268    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

              Liber A    Piper and Gouldsmith to bee ouerseers only John piper to haue the
                    posession of it as long as hee doth liue and after his death to fall
                    into the hands of John Gou!dsmith for the behoof of the Child as
                    long as hee doath liue and after his decease to fall into the hands of
                    John Gouldsmith for the behoofe of the Child as long as hee doath
                    liue and after his deceas to fa!! into the hand of the Child if shee bee
                    of age or not according as the ouerseers doth think fit in witnes of
                    the same I doe hearunto set my hand and scale the day and yeare
                    aboue written              Christopher 0 Carnell
                    Seigned sealed and de!iuered     his marke
                      in the Presance of us
                         Samuell haris his marke
                         John X Norman his marke
                         Samuell Dobson

                      Caecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietarie of the prouince of Mari
                    land and aualon Lord Baron of Ba!temor &c to all persons to whom
                    thees presants shall Come greeting know yee that upon the 27th of
                    March last 1661 befor the Chif officer for the probat of wi!s and
                    granting administration the last will and testament of Christopher
                    Carne!l deceased was at St Maries in Common forme prooued which
                    will is to thees presants annexed and administration of all the goods
                    Chattells and debts of the sayd deceased which any manner of way
                    Concerne the sayd Christopher Carnell his will was granted and Com
                    mitted to John Gouldsmith named in the sayd will hee hauing first
                    taken his oath well and truly to administer the sayd goods Chattels
                    and debts according to the tenor and effect of the sayd will and to
                    make or cause to bee made a trew and perfect inuentorie of all and
                    singuler the goods chattells and debts of the sayd deceased which haue
                    may or shall any way whatsoeuer Com to his hands posession or
                    knowledge and also a iust accoumpt in and Concerning his sayd Ad
                    ministration when hee shall bee assigned or lawfully Called so to doe
                    which touching an inuentorie presantly or at furthest at or befor the
                    first day of July next ensuing giuen at St Maries under owr lesser
                    scale the 27th of March in the thirtith year of owr dominion ouer
                    the sayd Prouince of Mariland Aoq domini one thowsand six hun
                    dered sixtie and one witnes owr trustie and well beloued henry Sewell
                       owr secretarie   of owr sayd Prouince of Mariland
                    Henry Sewell Secre:

              [p. 259] John Gouldsmith beeing appoynted by Christopher Carnell to bee
                    an ouerseer with John Piper ouer his last will and testament as more
                    at large will appear by the sayd Carnells will and the sayd gouldsmith
                    thearupon hauing prooued the will at St Maries in Common forme
                    before the Chiefe Officer for probate of wills and thear upon obtained
                    a letter of Administration on the sayd Carnells estate hath in open
                    Court assigned all his right tyt!e and interest of Administration on