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      16 Octob 1641                                Liber F.

        John Ormsby made Oath that he nor ffrances Griffin to his

      knowledge is not precontracted to any other nor is an appren

      tice, nor that he is of Consanguinity wth the Said ffrances, and

      that he knoweth not of any Other Lawfull impediment on his

      or her part why he may not be Lawfully Joyned in Matrimony

      with the Said ffrances And for the truth of this Oath he

      bindeth himself to the Lord Proprietary in 1000 l Tob

      Jurat & Recognit coram me

            John Lewger

      28th June 1642.                             p. 150

        ffrancis Stone made Qath that he nor Deborah Paulus to

      his knowledge is precontracted to any other nor that She is an

      apprentice to other than himself nor that he is of Consanguinity

      with the Said Deborah nor knoweth of any other Lawfull

      impediment on his or her part, why they may not be Lawfully

      Joyned in Marriage. And thereupon had licence.

        These are to Certifie to all persons whome it may concern, p. 151

      that at Several County Courts held at St Maries in the

      Province of Maryland before me Leonard Calvert Esq, Lieutent

      General of the Said Province, John Lewger Esq Secretary of

      the Said Province, and others of the Counsell on the Several

      and respective days following vizt the 8th Octob, the 20th Jan:

      and the 1st March Stilo Veteri in the year 1641 last past, upon

      Several Petitions and Complaints Exhibited by John Lewger

      Esq Capt Thomas Cornwaleys Esq, Tho: Copley Esq Cutbert

      ffennick Gent and John Hallowes Marriner John Robinson

      Barber Chirurgeon, William Asiter Tailor, Robert Nicholls

      Victualler, Thomas Tidd, Mrs Margaret Brent, Thomas Tidd

      Servant to the Said Mrs Margaret Brent Thomas Pasmore

      Carpenter, Thomas Baidridge planter, William Broughe,

      Planter Tho: Morris Chirurgeon, (Christopher Martin) Joseph

      Edloe Administrator of Christopher Martin Tailor Deceased p. 152

      and Ann Smithson widow, Against Bryan Kelley Baltasar

      Codd, and Cornelius O'Sulivt Irishmen late of St Maries

      Planters, Shewing that the Said Irishmen being Indebted to

      the Petitioners in divers quantities of Tobaccos payable at this

      Same Cropp were on the 12th August Last afore as fugitives,

      feloniously runn out of the Province with intent never to return

      again, and heretofore praying that they might be admitted to

      make proof of their Several debts were upon the Notorious

      evidence of the allegation admitted thereunto, and upon

      Lawfull and Sufficient proof (by the Sd pits) and every of the