106       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1666.

        Liber FF and seale dated 27th day of Decembr annop Doth 1665 In Caroli secdi
               &c xviimo                      Wm Allen (seald)
               Sealed and deliuered
                in the prsence of  The abouesd letter of Attorney was
                   Tho: Harwood    proued by the Oath of Tho: Har
                   Tho: Hearne     wood a wittnes thereto this 18th day
                   Rich: Burke     of June 1666

        [p. 367] Caecilius &c: To all the Inhabitants and people wthin Our sd
               Prouinces of Maryland and Aualon and to all Others whome these
               prsents shall Concerne Greeting (in Our Lord God Euerlasting)
               whereas it appeares by the Accompt upon Oath upon Record of Mary
               Bateman Executrix of John Bateman Esq Audited stated and re-
               turned into Our Prouinciall Court by Thomas Truman John More-
               croft and Thomas Mannyng Auditors by Our Comcon bearing date
               the 15th February 1665, to Audite the Accompt of the said Mary
               Authorized, That the said mary Bateman Executrix of John Bateman
               deed: hath not onely fully Administred but also paid beyound Assitts
               The sume of Thirty One Thowsand flue hundred Thirety foure
               pounds of tobaccoe as by the sd Accompt & Certificate of the said
               Auditors in Our Prouinall Court upon Record appeareth, Upon
               Consideracon whereof and of an Ordr of Our Prouinall Court there-
               upon made the 5th day of Aprill 1666, These are to will and require
               yow and euery of yor that from hence forward yow desist and for-
               beare to Sue implead molest or Prosecute the said mary Bateman for
               or Concerning the said Estate whereof she was Executrix as yow
               will answere the Contrary And Wee doe hereby require Our Leiu-
               tennt Cheife Gouernor & Chancellor and Keeper of Our Greate seale
               of Our said Prouince for the time being and all other Chancellor or
               Comandr Comrs and all other Justices and Magistrates wthin Our said
               Prouince by Us appointed and Authorized for matter of Judicature
               that they and euery of them be carefull from time to time as Oacca-
               sion shall require to see Our will and pleasure herein before declared
               to be duely Obserued and performed according to Justice, and that in
               Case the said mary Bateman shall happen att any time hereafter to be
               sued impleaded or prosecuted, in any of Our Courts of Justice in
               Our sd prouince Contrary to Our true intent and meaning herein
               before signified, that they and euery of them present in Court shall
               Admitt and allow of this Quietus est or the Record thereof for a
               lawfull and sufficient plea in Barre to all and euery such suite accon
               and demand, Giuen att St Marys undr Our Greate seale of Our said
               Prouince, this 6th day of Aprill in the 34th yeare of Our Dominion
               Ouer Our said Prouince of Maryland Annoq Domini 1666 wittnes
               Our Deare Sonn and heire Charles Caluert Esp Our Leiutennt Gen-
               erall of Our said Prouince of Maryland Charles Caluert