140   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1674.





       Liber C D  of the Said Jurors did ever Enter into possession of the Said three
              thousand acres of Land or any part thereof nor was the Same Ever
              Seated or any Rent paid for the Same to his Lordship's Receiver
              Since the time of makeing the Said Lease to Prescott And they are
              the rather Induced to believe the Same by reason his Excellency the
              Capt Gen.ll hath under his hand & Seale at Armes Certified that no
              Rent hath been paid for the Same for these fourteen years last past
              as by the Same Certif.t bearing date the 11.th Sept.r 1674 now pro
              duced and hereunto Annexed may appear as also by the Testimony
              of m.r Benjamin Rozer now high Sheriff of Charles County who
              hath been Sheriff of the Said County for Seven years & in all that
              time never Received or was tendered any Rent for the Said Land
              Called Rice Mannor or Lewis Neck
                And they further Say that the Said Lieuten.t Lewis dyed without
              any heir that they know of and that it appears by the Sd Lease to
              Prescott the Said Rice Mannor was thereby to be held of the mannor
              of West S.t maries & that the Said three thousand acres of Land is
              worth no more than the Rent Reserved to his Lds without further
              improvemen.t of the Same
              Robert Robins sealed   W.m Hawchaugh sealed
              Owen Jones    sealed   Cornel Mackernumsealed
              the mrk of Kenelm                    his mark
               mcloghlin    sealed   Hen: Adams    sealed
              B marchemay   sealed   Rob.t Carvile sealed
              Alex: Gallant sealed    the mark of
              Thomas Witter sealed   Tho Crackson  sealed
              the mark of Jn°          the mark of
                Woodward    sealed   Sam: Sherell  sealed
              John Bush     sealed

       (fol. 148) Caecilius &a To Robert Carvile and Richard Ladd Gent Greeting
              We Command you that by the Oaths of twelve Good & Lawfull men
              of the County of Calvert by whom the truth of the matter may the
              better be known and Enquired of that you diligently Enquire what
              Lands Leonard Strong Late of Ann Arundell County deced dyed
              Seized of at the time of his Death as of ffee in the Said County of
              Calvert & of what manno.r and of what Service & how much those
              Lands or Tenements are of value by the year in all issues and at
              what time the Said Leonard Strong dyed & who is his next heir and
              of what age the heir is and who those Lands or Tenem.ts from the
              time of the Death of the Said Leonard Strong have or do occupy &
              the issues & pfts hath or doth Receive & by what Title & how & in
              what manner & the Inquisition thereof distinctly & openly made
              upon the first Tuesday in October next Ensuing the date hereof
          p.  to us in our Chancery under your hands and Seals and the hands
        (fol. 148) and Seals by whom it Shall be made without Delay you Send and