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        The said Petition is referred to his Majestys Atty Genl to  Lib. X.

      make due Prosecution & to see that Justice be done therein

        Major William Barton having very well behaved himself &

      Shewed his Loyalty & Affection to his Majesty he is recom

      mended to be Commissionated Sheriff of Prince Georges

      County upon the expiration of Mr Tho Greenfields Sheriff

      aldry

                   November the 11th 1698

      The honble his Majestys Council sate present as Yesterday

        Mr Charles Carrol Council at Law of his Lordship the         p. 185

      Lord Baltimore Lord Proprietary of this his Majestys Province

      of Maryland being sent for appeared before the Board &

      his Excellency tells him that he understands that he hath

      given out that the house of Iohn Perry lately dec'd is

      escheated asks him how his Lordships Agents here pretend

      to turn People off of their Lands & sell them as Escheated

      without an office found & Commands him to produce him an

      Authentick copy of his Lordships Charter Mr Carol Says he

      has no such Copy of his Lordships Charter but believes there

      are several of them in the Province he is Commanded to

      produce one with all Convenient speed

        Then read the petition of Philip & Samuel Norwood Com-

      plaining that the Lord Baltimores Agents had turned his

      Tenant out of a certain Tract of Land & kept the same

      against him pretending the same is Escheated altho no Office

      found

        Whereupon ordered that Colonel Henry Darnal attend the

      Board & give his answer to the said Complaint

        Collo Darnal & Mr Carrol appear at the Board the said

      Petition being read is as followeth vizt

        To his Excellency Fra Nicholson Esqr Capt Genl & Govr

      of Maryland in Council

        The humble Petition of Philip Norwood & Samuel Nor-

      wood of Ann Arundel County Planters humbly sheweth

        That your Petitioners being in Possession of a piece of

      Land in Ann Arundel County called Batchelors hope & one

      other Piece of Land adjoyning to the same called Chance-

      containing in the whole about 240 Acres Which your Peti

      tioners purchased of one Willm Peck of the same County in

      Fee Simple but so it is that the Agents of the right honble

      the Lord Proprietary of this Province pretending that the

      said Lands are Escheated to his said Lordship have entred

      into the said Lands & the Tenements thereon standing &

      keeps the same against your Petitioners altho your Peti

      tioners had a Tenant in possession of the premises on