Chancery Court Proceedings, 1674.   139





     Charles County in the Said province upon ffryday the Sixth day of Liber C D
     November in the three and fortieth year of ye Domin.n of Caecilius
     Absolute Lord & Proprietary of the Provinces of maryland and
     Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c Annoq Domini 1674 before us
     Henry Adams & Robert Carvile Gent by virtue of a writt of man
     damus issued out of his Lttps high Court of Chancery to this Inqui
     sition Annexed to us and to Robert Henly Gent or any two of us
     directed by the Oaths of Rob.t Robins Owen Jones Keneim Mack
     loghlin Ben.t marchegay Alexand.r Gallant Thomas Wytter Jn.°
     Woodward John Bush William ifairecloth, Cornelius Mackernon,
     Thomas Craxon and Samuell Sherrell who upon their Oaths Say
     as followeth viz.t
       That William Lewis Comonly Called Lieu.t W.m Lewis of Charles
      was not to the knowledge of any the afores.d Jurors in his life
     time or at the time of his Death Seized or in Actuall possession of
     any Lands or Tenem.ts in the S.d County of Charles Co.ty but they
     Say that the Said William Lewis having Right to three thousand
     acres of Land in the Said province two thousand thereof by a Sp.”
     warrant from the Right Hon.ble the Lord Proprietor & the other
     one thousand acres Residue of the Said three thousand acres by
     Severall assignm.ts & other Rights to him due as appears to us by
     the Copy of the Records Extracted out of the Secretarys office to
     the Said Jurors now produced did about the Twentieth of August
     1653 or 1654 procure a warr.t for the Surveying of him the S.d
     Lieuten.t William Lewis in any part of the S.d province three thous
     and acres of Land not formerly taken up or Reserved for his Lord
     ship's use & accordingly Rob.t Clarke Gent Survey.r Generall did the
     Eight of September 1654 return his Certif.t of Survey into the Said (fol. 147)
     Secretaries office that he had laid out for the Said Lieuten.t William
     Lewis a Tract of Land Called Rice manno.r Lying on the North
     Side of Potomock River & on the South Side of a Creek Called
     Nangemy Creek now Avon River Containing three thousand acres
     be the Same more or Less w.ch Said Land Called Rice manno.r was
     & Still is Comonly Called by the name of Lewis Neck
       And the Said Jurors do further upon their Oaths Say that before
     the Sd Lands were patented to wit in march 1655 the Sd Lieu.t W.m
     Lewis dyed and that after his Death the s.d three thousand acres of
     Land was by ord.r of the then Prov.ll Co.rt in the year 1659 by Grant
     under the privy Seale of this province Leased to Edward Prescot p. 118
     merchant for Satisfaction of a Debt of fourteen thousand three (fol. 147)
     hundred fifty and five pounds Tob.° due to the S.d Prescot and
     other the Creditors of the Said Lieu.t William Lewis for the
     Terme of ninety and nine years under the Rent of three pounds
     Sterling p Annum, But the S.d Jurors further upon their Oaths
     Say that the Said Edward Prescott nor any for him to the knowledge