142   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1674.





        Liber C D Commission in the nature of a Writt of mandamus to us directed
               to this Inquisition annexed to Enquire after the death of Leonard
               Strong late of Ann Arundell County deced by the Oaths of John
               Troster ffrancis Hutchins, George Abbott, James Humes, James
               Thompson, James Macall George Whitle W.m Barnett, Nicholas
               Carr, William Ireland James Elton and Nathaniell Daw which Said
           p.  Jurors upon their Oaths Say that the Said Leonard Strong was in
        (fol. 149) his Life Time Reputed Owner of two parcells of Land Lying upon
               the Clifts in Calvert County aforesaid the one Called Elizabetha
               Cont.a Six hundred acres and the other Called Angelica Cont.a Two
               hundred acres But Say that they do not know that he dyed Seized
               in ffee of the Same Lands & believe the Contrary for that at the
               time of his Decease there were no patents of the Sd Lands Granted
               to the Said Leonard Strong And the Said Jurors do further upon
               their Oaths Say that the Said Leonard Strong about nineteen years
               Since went for England and there dyed as appears to them by the
               Oaths of Sarah Hans & Capt Cobreth Leaving behind him one
               Daughter named Elizabeth Strong his Sole heir being at the time
               of the Said Leonard's Death of about two years old who Since her
               Said fathers Death intermarried with one Charles James by whom
        (fol. 150)     She had issue a Son or a Daughter as the Said Jurors are Informed
               which Said Elizabeth the Daughter and heir of the S.d Leonard
               as also the Child had by the Said Charles James are both Since
               dead as they are likewise Informed and other heir of the sd Leonard
               Strong the Jurors find none But of what mannor & under what
               Rents or Services the Said Severall parcells of Land were or are
               holden the Said Jurors are altogether Ignorant
                And the S.d Jurors do upon their Oaths fur ther Say that they du
              not know who for all the time Since the Decease of the sd Leon'
              Strong held and Enjoyed the S.d Severall pcells of Land but they
              find by the Oath of the Said Sarah Hans that one William Durant a
              Guardian to the Said Elizabeth Strong did Let the Land to one
              Edward Verin for the Term of nine years for Building & Clearing
              & planting an Orchard but for what time he held the Same they
              know not And that it also doth appear by the Oath of Meredith
              Jones the present Tennant in possession of the Lands Called Eliza
              betha that he the Said Meredith was put into possession of the Sd
              Land Called Elizabetha by the Said Elizabeth Strong the heir and
              that he paid to the Said Charles James for the Rent thereof Six
              years the Sume of Eight hundred pounds of Tobacco p annum
              And that the Said Charles James Sold the Said other two hundred
              acres Called Angelica to one Thomas Williams for five Thousand
              pounds of Tobacco and that the Said Thomas Williams his Tennant
              r Assigns are Still in possession thereof but what the sd Severall