Chancery Court Proceedings, 1673.   101





    To his Excellency Charles Calvert Capt Gen.ll and Chief Gov- Liber C D
      ernour of Maryland. (fol. 111)
      The Humble petition of Thomas Hatton of Tewkesbury in the
    Co.tY of Glocester in the Kingdom of England Brother & heir of
    Jn° Hatton formerly of London and late of this province merchant
    deceased
    Sheweth
      That Whereas your Petition.rs Brother dyed in this province of
     Maryland in the year 1663 and at the time of his Death was Seized
     of divers Tracts of Land by him in his life time purchased of
     Severall persons Inhabitants in this province who had obtained
     patents for the Same according to the Conditions of plantation
     Granted to them by the Right Hon.ble the Lord proprietary of this
     Province to witt Six hundred acres of Oliver Spry Sen.r in Baltemore
     County Called Spry Hill, Three hundred and fifty of Godfrey
     Harmor Called mount Harmour four hundred acres of James Rigby
     Called Parsimmon Point in Rumley Creek and also one parcell of
     Land in Chester River called whiteclifts bought of William Hemsley
     Containing three hundred acres one hund.d acres bought of one
     Thomas Bennet, and yo.r pet.r liveing Remote in England did Employ
     & empower Severall persons by Letters of attorney to Seek to
     acquire & Enter upon the Same for yo.r pet.ers use all of them
     either by Ignorance or Carelessness haveing omitted there is divers
     and Sundry years Rent behind in arrears which are due for the Said p.88
     Lands to the Right Hon.ble the Lord Proprietary, all which your
     petition.er is Ready and willing to Satisfie and Secure in Such man
     ner as your hono.r shall appoint, he humbly prays your Excellency
     to accept thereof, that So your pet.r may be in a Capacity to Enter
     upon and Enjoy the Said Lands being his Just Inheritance
      And Whereas by virtue of writt of mandamus issueing out of
     the high Court of Chancery the 15.th of aprill 1671 directed to
     Thomas Howell and James ifnisby Gentl to Inquire by the Oaths of
     Twelve men &c what Lands the Said John Hatton dyed Seized.
     Seized of in Baltemore County w.ch Jury not haveing full & true
     Evidence found an untrue & Erroneous Office to the damage of the
     Right Hon.ble the Lord Proprietary in his Just Rents and your
     petitioner in his Inheritance
         Yo.r Petition.r humbly prays yo.r Excellency to direct &
        ord.r that a Writt of melius Inquirendum may be issued
        out of the Chan.ry for the more Certain and better Inquiry
        thereof to be made that his Lordship may be ascertained his
        Just Rents and yor pet.r his Inheritance. And yo.r pet.r
        Shall pray &c
      Underneath the aforegoing petition was thus written (vizt) Or- (fol. 112)
     dered upon this petition that the pet.r make up accounts with Robert