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    as we have lately by our Writt of Subp.a Commanded them the Said Liber C D
    George and Andrew that Should be before us in our Said Court of
    Chancery without delay to Answer the Said Bill and the Said
    Andrew being an Infant of Such tender years that he Cannot
    Travell to our Court afores.d as we are Informed and we duely
    Considering the Same & Reposeing Great trust and Confidence in
    your fidelity Care and CircumspecOn do Give you full power and
    Authority diligently to Examine the Said George Oldfield and
    Andrew Peterson upon the matter of the Said Bill and therefore
    we Command you that at Such Certain day and place as to you p. 236
    Shall Seem meet that you Call the Said Andrew and George before (fol. 289)
    you (haveing first Examined the Said Andrew if he do Elect and
    Chuse the Said George Oldfield to be his Guardian to Answer for
    him and the Said George So Chosen you admitt as Guardian to the
    Said Andrew) and them the Said George and Andrew upon the
    matter of the Bill aforesaid upon the Oath of the Said George before
    you to be taken upon the holy Evangelists of God you diligently
    Examine and the Answer of the Said George and Andrew by the
    Said George his Guardian you Receive and Reduce the Sume into
    writeing and when you have So done the Same you Send to us in
    our Court of Chancery without delay wheresoever it Shall then be
    Sealed up under your Seale and this writt Wittness our Self at our
    City of Saint Marys the nine and Twentieth day of October in the
    fourth year of our Dominion over our Sd Province of Maryland
    Annxp Domini one thousand Six hundred Seventy nine
      On the back Side of the aforegoing Comicon was Written viz.t
    The form of the Oath to be Administred to the defendant Oldfield
    You have Considered of this your Answer and for So much as
    Concerns yor own Act and Deed you do Swear to be true & what
    Concerns the Act & Deed of another you do believe to be true So
    help you God & the Contents of the Books
      The Examination of this Commission appears by a Certain Answer
    hereunto Annexed.

      RC     Subp.a Thomas Taylor Dor Co: ad Testificand: Gar
    rett Vansweringen ats John Quigley dat. 28.th Octob.r ret 10.th
    ffebruary 1679

      RC     Jonathan Sybrey attachm.t ad vicend. Baltemore ag.t
    Edward Pynn dat November ret 10.th ffebruary next drawn as
    Masons & Penroy

      RR     Subp.a Edward Pynn to Answer a Bill in Chancery
    ats Jonathan Sybrey dat 8.th Oct.r ret 13.th of the Same Instant
    1679









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