52        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1666.

        Liber FF   toner is willing to accept the land soc bequeathed to her as aforesaid
               for satisfaccon of such parte and soc much of the said one thousand
               pounds as the vallue thereof shall amount to itt being valued by the
               Appraysors of the Estate
                And pnayeth that this honoble Court would Order the same and
               that the Residue of the one thousand pounds may be satisfied out
               of the Estate of the said John Bateman with the Cost and Charges
               of this Sute which the Attorneys of the said Margarett Perry is
               willing to accept in satisfaccon of the Judgmt, wch is for Two thou-
               sand pounds sterling to be payd in Tobacco att the Rate of Three
        [p. 273]   hal fe pence per pound And that your peticon may soe incert itt in her
               Accompt and have itt soe allowed of
                And shee shall pray &c

                Upon debate of the foregoing Peticon it was put to the vote
               whether necessary to grant the same Wch was in Generall granted by
               the Board

                Then came Thomas Mannyng and John Gittings and delivered in
               this Ensueing paper as followeth
                To all Xpian People to whome theis presents shall come Greet-
               ing &c, Wee Thomas Mannyng and John Gittings Attorneys of
               Margarett Penny as by the said lre of Attorney under her hand
               and Seale upon Record more att large appeaneth Having Obteyned
               Judgment against the Estate of John Bateman Esq deceased f or
               the sume of Two thousand pounds Sterling due by bond with
               Condicon that if Mary Bateman should out live the said John Bate-
               man that he the said John Bateman should leave her an Estate
               to the vallue of one thousand pounds sterling as by the said bond
               upon Record more att lange alsoe appeaneth Have accepted and are
               Willing to accept in part of satisfaccon of the said bond the
               land bequeathed in the said John Batemans last will and testament
        [p. 274]   to the said Mary and according to the valuacon appnaysed att Sixty
               Nine Thousand pounds of tobacco which tobacco is valued att Three
               hal fe pence p lb which amounteth to in money foure hundred thirty
               one pounds five shillings sterling Whereunto wee have sett our hands
               & Seales this fifth day of Aprill in the yeare of our lord God one
               thousand six hundred sixty sixty and six
                                           Tho:  Mannyng (seale)
                                           John Gittings (seale)

                Then Came Mary Bateman the Executrix of John Bateman Esq
               decd and delivered into Court an Accompt of Debts and disburss-
               ments payd by her due from the said Batemans Estate and certified
               under the hands of the Auditors of the said Accompt which is as
               followeth