Court and Testamentary Business, 1637.      17

      Smith my loving wife alone the full and absolute Exequutresse                  Liber Z.

      of this my last will and testmt to recover take and order what

      any way doth may or shall apperteine to me now or hereafter;

      declaring for her indemnity and quiett possession that I owe

      nothing. In witnes whereof I putt to this my hand and seale

      this 22. of September anno dni 1635

     Sealed and delivered in the pnce of william Smith

            Thomas Heath locus + sigilli

            Thomas Statham

      Septemb 21

         the said Anne was sworne to exhibite into the Court a true

      and pfect Inventory of all the goods & chattells wch were the

      said william Smiths within this Province at the time of his

      decease; and to make a true and pfect Accompt of the same

      when she should be demanded therevnto.

       22. ffebr

      1637. This day came before me Thomas ffrancklin and 35

      Robt nicholls planters and acknowledge themselves to owe vnto

      Leonard Calvert Esq. &c. threescore and twelve pound weight

      of good merchantable tobacco; to be paid vnto the said

      Leonard Calvert at the first season of striking tobacco the

      next yeare; And if they shall not so doe &c.

         Recogn coram me

      John Lewger secretary  T F

                              + the mrke of Robt nicholls

      25th ffebr

         This day came before me Thomas ffrancklin planter and

      acknowledgeth himselfe to owe vnto Leonard Calvert Esq &c

      five hundred pound weight of good merchantable tobacco and

      foure barrells of corne; to be paid vnto the said Leonard

      Calvert at the first season the next yeare; or to his heires,

      exequntors, admrators or assignes: And if he shall not so

      doe, he willeth and granteth for himselfe his heires exequutors

      and adfnrators that the said tobacco and corne be levied vpon

      the lands goods and chattells of him the said Thomas ffrancklin

      wheresoever they shalbe found

                           T F the mrke of Tho: ffranclin

      memorand that Leonard Calvert &c. doth

      acknowledge that he is satisfied the 500'

      of tobacco mentioned in this recognisance

      26th ffebr. 1637                                                                                  p. 36

         James Clofton mariner complaineth agst Anthony Cotton of

      St marie's hundred planter; in an action of debt of 300' weight