni 1730 and in the Fourth year of his Majestys Reign David Jeffries (Seal )


Signed Sealed & Delive in presence of Sam" Wentworth William Gerrish Received on the Day of


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£666 .. 13 .. 4. the Date of this Deed of the aforenamed Nathan' Cunningham the Sum of Six hun- dred & Sixty six pounds thirteen shillings & four Pence be- ing the consideration therein expressed


David Jeffries P


Suffolk ss Boston April 12th 1731 Messrs Sam? Wentworth & William Gerrish personally appeared before the Infr Court of Common pleas now sitting at Boston & declared upon oath that they saw the within named David Jeffries Esqr Sign seal & deliver the within Instrument as his Free Act & Deed that they the Deponents set their names there- to as witness thereof of at the same Time the sª David JJef- fries being out of the Province at this Time


Attr Jolm Ballantine Cle :


A true Copy of the original Received April 22 1731 Attest Jos : Moody Regr


To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greet- ing & know ye that I John Whittany of Kit-


tery in the County of York within his Majesties




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