Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 409

    Hutchins, Majr Robert King, Mr John Pollard Coll William Lib. H. D.

    Pierce & Mr Edward Boothby Gentl Greeting, Whereas a cer

    tain matter of Controversy was lately depending before Us in

    our Prerogative Court holden before our Commissary Genll or

    Judge for probat of Wills & granting of Admrcons in our

    province of Maryland between George Lingan Admr of the

    Goods & Chattles of John Abington deceased Libellant &

    James Crauford Deft, in which Cause it was so farr proceeded,

    that our said Judge had pronounced his definitive sentence in

    the sd Cause, by which sentence the sd James Crauford found

    himself Aggrieved as it was said & thereupon Appealed to

    our Court of Delegates in our Chancery to be by Us for that

    purpose appointed, Whereupon We did by our Commission

    under our Great Seal Nominate & Appoint Coll David Brown

    & others to be a Court of Delegates to inquire into, Examin,

    hear & determin the Matters aforesd And Whereas We are

    given to understand that the sd Judges Delegates appointed

    as aforesd have terminated their sd Comission and given

    J undgmt, in the matter of the sd Appeal in favor of the sd James

    Crauford against the Sd George Lingan the Admr aforesd con

    trary to Right, Equity & good conscience, as by the great

    Complaint of the sd George Lingan We have Recd And there

    fore the sd George Lingan hath Appealed to Us & humbly

    supplicated Us for our Commission of Review to Review the

    J udgmts & sentence of the sd Judges Delegates made as

    aforesd; We willing as much as in vs lyeth that all things may p. 327

    be done between the sd parties which to Right & Justice ap

    purtaineth, Have therefore Assigned, constituted, Ordained &

    appointed and by these prsents do assign constitute, ordain &

    appoint you or any ffive or more of you (whereof you the sd

    Coll George Robotharn or Coll Nicho Greenberry to be always

    one) our Commissionrs especially appointed to Review & Ex

    amine the sentence & Judgmt as well of the sd Court of Dele

    gates, as of the Sd Commissary Genll and all the proceedings

    touching the same & the matters in difference between the sd

    George Lingan & James Crauford in relation to the Admrcon

    of the sd Abingtons Estate finally to hear & determin accord

    ing to the Rules of the Civill & Ecclesiasticall Laws & other

    the Laws of this our province, and to that End you are to

    meet, in some convenient house at our port of Annapolis on

    the Eigth day of this instant May by Nine of the Clock in the

    Morning of the same day, and there to Call & cause to come

    before you as well the sd Complainant George Lingan, as also

    the sd James Crauford & all other persons therein any ways

    concern'd, and you are further likewise hereby Empowered,

    as also Required to Command a full Copy or Transcript of the

    proceedings had & taken before the Court of Delegates in