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having had a Dispute and Quarrel with
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his Wife and either of them their and either of their Heirs Executors and
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Administrators of and from all manner of Action and Actions Cause
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Accounts Reckonings Bonds, Bills Specialties covenants con
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Elenor his Wife I ever had, now have or which I may Heirs
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Executors or Administrators hereafter can shall or may have for
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upon or by reason of any matter cause or thin
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the begining of the World to the Day of the Date of these presen
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have here unto
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my hand and Seal this Thirty first Day of August in the
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Twenty seventh Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the
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Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland
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King Defender of the Faith and so forth And in the Year of our Lord
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One thousand seven hundred and eighty seven
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Sealed and Delivered being first
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(Duly Stampt) in the presence of Us
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Reced £ 1.5
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