Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1692-1694. 397

	s l of	Tob.	Liber K.
Copy of any thing the same p rato with the
Originall for recording any matter in
Councill book p rate of p side	2 8 or	32
for every Escheate of Land the pty obtain-
ing to pay	20 or	400

Octr 14th 1692 This day ordered in Councill that the eeverall Fees within mentioned be allowed to and taken by the Clerks of the Councill for the time being Signed p order J LL Cl Counsill Iohn LLewellin humbly moves the Board that whereas here- tofore his Lordship the right Honble the Lord Baltemore upon the humble Petition of Audry Cocks formerly the Widow and Relict of Willm Cocks deceased and now wife to him the said Iohn LLewellin, had granted unto her as of his free Gift a cer- tain tract of Land qt 500 Acres lying in Langfords Bay in Kent County late the Land of the said William Cocks deed but Escheatable to his Lordship for want of heirs of the said deed provided the same should be found accordingly to Escheate to his Lordship and that in order thereunto his Lordships Writ of Mandamus had issued to make Enquiry into the premises, that by Virtue thereof a Iury of Inquest had been summoned who had

been upon the premises and upon due Enquiry thereinto had returned to the Iustices of the Provinciall Court that the same was Escheatable and did become Escheate to his Lordship for want of heirs of the said Cocks whereupon the said Iustices of the Provinciall Court did accordingly adjudge and condemn the same to his Lordship according to form but upon the late Revolution and before the same came to be entred upon Record the Inquisition aforesaid taken and returned as afore- said with the Iudgment of the Provinciall Court thereupon indorsed as aforesaid happened amongst other Writings and Papers to be mislaid and put out of the way without any Entry upon Record thereof made, the said Iohn LLewellin upon diligent search in the Office amongst the Records and papers thereof having since found the same humbly prays an order of this Board for entry thereof upon the Records of the said Provinciall Court in its proper place in order to obtain Patent for the same according to his Lordships Grant aforesaid; which was accordingly allowed of and ordered to be done Upon further application and motion made to this Board on behalf of Stephen Sumpter the publick Post not being allowed his full Salary ordered that there be allowed him more this

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