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The Government & People of the Massachusetts Bay in New England

York ss. To the Sheriff of our County of York his under Sheriff or Deputy, Greeting

We command you to attach this Goods or Estate of Joseph Cane of York in our County of York Yeoman to the Value of one Hundred pounds and for want thereof to take this body of said Joseph (if he may be found in your precinct) and him safely keep to that you have him before our Justices of our Inferior Court of Common Pleas next to be Holden at York within and for our said County of York on the Second Tuesday of July next . Then & there in our said Court to answer unto Arthur Cane of York, aforesaid Yeoman of in a plea of Covenant Broken for that the said Joseph of York on this 26th of May 1773 by a certain Deed or bill of sale sealed with his seal & [?] in Court to be produced, covenanted and agreed to and with this in manner following

Viz know all men by these presents that Joseph Cane of York in this County of York Yeoman for and in consideration the sum of Eighteen pounds one Shilling four pence Lawful money in hand paid before the delivery hereof by Arthur Cane of York aforesaid Yeoman this receipt whereof do hereby acknowledge have given bargained and sold and by these presents do give, grant, bargain, sell, [?] convey, and confirm to this said Arthur Cane two seventh parts of a Negro man named Prince that formerly belonged to my Hon. father Joseph Cane late of York deceased. To have and to hold this said two sevenths parts of said Negro and I, the said Joseph, by these presents do warrant & promise to defend this said two seventh parts of said Negro from the lawful claims of all persons whatsoever now this[?] in fact saith that the said Joseph, not regarding his aforesaid covenants has not warranted and defended this said two sevenths parts of said Negro to him agreeable to his aforesaid covenants but neither to hath & still unjustly neglects to do the same by means