10 Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.

       Liber A.   him a Stocke of Cattell (if hee bee living when hee comes into

             the Contrey And soe lett it bee Recorded accordingly. And

             this my Note with Mr Thomas Hatton his Receipt shalbe yor

             discharge for the same As Witnes my hand this 5th of Sep-

             tember 1648

                                           p me ffrancis Pott

               The deed of Guift aboue written is a true Coppy of the

             Originall All of Capt ffrancis Potts owne handwriting

                                   Ita testor Tho: Hatton Secr.

         p. 332               De Anno 1650

              250 March 1650     The Governor this day appointed Lt

              Sworne 190 January Nicholas Gwither (having formerly taken his

             Oath for the execucon of that Office) to bee high Sheriffe of

             the County of St Maries for this yeare beginning this present

             25th day of March Anno dni 1650 William Stone

               19th April 1650 John Medley demandeth an alloweance out

             of the Custome for 2 hhds of Tob: delivered to Capt Price for

             Go: Calverts vse in St Tho: ffort as the said Capt Price acknowl-

             edgeth.

         p. 333 30 Junij Daniell Clocker his Marke for Cattell & hoggs

             viz: 2 slitts in each Eare and the foremost peice cutt off the

             slitt being left to bee seen on the Eares.

        p. 334       The Deposicon of Joseph Edlowe sworne

                     and Examined the 16th day of Aprill Anno

                     Dm 1650. Saith as followeth, viz:

               That about a weeke before his death Mr Robert Wiseman

             late of St Maries in the Province of Maryland deceased Vppon

             this deponents request (pceiving him to bee a man not likely

             to live long) that bee would make some settlemt & disposicon

             of his Estate or to that effect, desired him this depont to take

             that Estate wch bee the said Wiseman had into his possion and

             to manage it the best way bee could for the satisfaccon of his

             the said Wisemans debts And if any Overplus remayned hee

             desired it should bee imployed and disposed of to the best for

             the vse of his sonne John Wiseman or Words to that effect

             And hee this depont further deposeth that hee doth not knowe

             that the said Mr Wiseman made any further or other disposicon

             of his Estate before his death then what is before rehearsed.

             And further this depont saith, that by reason of some Ingagemt

             wherein this depont stands bound for the said Mr Wiseman

             and otherwise hee conceives himself to bee one of the greatest

             Credditors of the said Mr Wiseman who was heretofore this

             deponts Mate

                  J urat die & Anno Sup dict coram me Tho: Hatton