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454 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683. Liber W. C. and twenty dayes at thirty pounds of tobacco p day the sume of Six hundred and thirty pounds of Tobacco: To the honoble the Justices of the Provinciall Court The humble peticon of Cornelius Denovan one of the Executors of the Last will will and Testament of Darby Dunevan late of St Maries County deceased Humbly Sheweth That Whereas Yor peticoner was in the life time of ye said Darby Denavan a servt unto him the said Danby Who upon makeing of his said Last will & testament in writeing Sealed with the seale of the said Darby, Did by the said Last will & Testament make ordaine and appoint One Dennis Hurley and yor Petr by ye name of Cor nelius Denevan with one Peirce Waiiey Exrs of his the Said Darbys Last will and Testament, By vertue of wch will & Executrshipp yor peticoner (with Submission to this honoble Court) conceives he p. 763a ought of right to be sett ffree from his aforesaid Service, And that he Ought to be mentioned in the Appraisement of the said Darbys Estate as any part thereof, but that he to all intents a ffreeman and stand in the same state and Condition with the other two Executors of the said Will and Testament The prmisses considered Yor Peticoner humbly prayes yor honors to take the same into your consideracon and to Discharge yor Peticoner from his service aforesaid That thereby he may be and stand in the same state and condition with the other two Executors of the said Last will and Testament And yor peticoner as in duty bound shall Ever pray: &c. Which peticon being read and heard this day to wit the nine and Twentyeth day of June in the Eigth yeare of ye Dominion of the Right honobie Charles Lord Baltemore &c. Annoq Donij 1683: Itt is the Judgment of the Court here that the Peticoner is a ffreeman he being named one of the Executors in the will aforesaid, And he is therefore by the Court here Discharged from his Service aforesaid July 4th 1683: Then allowed to Matthew Wood for the comeing goeing and attendance of himself and Joane his wife to testify for Richard Haughton against Wm Thomas each Eieaven dayes att thirty pounds of tobacco p diem in all Six hundred and sixty pounds of tobacco: Eod: Die: Allowed to Thomas Pattison of Dorchestr County for comeing goeing and attendance to testify for John Hungerford ats John Richardson for twelve dayes att thirty pounds of tobacco p day in all Three hundred & Sixty pounds of tobacco: |
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