1332 TESTAMENTARY LAW. [ART. 93.

H. & J. 639. Seegor v. State, 6 H & J. 162. Crawford v. State, 6 H. & J. 231.
Scoffleld v. Craddock, 7 H. & J 40. State v.Blackstone, 2 H. & G. 139. Waters
v. Riley, 2 H. & G. 305. State v. Hanson, 2 H. & G. 437. Watkins' Admr v.
State, 2 G. & J. 220. Sibley v. Williams, 3 G. & J. 52. State v. Hammond's
Exrs , 6 G. & J. 157. Clarke v. State, 6 G & J. 288. Griffith v. Frederick Co.
Bank, 6 G. & J. 424 Coward v. Worrell, 7 G & J 475. Alexander v. Stewart,
8 G. & J. 226. Mayhew v. Soper, 10 G. & I. 366. State v. Gaither, 11 G. & J
160. Burgess v. State, 12 G. & J. 65 Hannon v. State, 2 Gill, 42. Hanson v.
Worthington, 12 Md. 418. Brown v.Murdock, 16 Md. 521. State v. Wilson,.
38 Md. 338. State v. Cheston, 51 Md 352. Kirby o. State, 51 Md. 384.

P. G. L., (1860 ) art. 93, sec. 60. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 3, sec. 12. 1844,
ch. 184, sec. 6. 1844, ch. 237, sec. 6. 1847, ch 230.

50. Every executor or administrator, after filing his bond, and
before letters shall be committed to him, shall be required to
take the following oath, to be administered by the register of
wills or orphans' court: "I, ————, do swear that I will well
and truly administer the goods, chattels, personal estate and
credits of ————, late of ————, deceased, to the best of
my knowledge, according to law; and will give a just account of
my administration when thereto I shall be lawfully called; and
that I will diligently and faithfully regard, and well and truly
comply with the law imposing a tax on the commissions allowed
to executors and administrators, and a tax on collateral inheri-
tances, distributive shares and legacies, so help me God." Which
said oath shall be recorded by the register of wills.

Ibid sec. 51. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 3, sec. 13.

51. The following shall be the form of letters testamentary :
Maryland, ss: The State of Maryland to all persons to whom
these presents shall come, greeting:

Know ye, that the last will and testament of ————, of ——,
deceased, hath been in due form of law exhibited, proved and
recorded in the office of the register of wills for ———— county,
a copy of which is to these presents annexed, and administration.
of all the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased is
hereby granted and committed unto ————, the executor by the
said will appointed. Witness, A. B., chief justice of the orphans'
court of ———— county, this ———— day of ————.

Test: C. D., register of wills for ———— county.