SoS_Will_Books_40_015

Albemarle County in
the province off Carrolina

By the Governor and Lds Deputies with the Rest of the Honble Councell of Sta[torn]

To all persons Greeting In our Lord God Everlasting
Whereas It Suffitiently Appeares to us that John Warberton of this County (deceased) Died wthout will Intes
=tate, and Robart Warberton of ye said County proving himselfe the nearest of Kinn to the sd John
Warberton deceased before the Justices of the Lords proprietors peare At Shaftsbury precinct Court
held on the 1st day of January 1679 Desireing order for Administration of all and Every the sd deceased
Estate which was Accordingly granted & wee do theirfore In observance to the Aforesaid order of Court
hereby Authorize and Impower the said Robart Warberton to Administer on all and Every the Estate
both Reall and personall of the sd John Warberton Deceased, and out of the Same to Sattisfie and pa[y]
all his Just debts, so far forth as the sd Estate Will Extend or Amount unto, and A true and Just
Inventory of all and Every the sd Estate which Shall Come to his hands Possession or Knowledge
Appraised According to Law to Returne Into the Secrataries office, and therof to bee Accomptable
At Any time when Legally Required hee having given in Security by [blank] and
himselfe for his So doing given under our hands and the Seale of ye Collony this 27th day of
March Anno: Dominis 1686
Jno Jenkins
Anthony Slocum
Robt Holden
William Craford

Know all men by these Presents that wee Robart Warberton and [blank ] both
of the County of Albemarle In the Province of Carrolina planters do binde our Selves
and Either of us Joyntly and Severally our heirs Exceccutors and Administrators, to pay or
ause to bee well and truly paid unto his Excellency the Pallatine and the Rest of the
true and Absolute Lords Proprietors of the Aforesaid Province of Carrolina or to their
heirs and Successors the full and Just Sum of twenty thousand pounds of good sound Mer
=chantable Tobacco, and Cask to Containe the Same payable upon forfeiture of the
Condition hereunto annexed, In witnes whereof wee have hereunto Set our hands and
Seales this 29th day of march 1680

The Condition of this obligation is Such, that whereas the Above bounden Robart War=
=berton haveing Received Letters of Administration upon the Estate of John Warberton
Deceased do and Shall well and truly performe what therein hee is Enjoyned: According
to the tenor of ye sd Commission and Shall Save and keep the Court harmless and un=
dempnified, from all and Every person and Persons that may or Shall Lay Claime to,
or pretend Interest In the sd Estate of the sd John warberton Deceased, duly Execute
=ing and truly performing the office of An Administrator, to all Intents and purposes
As theirin to him the sd Robart Warberton Is granted, that then this present ob=
:ligation to bee voyd and of no Effect, or Else to Stand And bee In full force power
Effect And ventue
Sealed Signed and Delivered
In the Presence of us

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