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A CAVALIER PLANTER IN BARBADOS. 35 
Mr. JUDETH (sic) THRoGMoRTON this 29th July 1656, appeared before 
mee and made oath that hee saw Capt. Gerrarp Hawrainz to signe, 
seale and deliver the above writtings uppon the 7th day of August in 
the yeare of Our Lord 1654 and further sayeth not, 
DANYELL SEARLE, 
The first mentioned deed described GERARD HAW- 
TAINE’s plantation as 
“ scituate lyeing and being in ye Prsh of St. Georges in the said Island 
“ consisting of one hundred acres be ye same more or less being butted 
“and bounded by y® lands or plantation now or late in the possession 
“tenure or occopation of y. said Ss ANTHONEY ASHLEY Cooper or his 
“assignes and Lopwick WILLIAMS Capt. CHRISTOPHER Lacy Mr. 
“Tuomas WILTSHIRE and Mr. Henry Hunt.” 
Whether GERRARD HAWTAINE ever discharged this 
liability is not known, but on 2 April, 1656, he conveyed 
to RICHAKD NOKE, Merchant of Barbados, the plantation 
which hehad recently bought from Capt. CHRISTOFER LACY 
and ELIZABETH his wife, containing 15 acres and situate 
in Christ Church by way of securing payment to RICHARD 
NOKE, of the sum of 18,579 Ibs. of well cured Muscovado 
Sugar. The deed was witnessed by HENERY STARR and 
WALTER SMITH andacknowiedged before THOMAS NOELL. 
To all Xtian people to whome this p'ent. writing shall come Capt. 
Gerarp Hawraine of ye Island of Barbados, Sendeth Greeteing in our 
Lord God everlasting, Know yee y' ye s4. Capt. Ggrrarp HAWTAINE 
for divers good and valluable considerations mee hereunto moveing, 
have given granted bargainedand sold and by these p'sent doe give, grant, 
bargaine and selle unto Ricup. Noxe, Merchant of the same Iland all 
yt Plantation which I lately. had and purchased of and from Capt. 
CurisToPpHeR Lacy and Etizasetu his wife containeing by estima- 
tion fifteen Acres of land or thereabouts situate lyeing and being in ye 
parish of Christ Church with all woods, underwoods, easm", pfitts and 
prveledges and emmollem* whatsoever to ye s“. premisses belonging or 
in any wise app*taineing To have and To Hold all and by singular ye 
prmisses and every p* and p’cell thereof to ye use and behoofe of ye 
s*. Ricup, Nockg, his heires, executors and assignes forever. Provided 
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