Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1693 94.  47

             Vpon representation & Application Ordered by Lib. C. B.

     cleareing advice, that noe ship or other vessell bound out of p. 54

     Ships this Province for Europe be henceforward cleared

     by any of their Majties Collectors here without giveing security

     for their calling vpon his Exncy Sr Edmund Andros in Virginia

     to awaite his Exncies further Directions in that place.

     Maryland William & Mary by the Grace of God King &

      Comission for heareing Queen of England, Scotland, ffrance & Ireland

     Greenfeilds Defenders of the ffaith &ca To ffrancis Hutchins,

     Appeale &ca

           James Keech, ffrancis ffreeman, William Dent &

     Henry Trueman Gents Greeting Whereas Complaint hath to

     Us been made by Thomas Greenfei!d & James Bigger of Cal

     vert County Gents that Administration of the Estate of Richard

     Nicholas Charlet late of the same County decd hath been sur

     Greenberry reptitiously obtained & illegally Granted to Mr Henry

     Lowe & Thomas Collyer of the County aforesaid noe wayes

     related to or concerned in the same, and that Letters ad colli

     gendum before Granted to the said Thomas Greenfeild &

     Thomas Lasker Gent (by vertue whereof the said Thomas

     Greenfeild had in some measure Proceeded and intermedled

     with the said Estate & Engaged himselfe into the Concerns &

     Managemt thereof) were by some private suggestions & Misin

     formations to the Judge for Probat of Wills &ca Revoked, dis

     anulled & made void, from which Sentence & determination

     of the said Judge the said Thomas Greenfeild & James Bigger p. 55

     haveing prayed an Appeale according to Act of Assembly of

     our Province of Maryland in such case made & provided.

     And Wee being Willing that speedy Justice should be done

     therein, and a Suitable Releife Granted to persons Greived in

     such case, Wee have assigned, constituted, Ordained & ap

     pointed and by these presents Wee doe Ordain, constitute &

     appoint you the said ffrancis Hutchins, James Keech ffrancis

     ffreeman, William Dent & Henry Trueman or any Three or

     more of you (whereof you the said ffrancis Hutchins or James

     Keech to be alwayes One) our Comissioners especially to

     inquire into Examine, heare & Determine the Premisses, And

     to that End you are to Meet at Battle Towne in Calvert

     County on the 21th day of this instant ffebruary And to Call

     & Cause to Come before you as well the said Complainants

     Thomas Greenfeild & James Bigger as alsoe the other persons

     before Named Henry Lowe & Thomas Collyer, as all other

     persons therein any wayes concerned. And the severall Alle

     gations, Testimonies & Proofes on both sides being strictly

     heard & Examined and the Matter duely Maturely & deliber

     ately Weighed & Considered to pass & give yor finall Judgemt

     Doome & Determination therein according to Law & Justice