Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658. 41

yo^u th^e s^d Phillip Land Admistrato^e of all & singular the goods,
chattells & Debts of th^e s^d Deceased Gyuen att S^t Maryes under the
Seale of o^e Prouince of Maryland this nine & Twentith day of
March, in th^e six & Twentith yeare of o^r Dominion ouer th^e s^d
prouince or Maryland Anog Dni. 1658
Wittnes Our Secretary of y^e s^d Prouince.
Phillip Caluert Seer.

The same Day came Phillip Land, & acknowledged himselfe
indebted to the Lord Proprietary of this Prouince of Maryland Ten
Thowsand pownds of casked Tob: In case hee doe not make or cause
to bee made a True & p^efect Inuentory of all & singular the Goods,
chattells, & Debts of John Crabtree deceased, w^ch shall or may come
to his hands, possesⁿ or knowledge. Nor the same doe exhibite into
th^e Office for Probate of Wills, & Graunting Admistrations before
th^e first day of Septemb^r next; (unlesse uppon iust demand, longer
time bee graunted him by the Secretary) Nor the same Goods, Chat-
tells and Debts, doe well & truly adrnister, That is to say, Doe not
pay th^e Debts of th^e s^d Deceased, w^ch hee did owe att his decease, as
far as th^e s^d goods, Chattells & debts will extend & th^e Law charge
him. Or if hee shall not make a true & iust ..... when hee shall bee
thereto lawfully requyr[ed] ..... [rem]ainder of th^e s^d goods & chat-
tell [s] ... & allowed in th^e s^d Office ... by th^e Judge or Judges

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of th^e s^d Crabtree shall appeare; & the Exequuto^e or Exequuto^es
therein named doe exhibite the same, making request to haue the
same approved accordingly: Then if hee doe not after Request to
him lawfully made render & deliuer up his Ires of Admistraon into
th^e s^d Office. Or shall not att any time acquitt, discharge & saue
harmelesse the Secretary & all other Officers impowred to th^e graunt-
ing of lres of admistraon agst all persons hauing or pretending to
haue any right, tytle, or interest in & to th^e s^d goods, chattells, &
debts. Witness my hand this 29^o March Ano Dni 1658
Phillip Land
Recognit Coram me Will^m Bretton Clk.
John Crabtrees Ire to M^r Ouerzee.
M^r Ouerzee & Worthy S^r
I hearing yo^u were att S^t Maries, had thought to haue come to yo^u
to have receaued satisfaction of yo^u for the money & Tob. you owe
mee for my work, & my mans about yo^r howse. But by reason of
sickness I am not able to come att present. Therefore I haue ap-
poynted M^r Phillip Land to receaue it of yo^u And doe by these
p^ents assigne all my right & tytle of the man & Tob: due to mee
from yo^u for my worke & my man's to th^c s^d Land. I being indebted
to him neare Three thowsand pownds of Tob: & cask due by Bill &
acc^t And pray when yo^u pay him, take in my Bill & his Receipt
shall be yo^r sufficient discharge from mee. S^r yo^u know I haue bene
a great while w^thout my pay, w^ch hath bene a great hinderance to

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