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Testamentary Proceedings 8, Liber No. 14, p. 1-532, contents simi-
lar to above volume, except that wills also were now being
recorded in a separate volume, Mar. 31, 1676-Mar. 24, 1676[7].
8B, p. 1-13, a small section in the back 6f this volume con-
taining inventories and accounts for 1704.

Testamentary Proceedings 9, Liber No. 15, p. 1-524, contents simi-
lar to number 8 above, Mar. 26, 1677-Mar. 22, 1677[8].

9B, p. 1-22, contents similar to No. 8B above, 1702-1704.
Testamentary Proceedings 10, Liber No. 16, p. 1-378, contains all
types of testamentary proceedings, except wills, inventories and
accounts, Mar. 27, 1678-Mar. 14, 1678 [9]. Since the ensuing
volumes in this series are of similar nature, no description will
be given of their contents.
Testamentary Proceedings 11, Liber No. 17, p. 1-340, Mar. 26, 1679-

Mar. 24, 1679 [80].

Testamentary Proceedings 12, two volumes bound together by Com-
missioners of 1716:

12A, Liber No. 18, p. 1-262, Mar. 30, 1680-Mar. 24, 1680[1].⁵²
12B, Liber No. 20, p. 1-311, Mar. 25, 1682-Jan. 25, 1682[3].
Testamentary Proceedings 13, Liber No. 21, p. 1-519, Jan. 26,

1682[3]-Sept. 13, 1687.

Testamentary Proceedings 14, Liber No. 22, p. 1-157, Sept. 13,
1687-July 13, 1689."

14A, Liber LC, p. 1-15, Jan. 14, 1692-Jan. 7, 1692 [3].
Testamentary Proceedings 15, three volumes bound together by
Commissioners of 1716:

15A, Liber No. 23, p. 1-77, Jan. 7, 1692 [3]-Sept. 27, 1693.
15B, no Liber, p. 1-8, Sept. 14, 1692-Dec. 24, 1692."
15C, Liber KC No. 23, p. 1-202, Oct. 2, 1693-May 1, 1695.
Testamentary Proceedings 16, Liber KC No. 24, p. 1-243:

p. 1-50, contain probate proceedings for Calvert County for

⁵²Liber No. 19 which must have contained the proceedings for 1681 was
missing even then.

⁵³ During the Revolution of 1689, there was no central probate office and
the clerks of the county courts were empowered to perform the necessary
duties. For this reason, there is a gap in the proceedings of the Pre-
rogative Court from 1689 to 1692. After the Prerogative Court was re-
established, the county clerks were ordered to make a transcript of all
the probate proceedings entered in their records during the period in
question and send it to the Prerogative Office.

⁵⁴ Note that this liber should precede No. 15A.