Court and Testamentary Business, 1639.      57

                       24th Aprill 1639            Liber Z.

        Memorand that this day came before mee Thomas Gerrard,

      surgeon and Thomas Baldrige Sheriff of St maries and

      acknowledge themselves to owe vnto the Lord Proprietarie

      20000wt of tob &c

             The condition of this Recognisance is that if the said

           Gerard shall well & truely pforme the conditions where

           with he is charged in a Commission of Admraon bearing

           date the day of these pnts; that then this Recognisance

           to be void, or els to stand in full force.

                                   Thomas Gerrard

      John Lewgcr Secretary.       Thomas Baldridge

        the said Thomas Gerard made oath to the purpose above

      mentioned, in the Commission of Admraon. And had the

      Admraon granted to him.

        Cecilius &c. to Or trusty John Medley of St Michaels hundred p. 96

      planter we committ vnto you the Admraon of all the rights

      debts goods & chattells within this Province, wch were Richard

      Loe's late of St maries planter deceased at the time of his

      death: Charging you by vertue of yor oath &c. to bring in an

      Inventary before the first of June; and an accompt when you

      shalbe called &c the 2d of May 1639.

        John Medly acknowledgeth himselfe to owe vnto the Lord

      Proprietarie two thousand Wt of tobacco &c.

        The condition of this Recognisance is that if the within

      bounden shall well & truely discharge the Admraon of Richard

      Loe's goods committed to him; then this recognisance &c.

           x the mark of John

                  Medley

      2d december 1639

        Randoll Revell made oath to administer faithfully the goods

      of Andrew Chappell deceased, and to cause a true & pfect

      Inventary thereof to be made forthwith, & the same to deliver

      into the Court before the first of January next, & to pay the

      debts of the said deceased as far as the said goods shall extend;

      & to bring into the Secretary a faithfull Accompt of his said

      Adinraon before the first day of June next; or afore if he shalbe

      therevnto demanded by the Secretary

        And the said Randoll Revell and ffrancis Gray carpenter

      acknowledge themselves to owe to the Lord Proprietarie live

      thousand weight of tobacco in case the said Randoll shall not

      pforme the conditions abovesaid to be by him performed.

                              RR

                        ffrancis Graye