138   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1674.





       Liber C D  Seals by whom it shall be made without delay you Send & this writt
              Wittness our Self at our City of S.t marys this Eight and Twentieth
              day of October in the 43.th year of our Dominion &a Annocp Domini
               1674

                On the back Side of the aforegoing writt was thus written vizt
              The Execution of this writt appears by a Certain Inquisition here
              unto Annexed               Henry Adams
                                       Robert Carvile

                By virtue of a writt of mandamus to us Henry Adams Rob.t
              Henly & Robert Canvile directed from the Right Hon.ble the Lord
              prop.ry of this province We Command you that you Cause twelve
              Good & Lawfull men of your Bailywick each of them having Estates
              of two pounds p year in your County & being of the neighbourhood
              to the Lands in question to Come before us or any two of us at the
              house of Bennett Massagay at Nangemy in your Said County upon
              ifriday the Sixth day of November next then & there diligently to
              Enquire what Lands Lieuten.t W.m Lewis late of yo.r Said County
              deced dyed Seized of at the time of his Death as of ffee in yor Said
              CotY of what manno.r & under what Rents & Services & how much
              these Lands & Tenem.ts are of value by the year in all issues & at
              what time the S.d Lieuten.t Wm Lewis dyed & who is his next heir &
              of what age the heir is & who those Lands & Tenem.ts from the time
              of the death of the Said Lieuten.t Willm Lewis have or do Occupy
              & the issues or profits hath or doth receive & by what Title & how &
              in what manner & who hath paid the Rent for the Same & to whom &
              for yo.r So doing this Shall be your warrant Given under our hand
              and Seals the one & thirtieth day of Octob.r in the 43.th year of the
              Dominion of Caecilius &C.a Annooq Domini 1674
              To the high Sheriff of       Henry Adams (sealed)
                 Charles County         Robert Carvile (sealed)

              Maryland ss:
                These may Certifie that I have been Receiv.r Gen.” for the Right
              Hon.ble the Lord Proprietary these fourteen years and that no Rent
              for Rice mannor now known by the name of Lewis neck Cont.a
              three thousand acres now Lying in Charles County has been paid
              to me or to any of my Deputies And I do further Certifie that upon
              Entring into this office there was two or three years Rent due as
              appeared to me upon the Rent Roll delivered into my hands thus
              much from the Roll in my Custody as his Lordship's Receiver
              Generall in this province Given under my hand this 11.th Septemb.r
             1674        seale                Charles Calvert

           p.   An Inquisition Indented taken at the house of Bennett marchgay
        (fol. 146) Scituate by Avon River Commonly Called Nangemy Creek in