412 Court and Testamentary Business, 1655.

         Liber B Know all men by these presents that I Henry Bishop have

           assigned made over and Delivered unto John Medley all the

              Remainder of my Cropp of Tobacco now hanging in John

              Greeneways Tobacco house and is the proper Goods of the

              Said John Medley after the Said John Greeneway is Satisfied

              and is in part of Consideration of a Bill of Nine hundred

              weight of Tobacco and Caske already due, John Greeneways

              debt is one thousand nine hundred and fifty, In Wittness

              hereof I have hereunto Sett my hand     this 30th of November

              1654

              In the presence of       the mark of

          John Greeneway                    Henry HB Bishop

             Zacha:     Wade

                Will May his mark viz, the left Eare Cropt & a half moone

              and the right Eare Cropt and a Slitt in the Crop.

          p.  135 John Domall his Marke is vizt the Swallow Tayle on both

              Eares & Underkeeld under the right Eare

                This Bill bindeth me William Nugent my heirs Executrs Ad-

              ministrs and Assignes to pay or Cause to be truely paid unto

              James Waker or his Assignes the full Sume of Seven hundred

              Twentyand three pounds of good Merchantable leafe Tobacco in

              Caske at or before the tenth day of November next Ensueing

              the date hereof In wittness whereof I Sett my hand this

              Second day of March Anno 1654

              Wittness me                    William Nugent

              John Browne, Benjamin Gill

                     At a Provinciall Court holden at Putuxent

                     the 24th day of Aprill 1655.

                       Mr Rich: Preston     Cap Sampson Waring

                Present mr Wm Durand mr John Lawson

                       (Capt Rob Sly mr John Hatch.

           P 136 It is ordered by this Court that a Commission for the Exer-

              ciseing of the Militia in Putuxent County be granted to Capt

              John Smith and Capt Peter Johnson That is to Say from

               Leonards Creek downwards Including both Sides of the River

              at Putuxent to Cal) Smith and Cap Peter Johnson downwards

              on both Sides of the River

                it is further ordered by the Court that a Comission for the

              Exercise of the Militia in St Maries and Patomock River be

              Granted to Capt John Sly and to Cap Richard Hodskeys viz

              from Clements Bay upwards and all the forces in those parts