454        Chancery Court Proceedings, 1675.

         Liber P C  might be Legally discharged of their trust and be for ever hereafter
                ptected Indempnified & Saved harmlesse by ye Decree of this Court
                against their bond without which decree they humbly conceived it
                would not be Safe for them to Doe The Same not being to come to
                the Said Ann till her Age of eighteene Years and in case of her
                death before that time the estate being by Will otherwise Lirnittcd
                & appointed or if this court should not think fitt to take the Said
                Estate out of their hands till her arrivall to the Said Age of Eightene
                Years shee being now but Sixteene years old they were & should be
                willing out of the Said Estate to allow the Comp.lts Such Reasonable
                allowance for the mayntenance of the Said Ann Since her Marriage
                and till shee Come to eightene Years of Age as this Court shall
            p. 71   allow of they being indemnified as aforesd as by the Said bill answerr
                & other prceedings uppon the Same Remaining of Record in the
                Secretaries office Relacon being thereunto had may more plainly
                appeare And the Said cause So standing att yssue uppon bill &
                answer A Day was by this Court Appointed for hearing thereof on
                which Day being the eleaventh Day of december in the year of our
                Lord 1674 This cause coming to a hearing in the prsence of the Said
                .pts Richard & all the defts & other Attorneys in this cause uppon
                Reading of the Said bill and answer and the will of the Said Coll
                John Price this court was ffully Satisfied with the Ability of the
                Said comp.lts to manage their owne Estate themselves and that it was
                Just and Reasonable that they should have posscon thereof to Im-
                prove the Same for the best for their future livelyhood doe thinke fitt
                & itt is this prsent Day that is to Say on the Eleaventh Day of
                December in the 43th Yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius Absolute
                Lord & Propry of the Provinces of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron
                of Baltemore &c Annoq doth 1674 By the Right Hono.ble Charles
                Calvert Esq Cheife Justice in Equity the Hono.ble the Chancellor and
                the Rest of their Associates Justices of this Court Ordered Ad-
                judged & Decreed that the Said Severall def.ts doth forthwith pay
                or cause to he paid to the Said comp.lts Richard & Ann Hatton the
                Said Sume of twenty thowsand ffive hundred & ffifty pounds of
                tobacco in the Said acc.t menconed as also that they doe forthwith
                delivr unto the Said complts or their order the like quantity & Stock
                of Catle horses hoggs & goods in the Said acc.t menconed according
                to Age & number or full Satisfaccon for the Same according to the
                true intent & meaning of the condiëon of ye Said bond of Eighty
                thowsand pounds of tobacco entred into as aforesaid and that the
                Receipt or other Legall discharge or Release under the hands and
                Seales of the Said Comp.lts shall be their Sufficient discharge for
                the Same tobacco goods & Stock of catle & hoggs aforesaid and
                against the Said bond of eighty thowsand pounds of tobacco And
                it is also further ordered & Decreed that the Said Defdts Doe also
                forthwith Quitt the posession of the Lands Plantacons & prmisses in