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 94 THE GRANITE MONTHLY.

Richard Walderne, have good right'; true Title ; full power ; And lawfull
 * iuthoritie to Giue ; Grant ; Alienate ; afsigne ; enfeoff And Confirme ; the

aforefayd, Giuen ; Granted And Assigned premifes, unto him ; the Sayd John Gerrish, his Heirs And Assigns : AND, that he the Sayd John Gerrish ; his Heirs x\nd Assigns, shall And may ; at all times ; And from time lo time, for euer hereafter; peaceably And quietly ; Haue ; Hold; Occupie ; pofses And Inioy, the premises ; in And by, theis prefents, Giuen ; Granted AHened : Assigned ; enfeoffed And Confirmed ; And euery part and parcel thereof, with All And Singuler ; the priuiledges. Rights ; Royalties ; Hberties ; and Imunities whatfoever ; unto the same, or any part or parcel therof, belonging, or in any wife appurteyning ; without any lawfull lett ; denyal ; euiccon ; ececcon ; Interrupcon, molestacon or Contradiccon, of me the Sayd Richard Walderne ; my Heirs ; Executors ; Administrators ; or Afsignes ; or any of them ; or of any other person ; or persons whatsoeuer, clayming ; or hauing any Right, Title; or Interrest, therin ; or to any part, or parcel therof ; whether by v^^ay Dowry ; Thirds ; former Grant, Sale, Mortgage, Judgement, Recognifcence, execucon ; det or, Instrument whatfoeuer, By : For ; From, or under mee ; or by Any other maner of ways or means whatfoeuer. AND that on reason- able request to mee made ; I will Acknowledge this Deed of Gift And Grant of mine before lawfull Authoritie ; And Suffer the Same to be Recorded According to Law ;

In Witness Whereof; I the Sayd Richard Walderne, have hereunto Set my hand And Seale, the first day of June In the yeare of our Lord One thousand Six hundred, sixtie and eight ; And in the Twentieth yeare of our Sjueraigne Lord Charles the Second : by the Grace of God : of England Scotland, France And Ireland king : Defendour of the Faith &c.

Sealed And delivered Richard Waldron [seal]

In the presence of

Peter Coffin '^

Pail 11 Waldron

This was acknowledged to be yee act d deed of yee saide Richard Wal- derne upon yee 26th day of June 1672 before me

Samuel Symonds

Recorded in ye Records of Douer & portsm'' Booke ye 3*^ fo : 63 : 64 : the 18 August 1672

p Eli as Stile man Record'"

The dejjositions are written on small pieces of paper, and are nearly all in the handwriting of Lieutenant John Tuttle, at that date the town-clerk of Dover. Tuttle's own deposition is as follows : —

I.

"The deposition of John Tuttle of douer Aged about seventy-three years Testifieth and Saith

That fume time about the Latter end of may Last Past I the deponent being in Company with Capt' Tim" and Capt' Paull Gerrifh up bellemies Bank frefhett abouc the mill by eftimation about fouerfcore or a hundred Rods aboue a Sartain brook or Riuer Comonly Called or known by the name of malligo brook or Riuer and there did fee william Jackson Eli demerett Jun'' and sev- erall others who owned them selves as Partners together in order to Erectt and

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