Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658. 121

Whereas Agnes Ware the Exequutrix of Richard Ware of S^t
Clem^ts Manno^r in the County of S^t Maries Deceased, Exhibited to
Philip Caluert Esq^e, Judge in Causes Testamentary the nuncupatiue
Will of the s^d Rich: Ware her late husband, the 15^th of Aprill last
1658, W^ch s^d Nuncupatiue Will, being before him the s^d Philip Cal-
uert, in common forme proued, It is therfore Ordered th^t the s^d
Agnes Ware (putting in Recogniz to the L^d Proprietary of 10000^l
Tob.) haue Lres of Adrnistraon drawne.
This day came Agnes Ware & acknowledged herselfe indebted to
the Lord Proprietary in the summe of Ten Thowsand pownds of
Tob. In case she doe not make or cause to be made, a True & p^efect
Inuentory of All & singular the goods, chatties, & Debts of Richard
Ware, deceased, w^ch shall or may come to her hands, possesⁿ, or
knowledge. Nor the same doe exhibite into the Office for Probate of
Wills, & Graunting Admistraons att or before the first day of Octob^r
next, Vnlesse uppon iust demand longer time be graunted her by the
Secretary, Nor the same goods, Chatties, & Debts, doe well & truly
admister, That is to say Doe not pay the Debts of the s^d Deceased, w^ch
hee did owe att his decease, as far as the s^d goods, chatties & debts
will extend, & the Law charge her, Or if shee shall not make a true &
iust Accompt of & uppon her s^d Adrnistraon when shee shall bee
thereto Lawfully requyred. Or shall not distribute & dispose the
remainder of the s^d goods & chatties, w^ch shall bee fownd uppon
her s^d accompt examined & allowed in the sayd Office, in such man-
ner & forme, as shall bee limitted & appoynted by the Judge, or
Judges appoynted or authorized in that behalf e, Or shall not att any
time acquitt, discharge & saue harmelesse the Secretary & all other
Officers impowred to the Graunting of Letters of Adrnistraon agst
all persons, hauing or pretending to haue any right, tytle or interest
in & to the s^d goods, Chatties & debts.
The mrk X of
Agnes Ware
Recognit Cora me Will^m Bretton

Concordat Cu' Orignali

Liber
P. C. R.
July 30^th
Re Ware's
Estate

Csecilius Absolute Lord & Proprietary of the Prouinces of Mary-
land & Aualon, Lord Baron of Baltemore &c: To all p^esons to whom
these p^ents shall come Greeting. Know yee th^t uppon the fiueteenth
of Aprill 1658, Before the Cheife Officer for Probate of Wills &
Graunting Admistraons. The last nuncupatiue Will & Testam^t of
Rich: Ware of S^t Clem^ts Manno^r in the County of S^t Maries, de-
ceased, Was att S^t Maries in common forme proued, W^ch nuncupa-
tiue Will is to these p^ents annexed, And Admistraon of all & singular
the goods, chatties & debts, of the s^d Deceased w^ch any manner of
way concerne him or his s^d will, was graunted & committed to Agnes
Ware Widdow of the s^d Rich: Ware, Exequutrix named in the s^d

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