46 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658.

Liber
P. C. R.
Re Estate of
Posey
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This Day came Wallter Hall of Newtowne & acknowledged him-
selfe indebted to the L^d Proprietary of this Prouince in the summe
of Sixteene hund^d pounds of Tob. in case hee doe not make or
cause to be made, a true & p^efect Inuentory of all & singular the
goods, Chattels & Debts of ffrancis Poesy deceased, w^ch shall or may
come to my hands, possesⁿ or knowledge. Nor the same doe exhibite
into the Office for Probate of Wills, & Graunting Admistraons,
before the first day of Septemb^r next (unlesse uppon iust demand
longer time be graunted him by the Secretary) Nor the same Goods,
Chattells & 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, Chattels, & Debts will extend, & the Law charge
him. Or if hee shall not make a true & iust accompt of & uppon his
s^d Adrhistraon when hee shall bee therto lawfully requyred. Or
shall not distribute & dispose the remainder of the s^d Goods &
Chatties, w^ch shall be fownd uppon his s^d account, examined & al-
lowed in the s^d Office, in such manner & forme as hee shall bee
limited & appoynted by the Judge or Judges appoynted & authorized
in th^t behalfe. And in Case any last Will & Testam^t of the s^d Poesey
shall appeare & the Exequuto^e or Exequuto^es therein named doe
exhibite the same, making request to haue the same approued ac-
cordingly. Then if he doe not after request to him lawfully made
render & deliuer up his lres of Adrhistraon into the s^d Office. Or
shall not att any time acquitt discharge & saue harmelesse the
Secretary & all other Officers impowred to the graunting of Lres of
Adrhistraon agst all persons hauing or pretending to haue any right,
tytle, or interest in & to th^e s^d goods Chatties & Debts. Witness my
hand this Sixt Day of Aprill. Ano Dni 1658
Walter Hall.
Recogn Cora me Will^m Bretton
It is Ordered th^t the Lres of Admistraons bee forthw^th drawne.
Lre of Adrhistraon | Cecilius Absolute Lord & Proprietary of the
to Walter Hall for | Prouinces of Maryland & Aualon Lord Baron
Poesy's estate. | of Baltemore & To Walter Hall of Newtowne
in the County of S^t Maries, Principall Cred^r of ffrancis Poesey De-
ceased, late of this Prouince Planter Greeting, Whereas ffrancis
Poesey deceased, dyed w^th out any Will, We doe therefore Graunt
unto yo^u the s^d Walter Hall of Newtowne in the County afores^d ffull
power & authority to admister all & singular the goods, chatties, &
Debts of the s^d Deceased: And well & faithfully to dispose of the
same: And to demand collect, leuy, & in Legall manner ..... receaue
All, & all manner of Debt & Debts due, & owing to the s^d .....
of the goods, debts & chattels of the ... lands or possesⁿ well &

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truly ... as the same, shall therto ..... true value & summe therof ;
yo^u hauing first taken yo^r Oath, well & truly to admister the same.
And to make or cause to be made A True & perfect Inuentory of all