568Court and Testamentary Business, 1657.

        Liber B. Jnstant December as also at the Secretaries office in the Prov-

        No. 3. ince of Maryland 10th of the Said Month in the presence of

             Severall merchants, who have hereunto Subscribed as Witt-

             nesses. In Wittuess whereof I the Sd Richard Preston have

             hereunto Sett my hand this 10th of Decembr 1657

                                              Ri:    Preston

             We whose Names are under written

               doe Wittness this Protest

                   Walter Censerfe

                   Thomas Carye, Henry Meese

               Tho: Jordan      Concordat Cum Orriginali

                   Robert Young   teste me Thomas Turner Clk

             Recorded for Wm Barton

               Be it known to all men that I William Barton Senior of St

             Clements Mariner do give one Heifer Marked as followeth

             viz, the neer Eare a Romant the farther Eare overkeeld unto

             my Grand Child William Thomas with her Increase for Ever,

             the male increase to be for those that keep them, Wittness

             my hand this 29th of December 1657

             Wittness                          Wm Barton

               Wm Barton Iunr This Deede of Guift was made by the

                 Signum abovenamed Wm Barton Senr in open

        Robt R Ioyner Court the day & year abovewritten teste me

                                         Thomas Turner Clk

               I Iohn Malum do assigne over an Irish Ladd named John

             Poore Estimated about thirteen yeares of age to Serve tenn

             yeares from the Date of these presents Wittness my hand

        p. 361    this nineteenth of November 1655 unto John Lawson or his

             Assignes, to give him Corne and Cloathes at the Expiration

             of his time according to the Custom of the Countrey

                                               Iohn Malum

             Wittness Richard Cole

             Wm Barton Iunr his mark for Cattle

               William Barton Junior his marke for Cattle and hogs Viz.

             overkeeld of both Eares, and a hole in Each.