356 Assembly Proceedings, Nov. 29-Dec. 17, 1708.

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.

named John Gandy did heretofore (Viz) upon the Thirtieth
day of August one thousand seven hundred purchase of Rich-
ard Bourk late of the said City of London Gentleman a Cer-
tain Tract of Land lying in Chester River Called Readbourne
and Containing one thousand acres more or Less orriginally
taken up and Granted to one George Read the third day of
January in the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred
fifty nine and afterwards as it was supposed Escheated to the

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Right honourable the Lord Proprietory of this province for
want of heire of the said George and by Judgment of the
Provinciall Court of this province upon Inquisition so ajudged
the Twenty second day of March one thousand six hundred
Eighty three & afterwards Viz. upon the third of ffebruary one
thousand six hundred Eighty foure granted by the present
Lord Baltemore unto the said Richard Bourk. That some Time
in the yeare of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Two
the said John Gandy being Convinced that the said George
Read had an heir at Law in that part of Great Brittain hereto-
fore Called Scotland & being desirous to make himself a pfect
Title to the said Land Employ'd an agent to purchase for him
the Right of the said George Read not only to the aforesaid
Tract of Land Called Readbourne but Likewise to two or
three smaller Tracts of Land lying neare the River of Putuxent
& Generally to all the Lands and Tenements whatsoever to
which he the said George Read had any right & Title in this
province which for a Valluable Consideration by the said John
Gandy paid to the said George Reads heir at Law was Effected
and firme deeds of Lease and Release duly Executed by the
said heir at Law to the said John Gandy of the said Lands
with power of Atturney by him directed to W^m Dent Gentle-
man deceased and Charles Carroll to acknowledge the said
Deeds according to Act of Assembly of this province In such
Cases to him the said John Gandy & his heires which was
accordingly done by the said William Dent & Charles Carroll
at the Provinciall Court held In this province next before that
in which the State house was burnt. That so It happened that
the said deeds of Lease & Release with due & authentick
probates thereof as also the authentick probates of the
parties who Executed the same being the reall true and
Rightfull heire at Law of the said George Read were
burnt in the State house or Court house after the Clerke had
made some progress in Recording the same whereby the said
John Hydes Title who purchased for the Consideration of five
hundred pounds Sterling from the said John Gandy the said
Tract of Land Called Readbourne as by Authentick Deeds
bearing date the Sixteenth Day of January one thousand seven
hundred and foure may appeare & the said John Gandys