Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658. 91

deceased, w^ch haue, may, or shall come to yo^r hands or possesⁿ Well
& truly to pay the debts due by the s^d Deceased, soe far forth as the
same shall therto extend, & the Law will charge yo^u, according to
the trew ualew & summe thereof, yo^u hauing first taken yo^r Oath
well & truly to admister the same. And to make, or cause to be made
a true & p^efect Inuentory of All & singular the goods, chatties, &
debts of the s^d Deceased, w^ch haue may, or shall come to yo^r hands,
possesⁿ or knowledge. And allso a true & iust acc^t, in & concerning
yo^r admistraon therein, And to exhibite both into the Office for
Probate of Wills, & graunting Admistraons lawfully authorized.
Touching w^ch luentory, yo^u are assigned to performe att or before
the first day of September next ensuing. And an account when yo^u
shall bee therto lawfully requyred. And lastly Wee doe hereby
constitute, ordaine, & appoynt yo^u the s^d Robert Cole Admistrato⁶ of
All & singular the goods chatties, & debts of the s^d Deceased, Gyuen
att S^t Maries under the Great Seale of Our prouince of Maryland
this 17^th day of May in the 26^th yeare of Our Dominion oner the s^d
prouince of Maryland Anoq^e Dm 1658. Wittnes o^e Deare Brother
Philip Caluert Esq^r Secretary of Our s^d prouince.
Philip Caluert Secr.

Liber
P. C. R.

Martin Kirke sworne Custable of 5^l Michaels hunred.

Cunstables Oath. Yo^u shall well & truly serue the Lord Pro-
prietary of this prouince in the Office of Cunstable, yo^u shall see, &
cause his L^ps peace to bee well & truly kept & preserued, according
to yo^r power & knowledge w^thin yo^r limitts. Yo^u shall doe yo^r best
endeauo^e for the apprehending of Delinquents, soe far as reasonably
yo^u may. Yo^u shall well & duely (according to yo^r knowledge &
power exequute all precepts, & warrants to yo^u directed from the
Gou^e, or any one of the Councell or other Commander of yo^r Diui-
sion. And yo^u shall well and duely, w^thin yo^r limitts, according to
yo^r knowledge & power, doe & exequute all other things, belonging
to a Cunstable to doe, by the Law or custome of England, & of this
prouince. Soe long as yo^u shall be in th^t Office. Soe helpe &c.

Constable
Sworn

Warr^t to Martin Kirke Cunstable, to take into Custody Tho:
Pitcher a Runaway out of Virginia, & him (to his endeauo^e) to
secure, till further Order therein

Re Pitcher

Whereas there appeareth an Inuentory of the Estate of Thomas
White late of this prouince deceased, & recorded under the hand of
Thomas Turner Clark the 18^th March 1657, Entred by Margarett
Brent, pretending her selfe Exequutrix to the Estate of the s^d De-
ceased, The s^d Inuentory appraysed by John Carye, & Peter Carre,
amounting to 8064^l Tob. And noe will appearing uppon Record,

May 18th

p. 57
Re White's
Estate