Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5. 441




      will and testament of Walter Waterling, which said Vansweringen & Liber M M
      Waterling were the Security of Major Edward ffitzherbt and Caleb p. 437
      Baker the executrs of the last will and testament of William Hattost
      late of Bristoll in the Kingdome of England and of St Maries County
      in this Province deceased upon breach assigned of the bond given
      by the said Executors and their Securityes in and upon the takeing
      Out Letters Testamentary upon the probate of the testament of the
      said Hattost The said Provinciall Court did upon the 9th December
      1674 Order that the said Cothissary Generall for probate of Wills
      and granting Administrations should receive audite and State the
      accompt upon administration of the estate of William Hattost de
      ceased and report thereof make unto the said justices of the Said
      Provinciall Court. The said judge Testamentary did this day call
      the said Executors to accompt for the said Goods and Chattells of
      the said Hattost deceased who appeared not in person, but by their
      Procurators Kenelm Cheseldyn and Robert Carvile exhibited a paper
      not Signed or Subscribed by the Executors or either of them, en
      tituled an account of Debtor and Creditor of Mr William Donnings
      & Thomas Smarts estate in William Hattosts hand begining or dated
      January 10th 1673. But accompt of the administration of the estate
      of William Hattost in their hands the said executors exhibited none
      nor any Inventory of the Goods or Chattells of the said deceased
      into this Court to this day other then a booke of accompts Entituled
      William Hattosts Day-booke this day delivered together with the
      account of William Donnings and Smarts estate in the hands of
      Hattost aforesaid all which the said judge Leaveth to the considera
      con of the said justices of the Provinciall Court as no wayes appur
      teining to the Court for Probate of Wills. Philip Calvert.
        Whereupon it is Ordered that the Cothissary Generall in Testa
      mentary causes should receive audite and State the accompt betweene
      the said William Donning and Compa and the said William Hattost
      at the time of the death of the said Hattost and report thereof make
      to the justices of the next Provinciall Court.

      ffebruary 9th 1674.
        Ordered that the Sheriffs of each respective County within this
      Province make returne of their writts the day before the day of the
      returne of the same writts to them directed respectively under paine
      of One thousand pounds of tobacco fine each Sheriff neglecting
      herein.

      April the first 1675
        Came ffrancis Miles of Calvert County Taylor and desired his
      marke of cattle and hoggs to be recorded which is as followeth Vizt
      Swallow-forked in both eares.