266     Court and Testamentary Business, 1643.

Liber P. R.  his absence) to Secret, the bbrel powder & 41 shott or lead

                   vndertook for mr Ingle to be disposed for common defence.

                   Leonard Calvert At the instance of Capt Tho: Cornwaleys Esq,

                   John Langford the Leiutent Grall interrogated Mr Secretary,

                   vpon oath whether he together wth L. G. & J. L. were appointed

                   by instruction from the right hoble the Lord Baltemore &c. to

                   purchase for his Lop of mr Copley a certaine house & land

                   appteining called the Chappell house; And whether did he

                   purchase it or no in his Lops name & for his Lops vse for the

                   price of 200 l sterling payable in EngI: by bill of exchange, &

                   whether he were not ordered to charge bills of Exchange vpon

                   his Lop for the purchase. And to this Interrogatory mr Secre

                   tary saith vpon his oath, that to the best of his remembrance

                   he this deponent and Leonard Calvert & John Langford Esqrs,

                   were appointed by Instruction from his said Lop to purchase

                   for his Lop the chappell house at reasonable price; but whether

                   the land appteining to it he remembreth not; & that they had

                   order from his Lop (in default of other wayes to raise meanes

                   for the purchase) to charge bill of exchange for it vpon his Lop

                   in England; and that they did purchase to the vse of his Lop

                   the said house & land appteining to it, & some other land

                   adioining, of the said mr Copley (or of the said Thomas Corn

                   waleys or of Cutbert ffennick in the right & to the benefitt of

                   the said mr Copley) for the price of 200 l sterling.

                     certifie vnder great Seale 28. March 1644.

                     19 Giles Brent Esq assigned vnto his sister Margarett,

                   2800 l tob & cask, of the iudgmt recovered agst Capt Tho.

                   Cornwaleys Esq of 6000 l tob, being the residue of the iudgrnt

                   vnsatisfied; & is in part of toward a debt of 60 odd pounds

                   sterling owing to his said sister.

                     The writt of exequution being issued agst John Lewger &c.

                   & of sequestraon agst Leonard Calvert & John Langford Esqres

                   &c. the L. G. relinquished & appointed in his Lops behalfe the

                   Lord Proprietaries right in the chappell house & land (if he

                   had any) vnto John Lewger & vnto the benefitt of the said

                   Leon. Calvt & Jo Langf to dispose of to their owne indemnities

                   agst the said suit.

   p.  153          1643

                     march 19. marks Phaypo admrator of Thomas Pursall

                   demandeth of francis Gray Exeqr of Ja. Cauther 425 l tob &

                   cask; due by bill.