Chancery Court Proceedings, 1673-74.    1 1 1

     Said Lord Proprietary & his heirs the yearly Rent of Seven Shillings Liber C D
     Sterling money or three Bushells and a half of Good Corne and
     that the Said John Pritchett in the Inquisition named dyed Some
     time in September in the year of our Lord God 1656 and that Wil-
     liam Pritchett of the Said County is son and heir to the S.d John
     Pritchett deceased & now betwixt the age of one & two & Twenty
     years said Land is now in the Occupation of John Nicholls
     and that the Said John Pritchett at the time of his Death had
     not nor was Seized of any other Lands nor Tenem.ts in the S.d
     County of S.t marys to the best of our knowledge. In Testimony
     whereof as well we the Com.rs as the Juro.rs afores.d to this present
     Inquisition have Interchangeably Set our hands & Seals ye day &
     year first above written
                  Henry Hyde     sealed
                  R.d Loyd       sealed
     George Macall  sealed  ffrancis Hill sealed
     W.m Cannaday   sealed  W.m Harper    sealed
     W.m Watts      sealed  Thomas Bennettsealed
     Rob.t Crane    sealed  John Macky    sealed
     Rob.t Jones    sealed  Jonathan Squiresealed
     Peter Watts    sealed  Patrick ifoorest Sen.r . .      sealed

       Cæcilius &c To our Sheriff of S.t mary's County Greeting Where-
     as we did by our Deed of Grant under our Great Seale of o.r Said
     province bearing date the fourteenth day of may of may in the
     36.th year of our Dominion over our Said province Annoq Dornini
     1668 for the Considerations therein named Grant unto John Nicholls
     of the Coty of S.t maries in our Said province planter a parcell of
     land lying in S.t maries Creek near the Streights & formerly taken
     up and patented by John Pritchett planter & Containing three hun-
     dred & fifty acres more or Less & for that we were informed by the
     S.d nichols that the Said Land was Escheated unto us and Whereas
     Since that is to Say the 31.th day of January in the year of our
     Dominion over our Said province Annocp Domini 1673 our Speciall
     Writt out of this Court issued to Henry Hyde and Richard Loyd of
     s.t marys County Gentl Directed thereby Commanding them that by
     the Oaths of Twelve Good & Lawfull men of the Said County by
     whom the truth of the matter might the better be known & Enquired
     of that they Should diligently Inquire what Lands & Tenem.ts John p.96
     Pritchett Late of the Said County deced held of us in his Demeasne (fol. 122)
     as of ffee at the time of his Death & of what manno.r holden & by
     what Services & how much those Lands were of value by the year
     in all issues & at what time the Said John Pritchett Dyed and who
     was his next heir & of what age the heir is & who those Lands &
     Tenem.ts from the time of the Death of the Said John Pritchett had
     or did occupy and the issues and profits had & did receive & by what
     Title & how & in what manner & the Inquisition thereof Distinctly