Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 177

   Randolph Esqr Deputy Auditor & George Plater Esqr their Lib. H. D.

   Mats Receiver and Attorney Generall take care to put in pro

   cess agt the said Cood, on behalfe of their Majts such part of

   the said sume as he shall not justly discharge.

   Governrs His Excellency demands of Thomas Tench Esqr

   demand how he would Administratr of the said Governor Copley how he

   PaY the Debt would discharge & pay the said Money who makes

   due to their Answer that he has paid out the said Estate already

   Mats from so farr as he has Assets, and for further satisfaction

   Governr

   Copleys of his Exncy & the Board he Offered the following

   Whitehall papers, Vizt

   Maryland ss:

        At the City of St Maries, Novembr the 16th 1694

    The Deposition of Thomas Tench aged vpward of thirty

   year, vpon Oath saith.

   Thomas That this Deponent coming to this City sometime Whitehall

      in September, A° 1693 after the Decease of his p. 96

   tion Exncy Lionell Copley Esqr Governor of this Province

   being at the house of the deceased, Coll Nehemiah Blackiston

   and Mr John LLewellin shewed this Deponent an instrument

   of Writing which Mr LLewellin informed this Deponent was

   according to the deceased's Order, And he intended to signe

   and declare it to be his last Will & Testamt but it pleased God

   to take him to himself before he could accomplish the same in

   which Writing this Depone found nominated (as Trustees to

   take care and Manage the said Governors Estate after his

   Decease) Coll Nehemiah Blackiston, Coll Nicholas Greenberry.

   George Plater Esqr Mr John LLewellin and this Depont Coll

   Blackiston being then Commissary Genll could not take vpon

   him the Administration, Mr LLewellin excused himself likewise

   having so much pubiick business to do, they perswaded George

   Plater Esqr and this Depont (being nominated by his Exncy)

   to take out Letters of Admrcon on the deceased's Estate,

   accordingly they did, but before they proceeded to Appraisemt

   Sr Edmond Andros Arrived in this Province, and after he was

   admitted to Act as Captain Generall (as this Depone was

   informed) His Exncy inquired how Governor Copley had dis- Whitehall

   posed of his Estate, vpon which the eldest Son and heir of the

   deceased shewed his Exncy his ffathers intended Will, vpon

   pervsall of which his Exncy advised the said eldest Son & heir

   of the deceased or acquainted him it was his Right and in his

   possession to choose whom he pleased to administer on his

   ffathers Estate in his & the other Childrens behaife, as the said

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