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respondence with Edward LLoyd at An Arundell County certi-
fyinge him as well as vs at s^t Marys of all your proceedeings.
Giuen at S^t Marys vnder my hand and Scale, this 1^oof July
1662.
Charles Caluert
To Major Samuell Gouldsmith.

Jdem mutatis mutandis to Cap^tn Howell.
Jdem mutatis mutandis to Cap^tn W^m Burges
Jdem mutatis mutandis to Cap^tn John Collier
Jdem mutatis mutandis to Cap^tn Thorn. Manninge.
Jdem mutatis mutandis to Major Thom. Brookes.

Liber H. H.

To the Right Hono^ble Charles Caluert Esq^r L^t
Generall of Maryland

The Humble Peticon of Christian Holt als Bonmneld
sheweth That whereas your Peticon^r to all the Jnhabitants
adjadcent is well Knowne to haue brought a Considerable
Estate into your Lordshps Prouince & hath liued in a full &
plentifull manner Till such time as her vnfortunate marriage
hapened w^th Robert Holt She then haueinge a Considerable
Estate in her Possession. And Whereas Since it hath pleased
God to take away the said Robert Holt he haueinge in his
Life time Confirmed all his wordly good to your Pet^r being
inconsiderable to the Valew of what she had when she was
first married to him since w^ch decease of the sd Holt your Pet^r
being thus uertually possest by deed of Guift is neuerthelesse
molested & threatned to be turned out of doores into the
Woods by one Dauid Holt his said sonne.
The premises Considered your Pet^r humbly begs yo^r
Hono^rs Iust & pious Consideracon to redresse her
Injuries she being alwaies ready to giue Such Just
accounts as shall in Law be required of the same
And she as in duty bound shall
Pray

Ordered th^t the Peticon is graunted & that the Peticon^r
Christian Boniefeild als Holte doe giue the Secretary Suffi-
cient security that noe Part of the Estate mentioned either in
the deed of Guift dated March 2^d 1661 or Peticon, be imbez-
eled before such time as the Court haue determined to whome
the said Estate belongeth.

Att a Councell held att S^t Marys the 28^th of
Nouemb^r 1662 p^rsent the Leiuetenn^t Gener^ll
Chancellour and Secretary

Ordered to Augustine Herman for the receiuinge of ffees
due from Seuerall Inhabitants of Accomack

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