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The Government & People of the Massachusetts Bay in New England York/s/ Father Sheriff of our County of York his under Sheriff or Deputy [?] We command you to attach this Goodson 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 [?]) and him safely keep to that you have him before our Justices of our [?] County 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 Tall Court to answer unto Arthur Cane Yeoman[? illegible words ] of Covenant Broken for that the said Joseph of York on this 26th of May 1773 by a certain Decd[missing letters] or bill of sale sealed with his seal & [?] covenanted and agreed to and with this in manner following Vis 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 Lawfull 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 by these [?] do give grant 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 warrent & promise to defend this said two seventh parts of said Negro from the lawful claims of all persons whatsoever now this P.[?] in [?] Joseph not [?] his aforesaid covenants has not warrented and defended this said two sevenths parts of said Negro to hom agreable to his afore said covenants