132   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1674.




        Liber C D  af.d on the South Side of South Riven Containing and laid out for
               400a more or less and Whereas also afterwards to witt the 15.th day
               of march in the year aforesaid Cap.t William Burges of your County
               as we are Informed hath Surreptitiously obtained a Grant under the
               Great Seale of our Said province for the Same Land and premisses
               to him & his heirs for Ever and the Same Called Burges Choice We
               therefore Command you that you make known to the Said William
               Burges that he be & appear before us in our Court of Chancery to
               be holden at our City of S.t maries the 13.th of October next to Shew
               Cause if any he have why the Said Grant of the Land afores.d ought
               not to be vaccated & adnulled & have you there this writt Wittness
               our Self &.a August the 18.th in the 43.th year &c Annocp Domini
               1674

                Attachm.t with proclamacön to the Sher of Calv.t Co.tY iss.d ag.t
               R.d Perry & mary Bateman daughter of Jn° Bateman deced est
               mutatis mutandus fol dated the 1.st of Sept.r 1674 ret the 19.th of
               the Same month
                By the Court because they have not Answered the Bill of Comptt
               of Henry Scarbrough

           p. 112 In pursuance of a Commission bearing date the 2.d day of July
         (foi. 139) Anno. 1674 to me Thomas Howell & Augustine Herman directed


               we have this day being the i8 of August duely Observed & put in
               Execution (viz.t) That I the Said Thomas Howell did Administer
               the Oath of a Commission.r and Justice of the peace of Caecil Coty
               unto Augustine Herman w.ch being performed the Said Augustine
               Herman did in like manner Administer the Same Oath unto Cap.t
               Thomas Howell and afterwards Wee the Said Thomas Howell &
               Augustine Herman did in like manner & form afores.d Administ.r
               the Same Oath unto John Vanhack, Abraham Wild Joseph Hopkins
               William Toulson, John Guilbert In Wittness whereof we have here
               unto Set our hands and Seals this 18.th of August Anno 1674 at
               the Court house in Caecil County in Maryland
                                       Thomas Howell (sealed)
                                       Augustin Herman (sealed)

                We whose names are underwritten Cannot find that Roger Roberts
               was possessed with any land at the time of his Death & who is his
               next heir we Cannot tell & this is our Verdict Given under our
              hands & Seals this 18.th day of August Anno 1674
              William Pearce  (sealed)       Pet.r Johnson . . . . (sealed)
              Will.m Salisbury       (sealed) William Pate (sealed)
              John James      (sealed)        Francis Bild (sealed)
              John Cooke      (sealed)         John Hiland (sealed)
              Will.m Howard   (sealed)        Rich.d Leeke (sealed)
              John Gibbs      (sealed)      Phill Holleger .. . . (sealed)