562      Court and Testamentary Business, 1657.

        Liber B. major John Billingsly, which Tobacco is Sound and mer

         No. 3. chantable                    Signum

             Jurat Coram nos            William M Canneday

              Mich:    Brooke

              Phill:   Morgin

               These abovenamed parties having done according to their

             Severall oathes, I then being present with them did See the

             very Same in Wittness my hand this 24th of September 1657.

                                             Iohn Lawson

             Recorded for John Knap

               These presents Wittness that Whereas J Iohn Knap of the

             Province of Maryland in the County of Putuxent did buy

             formerly one parcell of Land adjoyning to mr Richard Prestons

             Land, lying upon the Bay Side, of one Thomas Cole, I the

             Said Knap doe for me my heires Executors and Assignes,

             relinquish and redeliver to the use of the Said Thomas Cole,

             all my right Title and Interest to the Said Land, in as full and

             ample manner as it was ever delivered unto me for him the

             Said Cole to Enjoy or dispose of for Ever. Wittness my hand

             this 4th of November 1657

             Acknowledged and Delivered        John Knap

             in open Court the 4th of Novemb 1657

               Testes me Thomas Turner Clk

             November the 6t Anno Dni 1657

               These are in the Name of his highness the Lord Protector

             of England &c: to give notice to all the Jnhabitants within this

             Province, and to all others whom it may Concerne That

             Whereas it appeareth by an Order of Court held at Putuxent

             for the Province of Maryland the 24th of September 1656 that

             Walter Peake the Administrator of Fran: Vandan of this Prov-

             ince deceased, hath Satisfied and overpaid the tottall of the

             Inventory of the Sd Estate, That therefore the Said Admin

       p. 354     istrator ought not, nor is not to be any farther, Sued, Impleaded,

             molested or prosecuted for or Concerning the Said Estate or

             any part thereof for which purpose this his Quiet Est or the

             Record thereof is from time to time for the future to be

             admitted and allowed of in all Courts of Judicature within this

             Province, for a Lawfull and Sufficient plea in Barr to all and

             Every Suit, action and demand, which Shall happen at any

             time hereafter to be brought Commenced or prosecuted

             against him the Said Administrator in any Court within this

             Province touching the Said Estate Contrary to the Direction

             herein before Expressed Given at Putuxent under my hand

             the 61 of November 1657

                                         Richard Preston