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unkege to doe therewith as her neede shall Require ; or give it to her children, or theire Children as shee shall se cause ; & con- sidering what shee the said Widdow hath added to ye stock of Cattle that is to say of mares, & Coaltes & built the siller by her industrye to her sixty pound charge ; & yt her sd sone is to have & Enjoy there of as ffolloweth to be acspressd; There- fore we order & apoynt y' ye sª Jane powre shall have as her owne proper Right, by & for her Widdow Right as further ffolloweth (Viz) all the howse hold goodes yt are now in her possession & not here in despossed by us to Either of her chil- dren; & ye remainder of all the Cattle which wee doe not apoynt to her Children : / & further more wee order & apoynt that Nicolas power her said sone, shall at & on the Next day after he is twenty & one yeares of Age have & Enjoy as ffol- loweth (Viz) ye sixty acres that was his ffather Nicolas power his said land his further Share of Meaddow, one Wayunkeage Right by Vertue of his ffathers Towne Right, a ffive acre share, a six acre Share, & a small percell bought of Nathaniell Dickins, & after the death of his Mother & not before, he shall have the dwelling howse & siller & the lott whereon it Standes, to have & hold for him & his Lawfull begotten & borne chil- dren if it please God to give him ; & if he dye haveing no child then liveing then ye sª howse & landes shall desend to his sis- ter Hope; & if shee die first & leave a lawfull borne child it shall then decend to her sd child, or children according to the Law of the Charter to witt of Gavellkind land ; And further- more wee appoynt y' Nicolas shall untill the death of his Mother (& no longer, have & Enjoy at his forsd age yt lott which lieth next to Anna Harris; & at the death of his Mother ye sd lott shall decend or Revert to ye sister of the said
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Nicolas (viz) Hope powre [25] And further wee order & apoynt y ye sd Nicolas ye next day after he is of the age of Twenty & one yeares he shall haue two working Steers, & one steere of a yeare & Vantage (or older) which are now in the Custodye of his Mother & one Maare, & one ffoale which are already made knowne to him by his Mother; his ffathers Worke- ing Tooles with a bedd with such thinges ap taining as his Mother will give him thereto; ffurther more we appoynt unto Hope, yt after the death of her Mother shee shall have that lott next to the lott of Anna Harris, wch sd lott (untill then) is to be to the use of Nicolas : & to Hope y' six acres (after the death of her mother) which her mother untill then hath ; & also one Common after the death of her Mother, unto the sd Hope & her Heirs lafully borne by her (if sheehave any then liveing at ye death of the sd Hope, but if shee dye and leave No child then ye sd land & Common shall Revert to Nicolas, or his Heirs as aforsd, furthermore wee appoynt that Hope shall have one Cow, two young cattle, one maare, & one yearling ffoale which are now in the Custodye of her Mother; & yt ye said Hope ye next day after shee is twenty & one yeares of Age, or at her day of Marriage, shall receive the sd Cattle, The aforsd upon Se- rious consideration wee have done wittnesse our handes & seales
Neverthelesse provid for preventing Strife (Viz) yt if Nic- olas dye & leave a Wife y' then his sd wife shall all the dayes of her life have her widdowes Right in his landes & if hope dye & leave a Husband, her husband shall all ye dayes of his life, Jnjoy the landes of the sd Hope according to the Courtecye of England : /
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William Carpenter ; William Harris, Thomas Harris. Roger Williams; Thomas Olney Sr : Enroled May the 28th i667
me Tho: Olney jun' Towne Clarke
Laid out about the Place called Caucaunjawatchuck unto Thomas Olney Senior by Thomas Harris Senior Surveyor upon the twenty eight day of March in the year one thousand, six hundred and Sixty Seven, Sixty acres of land bounding on the North eastern part with the common, on the South western part with the land of Epenctus Olney, on the South eastern part with the Common and on the North | western | part with the Com- mon : bounding on the North Western corner with a white oak tree marked on three Sides, which tree is a North castern Cor- ner bound of the land of Epenctus Olucy; bounding on the South eastern corner with a Walnut trce marked on three Sides, the which tree is the North eastern corner bound of the land of Epenctus Olney bounding on the North castern corner with a walnut tree marked on two Sides, bounding on the South eastern corner with a great rock, the which rock hangeth over into the Said land.
Recorded May the 17th 1667. by the order of the Town of Providence.
Recorded b" me, Thomas Olney Jun" Town Clerk
[27] Laid out about the place Called Caúcaunjáwatchuck unto Epenetus Olney, by Thomas Harris Senior Surveior upon the Eleventh day of March in the Yeare one Thousand six hundred sixty six ; Eighty Acrs of land ; that is to say sixty
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acrs of land, and Twenty acrs of land which is in lew of so much which he laid downe of his purchase Right in another place : the said land bounding with land markes; the said sixty acrs, & Twenty acrs lieing in one percell, although bounded with destinct land markes; Bounding on the southwesterne partly with the land of John Angell, And partly with the Com- mon. on the North Easterne part with the Land of Thomas Olney Senior; on the South Easternc part with the Comon ; and on the northwesterne part with the Common; The sixty Acres being bounded on the south Easterne Cornner with a white oake Tree Marked on three sides, & so to range south Westward to a white oake Tree marked on three sides; the which Tree is a corner Tree of John Angells Land; and also a southwesterne corner of the Said Sixty acrs; and from the said white Oake to range Northwesterne to a Chessenutt tree which is a Cornner Tree of John Angells land, and also a northwesterne Cornner of the said Sixty acres; & so to range Northward to a white Oake Tree marked on two sides the which is a northward Corner; & from the said northward Cor- ner tree to range North Eastward to a white oake Tree marked on three sides the which tree is the North Easterne Cornner of the said sixty acres of land
The aforsaid Twenty acres bounding on the Norwesterne Cornner with | a | white oake Tree marked on Three sides the which Tree is a North Easterne Corner Tree of the aforsaid Sixty Acres; And so to range North Eastward to another white oake marked on three sides the which is the North East- erne Cornner of the said Twenty acres and so to range south Easterne to a walnutt tree marked on three sides; the which is a South Easterne Cornner of the said Twenty acres; and from the said walnut tree, to range Southwesterne to a white
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oake Tree marked on three Sides: The which white oake Tree is a souuth westerne Corner of the saide Twenty Acres of land and also a South Easterne Corner tree of the aforsaid sixty acres of land : /
Recorded the 16th day of May
in the yeare i667 : by the order of the Towne of providence; ₱ me Thomas Olney jun' Towne Clarke: /
[28] Vpon the Eleventh day of Aprill in the yeare i667 laid out unto William Harris, by Thomas Harris sen' (the Townes Sirveior) Sixty Acrs of land about the place called Ascócánoxsuck ; Jt adjoyning to the land of Richard Arnold; the length thereof being a hundred & Twenty poles, & the breadth thereof being Eighty poles; This land being laid out unto the said William Harris in lew of Sixty acres of land which he laid downe to comon in another place :
Recordes May the 15th i667 ? me Tho : Olney jun' Towne Clarke : / by order of the Towne of providence
i667 Aprill the 30
The land of Valentine Whittman at Loquasqusuck His Meaddow lieing to the South side of his land, & to the South- ward End; And his Meadow bounded on the South with the meadow of John Whiple sen' :
The first Cornner of his upland neere Moshosick River southward, a greate Maple Tree, running to a walnut Tree East ward, parting the upland of John Whiple, & the land of Vallentine Whittman and so East ward to a white Oake that is the cornner tree marked, on 2 sides, bounded with the Com- mon
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The East ward End bounded with the Common; & the other Cornner at that End a Greene Oake marked on Two sides, from that on the west side bounded with a Meere banke be- tweene the land of Henry Browne & his running to Mosshos- sick river, & bounded with a smale Elme Tree on 2 sides; Jt being foure score Aers more or lesse besides the Meaddow ;
Thomas Harris Savaior:
Recorded May the 15th i667
[29] The Jnrolement of an Award Signed and Sealed by John Wickes, Edmund Calverley Joshua Winsor, and James Ashton (as ffolloweth)
To all Christian People to whome this presant wrighting Shall Come; Know yee that whereas Joshua Winsor and James Ashton of the Towne of providence in the Collonie of provi- dence plantations in New England, have by theire bond of Ar- betration bearing date the 29th day of October i663 refferred all matters in difference betwix them ocasioned about a Cer- taine Lott lieing in providence aforsaid Called Mathew Wes- tons Lott; / unto M' John Wickes and Edmund Calverley of Warwick in the Collony aforsaid who were Chosen Arbetrators by the Jount Consent of Joshua Winsor, & James | Ashton 1 aforsaid as in the said Bond will more at large apeare ;
Now this presant wrighting wittnesseth that wee M' John Wickes, & Edmund Calverley aforesaid doe with the Assent & Consent of of the said Joshua Winsor & James Ashton award and detirmin as ffolloweth-ffirst that the Boundes of the for- said Lott Shall be knowne for the ffuiture by A pallesadoe stake Butting on the high way West ward, there being ffive bound Stakes more which range East ward reaching to the
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hedge that Standeth on the East End of the said Lott the ffift bound marke, or stake, being a young Tree standing on the west side of the brooke that runneth Through the saide lott Called Mathew Westons Lott; also it is further awarded & agreed by all parties, that whereas it is alledged by Joshua Winsor that James Ashton aforsaide hath done the said Joshua Winsor som damage by Cutting downe some Trees which Joshua Winsor Claimed to be his the said Joshua Winsors ; That th said James Ashton shall suffer the ffence that now ffenceth in Joshua Winsors Lott; to Stand for Three whole years to Come from the day of the date here of in lew of the said Claime made by Joshua Winsor, Like wise it is agreed by us the Arbetrators aforsaid, by and with the Consent of Joshua Winsor & James Ashton aforsaid; That this our Award shall be a ffinall End of all differences which have and may Arise betwixt the Said Joshua Winsor, and James Ashton their heirs, Exsecutors Administrators & Assignes Ocasioned about the forsaid Lott, or the Boundes thereof from the beginning of the world to the day of the date hereof, or Elce the forsaid Bond to stand in full force and vertue; Also wee doe lastly award and Agree [30] that the forsaid Bond of Arbetration as also this our award shall be recorded in the record of the Towne of providence aforsaid for the settling of peace for the futuire betwixt the said Joshua Winsor, and James Ashton theire heirs & Assignes, and both the said Bond And this our award to remaine in the Towne Clarkes hand the one halfe of the Charge being paid by Each partie betwixt whome the dif- ferance did arise, / Wittnesse our hands and seales this 30th day of October i663:
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Signed, Sealed, and delivered
Joshua Winsor
in the presence of us
John Wickes
Mary pray
James Ashton
Arthur ffenner:
Edmund Calverly
[31] The inrolement of A Bond Signed and Sealed by Joshua Winsor, and James Ashton (as ffolloweth)
Know all men by these p'sentes, That wee Joshua winsor & James Ashton, both of the Towne of providence, in the Col- lonie of providence plantations in New England, doe Joyntly, and Severally Chuse M' John Wickes & Edmund Calverley, both inhabetantes of the Towne of warwick aforsaid, to be arbetrators betwixt us, Touching all matters in difference be- twixt us from the begining of the world to the day of the Date here of ; Especially the differance betwixt us the said Joshua winsor, and James Ashton abovenamed about a Lott that lieth in the Towne of providence aforsd Called Mathew wes- tons Lott, and wee the said Joshua winsor, & James Ashton Aforsaid doe Engage as here after ffolloweth ; / As Binding ourselves, our heirs, Exsecutors, Administrators, & Assignes, That I Joshua Winsor doe promise that I will fforffitt my Lott that is Called by Some Mathew westons unto James Ashton; As also I James Ashton doe promise that I will fforfitt my Lott that now I dwell upon, the howses only Excepted in Case wee doe not stand to the award of our Arbetrators afor named ; provided they doe End the same one, or before the 31th of this
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Instant October i663 : Wittnesse our handes & seales this 29th of october i663 Signed Sealed & delivered
in the presence of us
Joshua Winsor
William Wickenden
James Ashton
Mary Pray
[32] The Inrolement of A Deede, Signed, and Sealed by Joseph Williams; as ffolloweth
Be it knowne unto all people by these p'sentes That I Joseph Williams of providence, in the Collonie of Roade Jland and providence plantations in New England; for a valuable sum of money well, and Truly paid unto me by Shadrach Manton Jnhabetant of the Towne and Collonie aforsaide, the recept of which I doe owne and acknowledg ; haue Bargained, Sold, Made over, and Confirmed, and by these presentes doe bargaine Sell, Make over and Confirme unto the said Shadrach Man- ton, a percell of Land Containing of about one acre, (be it more or Lesse) Jt lieing and being upon the North side of the River Called Wannassquatuckett River and up the Streame of the said River about a mile above the place Comonly Called Venter; Jt bounding on the south part, with the saide River ; and on the west part with the river, on the North part with the Common ; on the East with the Meaddow of the aforsaid Shadrach Manton Bounding on the norwesterne Corner with a white oake Tree marked on ffoure sides, and from the said Tree to Range Eastward unto the norwesterne Cornner of the aforsaid Shadrach Manton his Meaddow; The said peece of
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Land being in Lue of a part of my howse Lott, or home share of Land which belonged unto me as I was admitted a pur- chaser into the aforsaid Towne of providence; All which afor- mentioned percell of land with all my Right Jntrest and Title therein, according unto the Bounds prescribed; with all the Benneffittes, privelidges, ap ₱tenances, proffittes and Comode- ties thereof, and thereunto belonging; I say for full Satisffac- tion in hand already received I have Truely sold and by this Instrument, doe make over and passe away both from myselfe and from my heirs unto the said Shadrach Manton, both for himselfe, and his heirs, to have and to hold as his or Either of theire True proper, and Lawfull Right and Jnhiritance for Ever, quietly and pecably to Enjoy, use, and possesse, all the said Land and Every part and percell thereof, without at any tyme the hindrance, Lett, Trouble, or Contradiction of, or by me the said Joseph Williams my heirs, or Assignes, or of any person Either ffor, By, Through, or under me; And that the said Shadrach Manton doth at this presant day of the signing and sealing hereof stand Lawfully seized, and possessed with the said Land, and every part thereof, of a good, sure, Abso- lute and undefezable Estate of Jnhiritance in fee simple, as the True aud Most Right full Jnhiriter thereof; with out any Con- ditions Limitations, vse; or any other thin to passe alter or Change the same ; And I doe also by these presentes bind my. selfe, my heirs, my Exsecutors, my Administrators, at all tymes to saue harmelesse and defend, the said Shadrach Manton, his heirs Exsecutors, Administrators, and Assignes from all hin- drances, Molestations, Jncumbrances, Troubles Rightes, Jn- trestes, Claimes, Titles, or any Claime Elce what so Ever which may arise, or be Laid unto the said Land (it being part up-
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land, and part Low land) or any part there of by any person, or persons, Claimeing or to Claime by vertue of any former Bargaine ; or other bargaine, Sale, Jmbazelment, Gift, or mor- gage, at any tyme made, done or Comitted by me the said Jo- seph Williams or of any person Either for By, Through, or un- der me,
[33] ·Jn Wittnesse where of I doe hereunto sett my hand and Seale, the second day of Aprill in the yeare one Thousand, six hundred sixty and six
Signed, sealed, and delivered in the p'sence of us
Joseph Williams
Thomas Olney Junior
The Marke X of Benjamin Herrnton jun':
Jnroled this 30th : Day of May i666: Me Tho : Olney jun' Towne Clarke
[34] Laid out unto Robert Colwell a howse Lott Con- taining of ffive acres lieing in the Neck lieing at the head of A Lott which he the said Robert Sold unto Roger Mawry only a high way betweene; Bounding on the North with the Land of Anna Smith (which formerly was John Smith Masons) on the South with the Land of Lawrance Wilkenson, and on the East End with the Land of Lawrance Willkenson; on the west End with a highway on the South East Cornner a white oake Stumpe; on the North East Cornner with an old Dead black oake Tree, on the nor west Corner a stake; and on the South
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west Corner A stake, Laid out by Richard Waterman Towne Deputye; in the yeare i658 :
Also sixteene acres of vpland lieing Norwest ward from the Towne of providence about Two miles distant and westward from. Moshosick River; Bounding on the North East Cornner with a black oake Tree, on the South west Cornner | wth | a stumpe of an Ash Tree standing by a Brooke side; on the South East Cornner with a small Ash standing just at the meeting of 2 Brookes; one of the Brookes running out of John Browne his meaddow; The other Comming out of the woodes from the Westward; Jt Bounding on the Easterne Cornner with a white oake Tree; and on the side betweene the Easterne, and South Easterne Cornner, a Burch Tree stand- ing Just by the Brookeside: / Laid out in the yeare i660; by Thomas Olney senier Towne Deputie : /
Laid out by John Browne Surveiour for the Towne of provi- dence; in the yeare i664 ; Two percells of Land more adjoyne- ing unto the aforesaid sixteene acres; one percellll of it Ad- joyneing unto the norwesterne part of it, and the other peer- cell adjoyning unto the South Easterne part of it; The Nor- westerne percell Bounding on the Southwesterne Cornner with an Elme Tree standing by the aforsaid Brooke side which runneth from the west ward, and so to runn from the saide Elme North East ward unto the black oake standing on the nor Easterne Corner of the aforsaid sixteene Acres; of Land: The other peece on the South Easterne part of the said six- teene Acres Bounding on the South End with a walnut Tree standing by a Brooke Side, and so to Range North ward unto a Saw pitt now being; and from the saw pitt now to Range Northward to a black oake Tree which is the southerne Corner
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of his meaddow, These These Two percells of Land being to make up what was wanting of the Lott which he bought of John ffenner, they both being in quantetye about one acre : /
Jn the Yeare i658 Laid out by John Sayles Towne Deputye : unto Robert Colwell A percell of Low swampie Land and Meaddow, in Lue of all his share of meaddow; or Right of Meaddow; Jt lieing and being on both sides of the aforsaid Brooke which Runneth out of John Browne his meaddow, Jt being about ffive acres; be it more or Lesse) Jt Bounding on the North Easterne End with the meadow of John Browne; on the South westerne End with the said Robert his owne Land; on the South Easterne side with the Common; on the Northerne side partly with the Common, and partly with the said Robert his aforsaid sixteene Acres of Land; The South Easterne Cornner Bounding by A white oake Tree standing upon the vpland ; on the North Easterne Cornner with a maple Tree standing by [35] a Brooke side; on the South Easterne Cornner with A black oak Tree; on the South westerne Corn- ner a Chessnutt Tree standing upon the Banke :
By this Aforsaid Land high wayes are not to be Damniffied;
A sufficient Cart way was by the Sirveiors | allowed | Thro the said sixteene Acres, and other peece, on the South-Easterne side of the Brooke; to goe, and Come To, and from, the woodes Towardes Observation Meaddow : /
[36] The inrolement of A Deede Signed by Stephen Arnold) as ffolloweth
This Deede was made the : 3 : of maye : i656
Know all men by these presenc that I Stephen Arnold of
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pautuxett ffor and in good Consideration of Exchange I have sold, and passte over unto the saide William Carpenter of pau- tuxett all that my land lieing at papáquínípauge and the mead- dow bounding on the South with pautuxett river on the West the River that runnes out of Mashapauge pond on the North with meadow that was laid out for Roger Williams on the East with land of William Carpenter on the North East with the Common all the saide land ; and meaddow is now by me soald and paste over unto William Carpenter he his ares and Assines for Ever to Enjoy pecably without any molestation by me my ares or Assines for Ever or ancy other man and for the Confirmation heare of I sett to my hand in the presence of thease the day and yeare above written :
Stephen Arnold
William Burtton Joseph Carpenter
This abovesaide was inroled the 12 day of ffeburarey i665 with the allowance of the Towne of providence
[38] To all Christian people to whome this presant deede of sale shall Come Henry ffowlar of providence in New Eng- land black smith Sendeth Greeting in o' Lord God Everlasting, Dnow pee that the said Henry ffowlar with the ffree Volentarey Will and Consent of Rebeca his wife for a valuable Consider- atin to him in hand well and truely paid in currant pay in New England before the sealing and deliverie hereof by Joseph Wise of Roxburey in the Countie of Suffolke. in New England Bucher the recept thereof the said Henry ffowler doth hereby acknowledge, and thereof and of Every part and percell thereof
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doth fully and Clearely aquitt and discharge the said Joseph Wise, his heirs Exsecutors Administrators, and Assignes and Every of them for Ever hath Given, Granted Bargained, Sold Aliend, Enfeoffed, Assigned, sett over and Confirmed; and by these presentes Doth fully, Clearely, and Absolutely give, grant, bargaine, sell, Allien Enfeof Assigne sett over and Confirme, vnto the said Joseph Wise his heirs Exsecutors and Assignes a percell of Land containing Two hundred akers of vpland lieing and being within the Towneship of providence aforsaid; one hundred Akers of the said land butteth on the land of the said Joseph Wise on the west, and the Comon Land on the East. the other hundred Acrs butteth also on the landes of the said Joseph Wise, which hee the said Joseph bought of William ffeild and is knowne by the name Nutaconquenitt on the North. and is bounded by the lands of the Towne of provi- dence on the South; with all and singular the privilidges and ap ?tenances, to the said Two hundred acres of Land belong- ing, and all the Estate, Right, title, Jntrest, vse, propertie, po- session, Claime and demaund whatso Ever of him the said Henery ffowlar, in or to the same, or any part or percel thereof and all deedes Escripts and minuments which concerne the same, or Copies of such wrightings as concerne the said Land with with other thinges wch may be had and obtained by the said Henry ffowler his heirs Exsecuto's : and Administrators To have & to hold the said percell of land as aforsaid unto the said Joseph Wise his heirs Exsecutors Administrators and As- signes from the sixteenth day of Aprill in the yeare of o' Lord one Thousand six hundred and sixty for Ever to the only proper vse and behoofe of the sd Joseph Wise his heirs Ex- secutors Administrators and Assignes ffor Ever And the said
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Henry [39] ffor himselfe his heirs Exsecutors and Admin- istrators and for Every of them doth Covenant promise, and grant to & with the said Joseph Wise his heirs Exsecutors Administrat's and Assignes & to and with Every of them by these presentes in manner and form as ffolloweth that is to say that | hee | the said Henry ffowler at the time of the sealing and delivery hereof is the true and rightfull owner of the above bargained p'mises, and that hee hath full power, good Right, true title and Lawfull Authoritie to grant Bargaine seell & Confirme the above bargained p'mises & Every part and per- cell thereof vnto the said Joseph Wise his heirs Exsecut's Ad- ministrat : 's And Assignes, in manner and forme as aforsaid, And that the said Joseph Wise his heirs Exsecut's Adminis- trat: 's & Assignes by force & vertue of these presentes is & shall stand and be lawfully sceized to him his heirs Exsecutors Ad- ministratrs & Assignes of and in the bargained premises p'mise and of and in Every part and percell thereof, of A good | sure | Lawfull, Absolute & vndefeazable Estate of in- hiritance in fee simple, without any Conditions limitation vse, or other thing to alter or Change the same, And that the premises above by these p'sentes mentioned to be granted bar- gained and sold, & Every part and percell thereof is on the day above named, & from tyme to time & at all tymes here- after for Ever shall be, remaine, and continue to be the proper vse & behoofe | of | the said Joseph Wise his heirs, Exsecu- tors, Administratrs : & Assignes for Ever Cleare and free and freely and Clearely Exonerated acquitted and discharged or other wise by the sd Henry ffowler his heirs Exsecutors & Ad- ministrators sufficiently saued and kept harmelesse of and from all, And all manner of former and other bargains, sales giftes
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