Transcript:Lechford, Thomas. Note-Book Kept by Thomas Lechford, Esq./v7p135

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have hereunto sett our hands & seales the twenty nineth day of July in the ffifteenth yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord Charles now King of England &c. Annoqr Dni 1639. Coram Johe Winthrop Gub. Ric. Bellingham & meipo. [2s. 6d.]

Thomas Foster of Boston in New England, Canonier, makes a letter of Attorney to Richard Foster of Ipswich, his brother, shipmaster, Anthony Boycat of Ipswich, cheese- monger, and James Brocke of Ratcliffe in the county of Mitld., mariner, to receive of the Executor of his ffather Thomas Foster, minister, Deceased, all such legacycs given him by his will or by Deed.

Be it knowne unto all men by these presents that I Thomas Foster of the Castle in Castle Island in New England Cano- nier, Sonne of etc. Dat' 29 Julii, 1G39. Coram Petro Olliver & meipo. [Is.]

John Cole of Farrington in the County- of Somerset, yeo- man, aged about twenty seaven yeares, maketh oath that he knoweth that his brother William Cole and Elizabeth his wife did on or about the 20th day of Aprill Anno 1637, pay unto Robert Nelson gent, the summe of sixteene pounds for the Debt of Francis Doughty, merchant, Deceased, father of the said Elizabeth, and this Deponent was present when the said Robert Nelson sealed [90] and delivered as his act and Deed one generall release thereupon unto the said William and Elizabeth to wch release now shewed to this Deponent he set his name as a witnesse. And also that this Deponent know- eth that at the same time the said Willm and Elizabeth payd for the tythes of the farme called Hamsteed Farme, unto Marmaduke Chapman, Clarke, the summe of tenne pounds for wch the said Marmaduke gave his generall release now shewed to this Dept to the said Willm & Elizabeth in this Deponents presence & he saw it sealed & Delivered although his name be not thereto inscribed as a witnesse. And also this Depont knoweth that Francis Doughty brother of the