46     Court and Testamentary Business, 1638.

             Liber Z.  that in grace of God he would leave her well enoughe to live,

                  the said John Smithson replied in these words; All that I have

                  I leave her, and if I had more she should enioy it.

                                                  William Lewis

                    vpon these depositions of John Metcalfe and william Lewes,

                  the Judge did approve the said last will and testament of the

                  said John Smithson.

                    Cecilius &c. whereas John Smithson late of St maries

                  planter deceased being in pfect sense and memory did make

                  his last will and testnt nuncupative, & therein did give and

                  bequeath vnto his then wife Anne all that ever he had within

                  this Province & whatsoever he should have come out of

                  England, Know ye therefore that we doe hereby approve the

                  said last will and testnt of the said John Smithson & doe admitt

                  the said Anne to be full and sole Exequutrix of the same.

                  Given 27th day August 1638

               p. 82 August 29.

                    John Halfehead came & claymed 690 l of tobacco vpon the

                  cropp of John Hills fugitive and it was allowed him to gett the

                  cropp praised by 2 indrent neighbours at the full value as now

                  it is worth at this pnt; and at that rate the said John Halfe

                  head is to take the cropp: to be accomptable to the Court for

                  so much as the cropp is praised at.

                  The Inventary of the goods & chattells of Zachary Mottershead

                  late of St Maries gent deceased; as it was delivered into the

                  Court by James Baldridge Sheriff, together Wth the valuation

                  thereof as they were praised by Thomas ffranclin and Anthony

                  Cotton

                Impr  2. coates                           100

                 Itm  3. shirts                           060

                Item  4. towells & 1. pillowber           020

                Item  1. doublett, 2 p of stockings, 2 linings 012

                Item  7. banns, 2. capps, 4 paire of cuffs, 3. p bootehose

                       and 1. handkercheife

                Item  2. brushes, r. rule, 16. gold buttons010

                Item  7. bookes                          01 2

                Item  1. p of boots & spurres            01 2

                Item  1. hatt and capp                    030

                Item  1. gunne & 2. locks                 060

                Item  1. bedd 2. pillowes, & 1. rugg      080

                Item  1. wastcoate                        008