72      Court and Testamentary Business, 1642.

              Liber Z. 29. Sept further time given till the ffeast of All Saints next

                    1. Nov: further time given till the ffeast of the Nativity of

                  or Lord.

                    24 decemb; time for the Accompt given till the ifeast of

                  Purificaon B. virgin.

                    Cecilius &c. To dame Jane Cockshott widdow greeting.

                  we doe hereby committ vnto you the Adinraon of all the rights

                  debts goods & chattells within this Province wch were yor late

                  husbands John Cockshott at the time of his death; Charging

                  you by vertue of yor oath made vnto vs in this behalfe. that

                  you make or cause to be made a true & perfect Inventary of

                  all the said rights debts goods & chattells in the pnce & by the

                  discretion of two Credrs of yor said late husbands, or if such

                  may not be conveniently had then of two other honest &

                  indrent men sworne to make true appraismt & that you will

                  cause so many of the said goods & chattells as shall come

                  to yor hands to be appraised by the said sworne men; and that

                  the Inventary wth the appraisemt as aforesaid you deliver or

                  cause to be delivered to vs or or Secretary, for the time being

                  afore the ffeast of All Saints next coming, vnles further time be

                  given: by vs or or said Secretary and that you keepe & make a

                  true & faithfull accompt of your said Admraon, & the same

                  deliver likewise to vs or Or said Secretary at some time before

                  the ifeast of the Annunciation of Or B. Lady next coming, vnlesse

                  likewise further time be given. Given at St maries this 13th

                  Oct 1642. witnesse John Lewgr Esq. our Secretary &c of

                         eod. the said Jane Cockshott made oath to the

                       purpose abovesaid, & acknowledged herselfe to owe to

                       the Lord Proprietary twelve thousand wt of tob in case

                       she shall not pforme all the contents of her oath above-

                       said

                       recognit coram me

                         John Lewger

                    Cecilius &c. To Or trusty & beloved George Binks gent

                  Licentiate in physick, greeting. we doe hereby authorise you to

                  administer an oath to Tho: Greene gent and Nathan Pope

                  planter or to any other psons that shalbe appointed to appraise

                  the goods of John Cockshott deceased, in these words [you

                  shall sweare to appraise & estimate in tobacco the goods of

                  John Cockshott deceased wch shalbe referred to yor appraisernt

                  truely & iustly according to the pnt value thereof in yor

                  conscience so neare as you may; So helpe you God]. And