54     Court and Testamentary Business, 1638—9.

              Liben Z.  you the said Henry bishop & Simon demibiel to be exequutors

                   of the same to all effects & purposes Charging you by vertue

                   &c. & that you bring the Inventary into the Court to be

                   recorded at some time before the next vnless further

                   time be given you; & that you make & deliver a true & faith-

                   full Accompt of yor said exequutorship whensoever you shalbe

                   therevnto demanded by vs or or L. G. or other or lawfull Com

                   missary & that you will well & truely pay all the debts &

                   legacies of the deceased, according to the exigency of law in

                   that behalfe so far as you may Given at St Maries 4th decemb

                   1641

                                    1643

                    Jan: 16. demanded by mr Secretary to bring in the Accompt

                   before the first of febr next

                           p. 91 12. January 1641

                    William Jackson made oath that he was present at the

                   signing of the will by Robt Coop bearing date 28. Aprill 1641.

                   And that the will exhibited into the Court was signed &

                   delivered as the last will & Testamt of the said Robt Cooper.

                   coram Leonard Calvert

                    the Admraon was granted to Elisabeth widdow of the

                   deceased.

               p. 93Administrations & matters pteining

                             thereunto

                   3d November 1638

                    Thomas Cornwaleys Esq having refused to prove the will

                   of James Hitches (his servant) Thomas Hebden desired the

                   Admraon of his goods. And made oath to make & bring into

                   the Court before the feast of St Andrew a pfect Inventary; &

                   to make an Accompt whensoever he should be therevnto

                   called, and had the Admraon committed to him.

                    The same day before me the said Thomas Hebden acknowl

                   edged himselfe to owe vnto the Lord Proprictarie one thousand

                   Wt of tobacco, in case he shall not make a true and pfect

                   Inventarie of the goods & chattells of James Hitches within

                   this Province at the time of his decease, & shall not truely

                   performe the other points committed to his trust by the Com

                   mission of Admraon, according to his oath made in that behalfe.

                                                   Thos. hebden

                   4th ffebr: 1638

                    Sergt Thomas Baldridge tooke oath to administer faithfully

                   the goods of Edward Bateman deceased; & to bring in a true