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     inventary before the first of April next; & a true accompt Liber Z.

     when he should be therevnto called.

       had Admraon granted to him.

       Cecilius &c. to or beloved Marmaduke Snow &c. whereas p. 94

     yor brother Justinian Snow, died on the maine sea as is affirmed

     sailing to this Or Province of Maryland, without & so at the

     time of his said decease was within or jurisdiction of Or Province

     aforesaid & whereas yor said brother died without any will or

     disposition of his goods as is yett knowen or may be produced;

     we willing to provide speedily for the saving and disposeing of

     his said goods, doe hereby vntill a will or testament of yor said

     brother be proved in or Court by our Secretary of our said

     Province committ vnto you the Admraon of all the rights debts

     goods and chattells wch were yor said brothers at the time of

     his said decease, either vpon the maine sea or within our said

     Province, Charging you by vertue of your oath made vnto vs

     in this behalfe that assoone as conveniently you may cause a

     just & true appraisement of all his said goods & chattells to be

     made by indrent men sworne by our Secretary to that purpose;

     and that you make a true & pfect Inventarie of all his said

     rights debts goods & chattells, & that the said Inventarie

     with the appraisemt of the goods & chattells you exhibite &

     deliver to Or said Secretary within three moneths after the

     date hereof (except further time be given by Or said Secretary;

     and that you well & truely pay all the debts of yor said

     brother due or be demanded within this Province; and that

     you make & exhibite to Or said Secretary a faithfull and just

     Accompt of yor said Admraon; when you shalbe therevnto

     called by or said Secretary. Given at St maries this 9th march

     1638 witnesse John Lewger Secretary of or Province of

     maryland.

     1 9. March 1638

       Memorand. that this day came before me Marmaduke Snow

     gent and mr Giles Brent, gent and acknowledge themselves to

     owe vnto the Lord Proprietarie; twenty thousand weight of

     tobacco &c.

            The condition of this Recognisance is that if the said

          Marmaduke Snow shall well & truely performe the

          conditions wherewth he is charged in a Commission of

          Admraon bearing date the day of these pnts, & shalbe

          answerable to the exequutor or exequutors of his late

          brother Justinian Snow deceased, when a will or testnt

          of the said Justinian shalbe by him or them proved

          before the Secretary for all the debts goods & chattells