[Blank] judge of the probate of wills and for granting letters of administration on the estates of persons deceased ... I do by these presents commit unto you full power to administer all and singular the goods, chattels, rights and credits of [blank] said deceased ... In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court of Probate. Dated at [blank] aforesaid, the [blank] day of [blank] anno Domi. 1700. Massachusetts. Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI : 2007-01. N29563 N29563 Shipton 39367 Wing M1006 APX8019 39367 99024918

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 eng Probate law and practice -- Massachusetts. Estates (Law) -- Massachusetts. Broadsides. Blank forms. 2005-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2005-11 Keyed and coded from Readex/Newsbank page images 2006-05 Sampled and proofread 2006-05 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
JUDGE of the Probate of Wills and for Granting Letters of Adminiſtration on the Eſtates of Perſons Deceaſed, having Goods, Chattels, Rights or Credits in the County of _____ within the Province aforeſaid _____ To _____ _____ Greeting.

WHEREAS _____ _____ 〈◊〉 , having while _____ Lived and at the time of _____ Deceaſe, Goods, Chattels, Rights or Credits in the County aforeſaid, lately Dyed I ••• ſtate, whereby the Power of Committing Adminiſtration, and full diſpoſition of all and ſingular the Goods, Chattels, Rights and 〈…〉 the ••• ll Deceaſed; and alſo the hearing, examining and 〈…〉 of ſuch Adminiſtration doth appertain unto me. ••••• ing therefore in your care and fidelity, I do by theſe Preſents commit unto you full Power to Adminiſter all and ſingular the Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits of _____ ſaid Deceaſed, _____ _____ And well and faithfully to diſpoſe of the ſame according to Law, and alſo to ask, gather, levy, recover and receive all and whatſoever Credits of the ſaid Deceaſed which to _____ while _____ Lived, and at the time of _____ Death did appertain, and 〈◊〉 pay all Debts in which the ſaid Deceaſed ſtood bound, ſo far as _____ Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits can extend according to the value thereof: And to make a true and perfect Inventory of all and ſingular the Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits _____ and to Exhibit the ſame into the Regiſtry of the Court of Probate for the County aforeſaid, at or before the _____ next enſuing, and to Render a plain and true Accompt of your ſaid Adminiſtration, at or before the _____ day of _____ which will be in the year of our Lord, One thouſand ſeven hundred and _____ And I do hereby ordain, conſtitute and appoint you Admin 〈8 letters left blank〉 of all and ſingular the Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits aforeſaid.

In Teſtimony whereof I have hereunto ſet my Hand and the Seal of the ſaid Court of Probate. Dated at _____ aforeſaid, the _____ day of _____ Anno Domi. 17 __