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grantes leases asignm.'s Judgm.'s Executions fforfitures, seizures Joyntures Dowries power and Thirdes of Rebeca his now wife to be claimed and Challenged, in or to the same or any part thereof, and of and from all and singular, other Charges title troubles incumbrances and demaundes whatso Ever had made done or suffered to be done by the said Henry ffowler his Exsecutors, Administrators, or any other person or persons whatso Ever by his or theire act meanes consent, or procure- ment, And against him the said Henry ffowler his Heirs Ex- secutors Administrators, and all and Every other person or persons whatso Ever lawfully Claymeing any Estate, right, title, intrest Claime or demaund in or to the same or any ?t thereof from by or under him them, or any of them shall, and will warrant and for [37] Ever defend by these p'sentes And Lastly the said Henry ffowler for himselfe his heirs Exsecut:rs & Administra.trs doth Covenant promise and grant to and with the said Joseph Wise his heirs Exsecutors Administrators and Assignes that they shall and may for Ever from after the day of the date here of Quietly and peacably haue hold vse oc- cupie posesse and Enjoy the bargained p'mises with the proffites privelidges and ap ?tenances thereof, and thereto belonging to his and theire owne proper vse & behoofe without the Lett suite, trouble, molestation, deniall, contradiction Eviction, Ejec- tion or disturbance of the said Henry ffowler his heirs Exsec- utors, Administrators or any other person, or persons Law- fully Claimeing any Estate, Right, title claime or Demaund in or to the same, or any part thereof from, by, or under him, them, or any | of | them 3In witneffe whereof I haue hereunto sett my hand and seale the 23th of October day of October in
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the yeare of our Lord one Thousand, six Hundred sixty and one :
Henry JF ffowler Rebeca ffowler his marke
Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of us
Thomas Harris Sen' : Richard X pray Jo": Sayles
Signed by Rebeca ffowler this 17th of may
i662 in the presence of us
Thomas X Hopkins his marke
William X Haukins
his marke Jo": Sayles
This Deed is | owned and | Acknowledged to be the act and Deede of Henry ffowler and Rebeca his wife march the 25 day i664 :
before me William ffield Assistant
[40] The Jnrolement of A Deede signed and Sealed by George Kenrick; as ffolloweth
Know all men by these p'sentes, that I George Kindrick of Newport in Roade Jland, in the Collonie of providence planta- tions, in the Narragansett Bay in new England ; ffor a valu- able sum of money paid unto me by William ffield inhabetant of the Towne of providence, in the Colloney aforsaid ; of
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which I doe owne and acknowledg the recept, and doe hereby aquitt and discharge him from the same have Bargained with and sold unto the said William ffield a howse and a percell of land the howse standing upon the said Land; the which howse and land is scituate lieing and being in the Towne of provi- dence aforsaid ; The said percell of Land did in the originall belong unto Jchn Warner formerly inhabatant of the said Towne of providence ; he receiving it from the said Towne of providence as hee was a purchaser it being his howse Lott, or home share: The said John Warner also Building the said howse upon the aforsaid Land; and afterward did by sale passe away the said howse and land unto the above named William ffield : The said William ffield by way of Bargaine, or Ex- change passed away the same from himselfe unto George Rick- erdes also formerly inhabetant of the said Towne of provi- dence : The which howse and Land being after the decease of the afornamed George Rickerdes, by will despossed of unto me the said George Kindrick to be my owne proper Right: The said Land being in quantetye about Three akers and a halfe be it more or lesse, it lieing in the aforsaid Towne of prov- dence, and in the Row of howse Lottes, it bounding on the East End, with a percell of Land now in the posession of Thomas Baker of the above said Towne of New - port; the which percell of Land was formerly part of the above named Lott the place where the first fence stood which fenced in the field wherein this said Lott Lieth, is the deviding boundes be- tweene the said percell of Land now in the posession of the said Thomas Baker and the aforsaid Land : it bounding on the West with the Towne Streete, or high way: on the north side with the home share of Land of Chadd Browne deceased : but
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now in the posession of the aforenamed Thomas Baker his successor : and on the south side with the land of the aforsaid William ffield : The said howse and percell of Land, with all my Right Jntrest, and Title therein, as allso with all the ap ?tenanances thereunto belonging I say for ffull satisfaction in hand already received ; I have Truly sold unto the afornamed William ffield with all the Vses Beneffites, proffites and Comodi- ties thereof have I by this Instrument passed away from my selfe, and from my heirs unto the said William ffield to be his owne True, proper, and Lawfull Right, and Jnhiritance for Ever: both for himselfe and his heirs, To hane and to hold and quietly to Enjoy, vse [41] and posesse all the premises and Every part and percell thereof without at any tyme the hin- drance, Lett, molestation. | Trouble | or Contradic on of me the said George Kindrick, my heirs Exsecutors, Administra- tors, or Assigns And doe also by these presentes ffirmely bind my selfe, my heirs, Exsecutors, and Administrators, at all tymes to save, Keepe harmeless and defend the said William ffield, his heirs Exsecutors, Administrators and Asignes from all hin- drances, Jncumbrances, Lettes. Contradictions Molestations, Claimes, Rightes, Jntrestes, Titles or any Claime whatsoever that shall be Laid unto the premises or any part or percell thereof by any person or persons what so Ever Claimeing or to Clame by vertue of any former bargain Sale, Jmbazelment or Morggage made by me the said George Kindrick, or of any other person Either for, by, Through or under me: As also doe Jnjoyne my selfe, my heirs Exsecutors, my Administra- tors, to secure the said William ffield from all Dowries Joyn- teures Thirdes and Jntailes; Jn witnese whereof I doe here- unto sett my hand and seale this sixteenth day of december in this presant yeare one thousand six hundred sixty Three
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Memorandum the word Jland, Jnterlined in the first line and the word received, betweene the Twentyeth, and one and Twen- tieth line, was Jnterlined before these presentes were signed and sealed : /
Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence
George Kenrick
of us
Thomas Olney jun' :
Thomas Arnold jun' : /
[42] The Jnrolement of a Deede signed and Sealed by Henery ffowler : as ffolloweth
Know all men by these p'sentes that I Henry ffowler of Providence, in the Coloney of providence plantations, in New England, for a Valuable sum of money already received have sold unto Thomas Slow of providence abovesaid all my Right Title, Claime, and Jntrest in all the Lands of Wyunkeake, that is to say all my Right and Title in all the Landes between the Rivers pautuckett, and pautuxett; begining at the End of seaven miles upon a west line from a hill Called ffoxes hill, and so to goe up the Streames of the said Rivers unto the End of Twentye miles from the said ffoxes hill : I say I have sold all my Right in the Landes above said unto the said Tho: Slow to be his owne True proper Right, and Lawfull inheritance both for himselfe, and his heirs for Ever peacably to use and Enjoy without any Lett or hindrance by me the said Henry ffowler my heirs or Assignes; As also doe by these presentes bind my selfe my heirs Exsecutors Administrators and As-
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signes at all tymes to save and Keepe harmelesse the said Tho : Slow his heirs Exsecutors Administrators and Assignes from all Rightes Titles Claimes or Jncumbrances which shall be laid unto the premises or any part or percell there of by any per- son or persons Claimeing or to Claime by Vertue of any Bar- gaine or sale made formerly by me or any other person on my behalfe, in wittnesse of this my firm Bargaine and sale I have hereunto sett my hand and seale this 21th of August i663 Henry 3F ffowler his marke
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us Mary Sailes Jo": Sayles
[43] The inrolment of A Deede signed & sealed by Thomas Slow: as ffolloweth : /
Know all men by these p'sentes, that I Thomas Slow of providence, in the Colloney of providence plantations in new England for the sum of ffoure score poundes already received, have sold unto Antoney Evernden ; husbandman, my dwelling howse at the said providence and all my out howses, and or-
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chard together with all my Land thereunto adjoining consist- ing of ffortye akers or there aboutes, some fenced and other some unfenced, and sixty akers of Land by the long pond, bounding on the South with the way towardes Mashapauge, on the East John Throckmorton one Corner with a marke in the long pond, the other corner a greate old Oake; west and by nore Corner to William Carpenters Land=ward, and the uper End corner to Benedicts meadow=ward : and my Right of Comon ; as also all my Right Title, and Jntrest in my Two shares of Wyunkeake; that is to say all my Right and Title in all the Landes betweene the River of pautucket and the River of pautuxett, begining at the End of seaven miles upon a west Line fro a hill caled ffoxes-hill, and so to goe up the streames of the said Rivers to the End of Twentie miles from the said ffoxes hill : I say I have sold my Dwelling howse at the said providence, and all my out howses; my Orchard, with all my landes lieing there about, being about ffortye akers; som being within ffence, and som without, and my three score akers of Land by the long=pond, and my whole Right of Comon, and my two shares at Wyúnkeake as abovesaid & unto the said Anthony Evernden, to be his proper Right and Law- full Jnhiritance, both for him selfe his heirs Exsecutors Ad- ministrators and Assignes for Ever pecably to use and Enjoy without any Lett or hindrance by me the said Thomas Slow my heirs Exsecutors Administrat's or Assignes : As also I the said Thomas Slow doe hereby bind myselfe, my heirs Exsec- utors, Administrators and Assignes from all Rightes, Titles Claimes or Jneumbrances wch : shall be laid unto the p'mises or any part or percell thereof by any person or persons, claime- ing or to claime by vertue of any bargaine, or sale made for-
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merly by me, or any other person in my behalfe; Jn wittnese of this my firme bargaine and sale I have hereunto sett my hand and seale this 24th of the 6 m : 63 :
Signed, Sealed and delivered in the presence of us John Browne Epenetus Olney
The marke of
Thomas X Slow
[44] Thomas Walling hath Taken upp one Share of meddow Lieing about the third opening of the great Swampe Lieing 40 poles in Length, & 16 pole in breadth, bounded on the north West Corner with a white oake, on the north East Corner with a white oake also; the South | west Corner | with A blacke oake, on the South East Corner with a maple Tree: Laide out ₱ m' Sayles Towne deputye : /
Recorded # Tho: Olney Jun' Towne Clerk
Christophar Smith his ffirst share of? Meaddow is A Swampe Lieing on the West side of Moshosick River, and over against Stephen Northup his howse Lott, and also a small peece of meadow on the East side of the said River, Lieing betweene the said River and the home share of Land, of Thomas Olney Jun' the aforsaid Swampe Bounding on the East with the afor- said River, on the West, on the north, and on the south with the Brow of the hill : /
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Christophar Smith his ffive acor Lott, Laid out unto him on the west, and North side of his swampe which he tooke up for his first share of Meadow; Bounding on the East part, with the aforsaid Swampe, on the west with the Comon, on the North with the Land of Thomas
Arnold, and on the South with the Comon; and on the south East Corner with a Red oake stumpe m
Two sides, and so Run on a line unto a White oak stumpe on the south west Corner, a south west Corner upon a streight Line of Thomas Arnold; This ffiue acres and Laid out in that place, with th there be ffree Re passe out of the Towne or out of the woodes i the said Land, with =on; And also
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[45] The inrolm': of A Deede Signed and Sealed by Henry Neale; as ffolloweth : /
Be it Knowne unto all men by these p'sentes that I Henry Neale of Braintry in the Bay of Massachussettes; Carpenter, for good consideration moving thereunto have sold unto Roger Mawrey of providence in the Narragansett Bay in New Eng- land, all my Claime Right, and Title that I have or doeth be- long unto me in the Towne of providence : as well my howse and land, that I purchased or bought of Daniell Comstock, as also that which is added unto me by purchase from the Towne of providence : all which said Right and Title with all the apptenances thereunto belonging I the said Henry Neale doe truely acknowledge that I have truely passed over unto the said Roger Mawry, as his owne proper Right and Title to have and to hold for Ever; And I doe by these p'sentes bind me, my heirs Exsecutors, and Administrators at all tymes to save and Keepe harmelesse the said Roger Mawry, his Heirs and Assignes from all Trouble Molestation and charges which may arise from any former Bargaine | or graunt | made by me or any under mee as also any Joynters, Jntailes, Thirdes or claime whatso Ever since I have had posession of the said right and Title : And doe here in the p'sence of these wittnesesses ac- knowledg that at the sealing and delivering hereof the said Roger Mawry is truely posessed with the said Right and Title abovesaid and Every #t and ₱cell thereof; in wittnesse of the p'mises I have here unto sett my hand and seale this 23 of November i660 Memorandum the wordes interlined, viz (or graunt) was before the sealing and delivering hereof
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Signed, Sealed, and delivered in the p'sence of us Thomas Olney Senior
Richard prey X his marke
The marke X of Henry Neale
[46] The inrolement of a Deede Signed, and Sealed by Anne Smith; as ffolloweth
Know all men by these p'sentes : That I Anne Smith of providence, in the Narraganssett Bay, in providence Colloney, in New-England ; widdow) but formerly wife unto John Smith, and also unto Samuell Comstock, deceased; I the said Anne Smith for a valuable sum of money in hand already received, have Bargained with, and sold unto Roger Mawrey inhabetant of the Towne and Colloney aforsaid, a howse, and a home share of Land adjoyning; the which howse and land for- merly belonged unto John Smith inhabetant of the Towne & Colloney abovesaid (mason) and purchased of the said John Smith by my aforsaid husband Samuell Comstock, And since my said husband Samuell Comstock his decease it was by or- der; by a will made by the Tow|ne| Councell of providence disposed of unto me : the said land containing of ffowre akers more or lesse Jt lieing and being in the Row of howses, in the North part of the aforsaid Towne of providence; bound- ing on the East End with A high way, and on the west End with the Comon high way, on the North side with a home share of land now in the possession of Robert Collwell; and on the South side with a home share of Land now belonging unto the aforsaid Roger Mawry; The which howse and percell of land I the said Anne Smith doe acknowledge that I have
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truely sold unto the said Roger Mawrey with all the ap ₱te- nances Benneffites, and priveliges thereunto belonging to have and to hold, to vse, posesse, and injoy, both him selfe, and his heirs, as his or Either of theire true proper and lawfull right, and inhiritance for Ever without at any tyme the hindrance of me the said Anne Smith or of any person Either ffor, By, Through or under me; And doe also by these p'sentes ffirmely bind myselfe my heirs, my Exsecutors, my Administrators, ctt" : at all tymes to keepe harmlesse the said Roger Mawrey, his heirs, Exsecutors ; Administrators or Assignes from all Claimes whatso Ever which shall at any tyme be laid unto the p'mises or any part thereof by vertue of any Bargaine or sale which hath, or at any tyme shall be made by me the said Anne Smith, or by any person Either ffor, By, Through, or under me In wittnesse whereof I doe hereunto sett my hand and Seale this ffourth of may in this presant yeare one Thousand six hun- dred and sixty and one,
Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of us Tho : Olney Jun' : The marke X of
Anna Smith
Of ...
Robert Colwell
This 3 day of may i66i Anne Smith came before me and acknowledged that shee had posessed this deede above in maner and forme to Roger Mawry Thomas Olney Deputy
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[47] The inrolem': of A deede Signed & Sealed by John Sayles as ffolloweth
i663
Be it knowne unto all men by these p'sentes that I John Sayles of providence, in the Colloney of providence plantations in the narragansett Bay in new England, for a valuable sum of money paid unto me by William Haukins Jnhabetant of the Towne and Colloney aforsaid (of which I doe acknowledg the recept) have Bargained for, and sold unto the said William Haukins all my Right Jntrest, and title that I have, or that doeth any wayes belong or ap ?taine unto me in all the Landes lieing betweene the River of pautuckett, and the River of pau- tuxett; beginning at the End of seaven miles upon a west line from the hill called ffoxes Hill (the Towne of providence hav- ing ffixed the same for a boundes) and so to goe up the streames of those Rivers unto the End of Twenty miles from the said ffoxes hill : All my Right, Jntrest and Title that doeth any wayes belong, or ap taine unto me in all the Landes afor speciffied; That is to say so much as doth belong unto Two purchase Rightes (The one falling |un|to me as I was Received into the Towne, and admitted a purchaser; The other falling unto me by vertue of the Right which I bought of Ralph Earle, which he bought of Nathaniell Dickens, wch formerly be- longed unto Joane Tilar (afterwardes wife unto the said Na- thaniell Dickeins) I say for full satisfaction in hand already received, I have passed away from my selfe and from my heirs, unto the said William Haukins, both for him selfe, and his heirs, to have and to hold as his, or Either of theire True, proper and lawfull Rightes, and Jnhiritance for Ever: quietly, and peaceably to injoy, use and posesse all the p'mises and
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Every part and percell thereof without at any time the hin- drance, molestation or Trouble of me the said John Sayles my heirs Exsecutors Administrators or Assignes, or of any person Either for, by, Through, or under me : And doe also by these p'sentes ffirmly bind my selfe, my heirs, my Exsecutors, my Administrators and Assignes, at all times to secure to save, Keepe harmelesse, and deffend the said William Haukins his heirs, Exsecutors, Administrators and Assignes from all hin- drances, letts, molestations, Troubles, Jntrestes, Rightes Claimes, Titles ; or any Claime Else whatso Ever that shall be laid unto the p'mises, or any part or percell thereof by any person or persons at any time claimeing or to claime by vertue of any other Bargaine, sale, Jmbazelment, or morgagge at any time mad by me the said John Sayles, or of any other person, Either ffor, By, Through, or under me; And doe also bind my selfe, my heirs And Assignes to secure the said William Haukins his heirs, and Assines from all Dowries, Joynters, Thirdes and Jntailes : and Jn wittnesse of this my True Sale, and these my firme ingagementes, I have here unto sett my hand and seale this Twenty and Six day of May: / one Thousand, six hun- dred, sixty and Three
Signed, Sealed and delivered in the presence of us
Thomas Olney jun' : The marke of X Thomas Arnold jun':
Memorandum before these presentes were signed and sealed there were ffive wordes betweene the sixt, and Seaventh line Jnterlined : which wordes are These; from the said ffoxes hill Jo": Sayles 4
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This above written, is alsoe Enrouled in ye Towne Booke of ye Entry of Towne Evidences in this Towne of providence; vpon ye 3th of August 1679: Jt being not then found out yt it was heare first Entered: Cognizance being taken heareof this 2nd of September 1680. ₱ Dan : Abbott Clerke
[48] The inrolement of A Deede Signed, and Sealed by Roger Mawry : as ffolloweth :
Be it Knowne unto all men by these p'sentes, that I Roger Mawrey of providence, in providence Colloney, in the narra- gansett Bay in New England : for, and upon good considera- tion me moveing hereunto, have sold unto Thomas Olney of providence, senior, all my Right and title in a home share of Land, which I formerly Bought of Robert Colwell, and in the originall of it, did belong to George palmer, And by him sold to Thomas Robertes and by Thomas Robertes sold to Robert Colwell aforsaid All which percell of Land, with the ap ?te- nances there unto belonging, is at the sealing and delivering hereof Jn the True, and lawfull posession of the said Thomas Olney : to have, and to hold, all the said land to him, his heirs, and Assignes for Ever, as his, and theire proper Right, The aforsaid Land Bounding upon the East, with A high Way, on the South with A high Way, on the north wth a home share of Land, which formerly was James Ashtons, but now in the po- session of John Browne; on the West with a Wolfe Trap which was formerly William Arnoldes, but now the aforsaid Thomas Olneys, or with a litle Lane part of it; And further I doe by these presentes bind me, mine heirs, Exsecutors, and
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Administrators, and Assignes at all tymes to save, and keepe harmelesse the said Thomas Olney, his heirs and Assignes from any claimeing, or lawfully to claime the aforsaid Land, or any part, or percell thereof, By, and arising from any | Bar- gaine | formerly made by me, or any Thirdes that may be claimed, by Reason of my former posession of the said Land. Jn witnesse hereof I haue hereunto sett my hand and seale, this 19th day of March i658 : or i659.
Sealed, and delivered
in the presence of
John Warrin
Joh : Jones X his marke
Roger Mawry
[49] What is here written on this lower part of this page, is an Endorsement which is written on the back side of a deed signed & sealed by Jo": Sayles beareing date the Twenty & sixt day of May one Thousand six hundred sixty & three The which said deede is Recorded on the first page of the next leafe. The said Endorsment is as followeth.
This witneseth that I William Hawkings sen"
do fully give unto my son Edward Hawkings & the landes wretten
this deede with in; I say to him and his Heirs
Asigns Execotors and Administrators for ever
As witnes my hand the Twenty fift of June one Thousand six hundred Eighty three
senior
Witnes John Steere The mark of Sd X William Hawkings Peter Place.
Enterd October ye 2nd 1712 ₱ Tho : Olney, Clerk
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I have imetated the manner of ye Endorsment as well as I well Could . /
[50] The inrolement of A Deede signed by William Arnold : (as ffolloweth :)
The Eleventh day of the Eleventh Month,
in the Eighteenth yeare of the Raigne of o' Soveraigne Lord King Charles of England, Scotland ffrance and Jreland cr" : i642 - -
Memorandum, that I William Arnold of providence, or pau- tuxett for good considerations moveing me hereunto hath De- mised granted, and to farme lett unto Thomas Olney of provi- dence, the proper Right and Title that I have or doe belong, or ap ptaine unto me in all the land that I have lieing within the Boundes of the Towne of providence aforsaid Excepting my howse or houseing with my howse share of Land and my share of land lieing upon the neck of the Towne before the poynt of Watchamoqut, being about six Acres, and my Right in all the comons of the Towne aforsaid, These ffowre ¡ticulars afore Exceepted I doe reserve unto my selfe and for my vse, only I have demised graunted and to farme leten unto the said Thomas Olney together wth all the Rest of my Right, and intrest as aforsaid the ffowre ₱ticulars before mentioned of mine only Exceepted: Two Acres of Land att, or in the East End of my home share, All which said Land Righ, and Jntrest as aforsaid is now in the Tenure vse or occipation of the said Thomas Olney his heirs and Assignes To haue and to hold the said Land, Right, and Jntrest with the ap ?tenances Benneffites, proffites, and Comodityes thereunto belonging,
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Quietly and pecably to posesse and injoy the same for him his heirs and Assignes for Ever, as his and Every and Either of theire owne True Rightfull and Lawfull Inheritance, And also to have all sufficient beniffitt both Egresse and Regresse ffreely to rome, and to goe unto any of the aforsaid Demisd Land, And that the | said | Thomas Olney his heirs or As- signes shall ffreely and pecably have, hold, vse, occupie posesse and injoy to his or theire owne proper vse Beneffitt and be- hoofe the said Demised premises, and Every part and per- cell thereof with the ap ?tenances without the Lawfull Lett, Trouble, Suit, Expultion, Eviction, Molestation or contradic- tion of or by me the said William Arnold mine heirs or As- signes, or by any other person or persons whatso Ever Lawfuly Claimeing, or to claime from, in, by or under me the said William Arnold mine heirs, or Assignes and that also Dis- charged or other Wise Keept harmless by me the said William Arnold mine heirs and Assignes of and from all manner of former and other Bargains and grauntes, Jntailes, Joynters, Titles Troubles Charges Jncumbrances or demaundes what soever concerning the said said Demised premises done | made or comitted | by me or any of mine heirs or Assignes Jn Wittnesse Whereof I have here unto sett my hand Even the Day and yeare ffirst above written i642
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