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And whereupon the Said John and Charles by Sam: Worthington their Atto^rney Comes & Saith that at Monocan within y^e Jurisdiction

of this Court that on or about the 1^st day of May in the year of o^r Lord God 1682. The Said Robert became indebted unto the

aforesd John & Charles in y^e just Sum of Twenty four pounds Sterling for One Bill of Exchange made payable to Lieu^t Co^ll

Claybourne or order is the aforesd John & Charles as by y^e [Prolest] of the sd Bill appears under the hand of the Notary Publick

which Said Bill of Twenty four pounds Sterling money of England with damages & profest amounts to the just Sum of twenty

Seven pound fourteen Shillings & Six pence which is the Right of them the foresd John & Charles & for want of y^e payment

of the Said Sum the Said John & Charles Say they are damnified & have recd damage to the value of fifty five pounds nine

Shillings of like money & here upon they bring this Sute &ca.                             {Jn^o Doe

                                                                Worthington p^r Que^r Plegs &ca.              Rich:Roe}

        The Decl: being read the Defend^ts Attorney Craved Oyer of y^e Bill w^ch to him ws granted. The plts Atto^rney Craved Special

     Bail but the Court opinion was that sd Bail could not be required therein. Likewise y^e Plts Atto^rney having no Warrant

     to prosecute his accon The Court dismisses the Same . – – – – – – – – –

To all Christian People to whome these presents Shall Come Know you that I Andrew Whittington of Monokin

in the County of Somerset & Province of Maryland for Several Causes & Serious Considerations me here unto moving as also

the Natural love and affection that I bear & have unto my daughter Ursula Whttington having given granted and doe

by these presents freely voluntary & absolutely give and grant all and Singular that parcell and Tract of Land Knowne

and Called by y^e Name of Webly Containing & laid out for two hundred & fifty Acres being the Plantation that I now

live upon, also ninety Acres of land known & Called by y^e Name of Chance with all and Singular the Rights profitts privi-

=ledges & benefits there unto belonging, with houses Orchards or gardens & inclosures to her y^e sd Ursula Whittington

& to the Heirs of her the Said Ursula Whittington for ever To have and to hold the Said Two Tracts of Land Called

as aforesd freely Clearly & absolutely from me the aforesd Andrew Whittington my Heirs Extors & Adm^rs for ever without

any Claime title or interest that I the Said Andrew or my aforesds Can or may have hereafter to the sd Two Tracts of Land

Given & granted to her the sd Ursula aforesaid Deed & State in the sd Two Tracts of Land by delivery of one Twiste or

Twigg in behalfe of the whole as by y^e Said Deed of Guift is intended meaned in Witness whereof I have here unto Sett

my hand & fixed my Seal this Sixth day of November 1694. And in y^e year of y^e Reign of our Soveraign Lord & Lady

William & Mary King & Queen Over England &ca.

Signed Sealed & delivered in p^resence of us. //                                      Andrew Whittington. ❂ Sealed

   John: King

   Richard. Chambers

   Lodowick ffleming               The abovesd Writeing was Proved by all y^e Evidences except ffleming in Open Court this

   Roger Burkum                       14^th day of November anno Domini 1694. —                                    Teste JWest Clr Cur.

   Bryan: Gaudy brought a Wolfs head to Andrew Whitingtons yesterday I see the tongue cut out before m^r Dashiell –

   Know all Men by these p^rsents that wee Thomas Dixon & John: West both of y^e County of Somerset & Province of

   Maryland, doe acknowledge & Confesse ourSelves to own and are indebted unto Mary Dixon Widdow Relick of Ambrose

   Dixon of the County & Province aforesd the just Sum of Three hundred pounds Sterling money of England which

   wee promise to pay to the Said Mary or to her Certain Attorney her Heirs Extors Adm^rs or Assigns & for y^e true performance

   of the Same Wee bind us our Heirs Extors & Adm^rs firmly by these presents In Testimony whereof we have hereunto

   Sett our hands & Seals this 28^th. day of July Anno Domini 1694 ///