Court and Testamentary Business, 1649.     511

      Court shall admitt of and allowe this Quietus est for a lawfull Liber A.

      & sufficient Plea in barr to all and every such suite Accon or

      demand In witnes whereof wee haue caused our Secretary of

      our said Province of Maryland to publish the same vnder vnder

      our great seale of our said Province Given at St Maries the said

      first day of June Anno dni 1649

                     Witnes our said Secretary Tho: Hatton

      A Quiet est to Cecilius &c To all the Inhabitants and

      Anthony Rawlinson people within our said Province of Maryland

      and to all others whom these presents shall concerne Greeting.

      Whereas at a Court held at St Maries within our said Province

      the first day of this instant moneth of June At the request of

      Anthony Rawlins Admr of Richard Cox deceased and vppon

      pvsall of the Inventory of the said decedents estate and the

      said Admrs Accompt of the same vppon Record It appearing

      that the Admr had fully Administred and nothing being said to

      the contrary after publique pclamacon in open Court It was

      ordered that the said Admr should haue his Quiet est. Vppon

      consideracon whereof these are to will & require you & every

      of you that from henceforward you desist & forbeare any

      further to sue implead molest or psecute the said Admr for or

      concrning the said Estate or any part thereof as you will

      answere the contrary And wee doe hereby require Or Leivt

      cheife Governor and Chanc. or Keeper of or great seale of Or

      said Province for the time being and all and every Or Counsel

      lors Comandrs & Comissioners & all other Justices Judges &

      Magistrates within Or said Province by vs appointed & author

      ized & to bee from time to time by vs or our heires here

      after appointed & authorized for matters of Judicature, that

      they & every of them be carefull from time to time as occasion

      shall require to see our Will & pleasure herein before declared

      to bee duely observed & pformed according to Justice And

      that in case the said Anthony Rawlinson shall happen at any

      time hereafter to bee sued impleaded or psecuted in any of

      our Courts of Justice within our said Province contrary to our

      true intent & meaning herein before signified that they &

      every of them then prsent in Court shall admitt of and allowe

      this Quietus est for a lawfull & sufficient Plea in barr to all &

      every such suite Accon or demand In witnes whereof wee haue

      caused or secretary of our said Province to publish the same

      vnder our great Seale of our said Province of Maryland Given

      at St Maries the said first day of June Anno dni 1649

                     Witnes Or said Secretary Tho: Hatton

      This 30th of May 1647                      p. 286

        In the name of God Amen I Thomas Hebden being sick and