Provincial Court Proceedings, 1659. 345

whereunto hee shall be requyred, Touching the Prouinciall Court in
this Prouince.

Liber
P. C. R.

Came afore the Board John Maunsell, & declareth how th^t his
ffather John Maunsell being lately Deceased, And hee thereby left
Orphane about sixteene or seauenteene yeares of age. Craueth the
Priuiledge of choosing his Guardian, W^ch was Graunted him by the
Board.
And the s^d John Maunsell made Choyce of Cap^t Will^m Euans for
his Guardian.
Ordered th^t The s^d Cap^t Will^m Euans take out Ires of Admistraon,
& giue in a true & perfect Inuentory of the Estate of the s^d John
Maunsell, in behalfe of the Orphane, & an Accompt when euer hee
shall bee therto requyred by the Judge in Testamentary Causes in this
Prouince.

Re

Maunsell's
Estate

Came afore the Board Thomas Taylor of Patux^t Riuer in Caluert
County, & sheweth how th^t his Mother Jane Eltonhead, the Relict
of Will^m Eltonhead Esq^r, being lately Deceased, & hee thereby left
Orphane about the age of sixteene or seauenteene yeares, Craueth
the Priuiledge of choosing his Guardian, W^ch was graunted him,
And the s^d Thomas Taylo^r made choyce of M^rs Jane Eltonhead.
Ordered th^t the s^d Jane Eltonhead take out Lres of Admistraon, &
giue in a true & p^efect Inuentory of the Estate of the s^d Jane Elton-
head, in behalfe of the Orphane. And an accompt when euer shee
shall bee thereto requyred by the Judge in Testamentary Causes in
this Prouince

Re
Eltonhead's
Estate

Know all men by these p^ents th^t 1 John Bateman of Patux^t merch^t
doe appoynt my louing ffreind M^r Henry Coursey Gent my true &
lawfull Attorney to defend a suite depending in the Prouinciall
Court of Maryland, betwixt mee, & John Bagby & Will^m Mills &
others, w^th sufficient power in it, as I my selfe could doe. And what
my s^d Attorney shall doe I doe by these p^ents ratify & confirme as
fully as my selfe could doe and to appoynt Attorney or Attorneys as
hee shall thinke fitt. In wittnes whereof I haue hereunto sett my
hand this 20^th ffeb. 1659 John Bateman.
Wittnes Rich: Moore

Bateman v.
Bagby and

Mills

Whereas att the last Prouinciall Court the plf arrestd Rob^t Patrick-
son, John Bagby, Will^m Mills &c: defts, then shewing by his Petⁿ,

p. 344

how th^t the s^d parties haue seated themselues uppon his Manno^r,
purchased of Cap^t Tho: Cornewaleys, And whereas it was att that
Court ordered th^t M^r Rob^t Cleark, & M^r Henry Coursey be sum-
moned to this Court to declare their intention & knowledge concern-
ing the Bownds of th^t Land now in question.

Vid. fol. 299