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And what the building of y^e Said Church requires were to be left to y^e Consideration of y^e next Sessions of Assembly

for the Levying of the Same in the Said County , Signed p^r Order .         C Lomax Clr Assembly

              This Board doe agree to the Same.

Then was Read the following viz By the Burgesses of Assembly Octob^r 18^th 1694

Voted that all the Counties in this Province that have not levied the 40^lb of tobacco p^r poll for and towards the

Maintenance of Ministers or building of Churches the last year that the Same be not levied this year but the next

year ensueing, eighty pounds of tobacco p^r poll be levied & Collected in y^e said Counties Signed p^r Order

                                                                                                                   C Lomax Clr Assembly

                    This Board doe Agree to the Same And that Order goe to the Severall Counties Comanding

                      of them y^e 40^lb p^r poll this year & to be imployed to y^e Several uses as the Law directs //

                                                                                      True Coppy Hen. Denton Clr [Cona-]

Maryland Ss

 I doe hereby Strictly Charge and Comand that the [foresd] Votes and Ordnance mentioned be duely obeyed

 and observed and that all and Singular the Sheriffs of y^e Several & respective Counties within this Province p^rform

their duty therein as likewise give Notice to all Com^rs & Officers Millitary & Civill and all other persons any

wayes mentioned in a Certaine Order of Councell bearing date y^e 31^th day of July last past for making [due returne]

of the Several [actions] & things by the Said Order enjoyned thereunto this board that [Such as have not]

allready fully Complyed with the Severall perticulars therein Conteined & required they doe take Care to make

due returns pursuant to former Order unto this board by y^e first day of the next Provincial Court to be held in

ffebry next as they and every of them will answer y^e Contrary at their peril Given under my hand & Seal at

the Citty of S^t Maries this 10^th day of November in the Sixth year of their Maties Reign &ca an^o Domini 1694

I doe likewise further Order that all the penall Laws be read pursuant to the late Act of Assembly and that all p^rsons

Concerned take Care to put all the Laws in Execution under pain of being proceeded against according to Law.

                                                                                                                                 ffra: Nicholson

❂ Sealed //

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Maryland Ss Know all Men by these presents that I Nicholas ffountaine of y^e County of Somerset & in y^e Province of Maryland

have bargained & Sold & doe by these p^rsents bargain & Sell unto Margarett Bennett One Black Cow and Calf & her increase marked

in the Right ear Cropt and under halvd ,the other ear Cropt under bitt to her Heirs Extors Adm^rs warranting the sd Cow from any

Person or Persons that shall lay Claime to her as Witnesse my hand 9ber y^e 30^th day Anno Dom 1693 :

Signed & delivered in the Presence of us: / testes                                                                                   Nicholas – ffountain: his marke

        Marsy ffountaine

        Thomas: T Toleman his marke.

December y^e 1^st day Ano Dom: 1693: Know all Men by these p^rsents that I Margarett Bennett do Assign over all my Right & title within

this mentioned to my Sonn James Davis as Witness my hand. // Margarett + Bennett her marke .

Testes Thomas t Toleman his marke

             John Greer his marke.

        Memorandum that I Margarett Bennett doe Assign my Right interest & Title of the within mentioned Cow to Bernard Ward his Heirs

        and Assigns for Ever makeing Null & void y^e aforesd Assignm^t as Witness my hand this 31^th day of December an^o Domini 1694

        Teste J West Clr                                                           verte                                         Margarett + Bennett her marke