148 Chancery Court Proceedings, 1674-75.





        Liber C D  whom the truth of the matter may the better be known & Enquired
               of that you or any two of you diligently Enquire what Lands &
               Tenem.ts John Leget late of Charles County deced dyed Seized of
               at the time of his Death as of ffee in the S.” Co.tY of Charles County
               & of what mannor & under what Rents or Services & how much those
               Lands & Tenem.ts are of value by the year in all issues and at what
        (fol. 156) time the Said John Leget dyed & who is his next heir & of what
               age the heir is and who those Lands & Tenem.ts from the time of the
               Death of the Said John Leget have or do Occupy and the issues or
               profits hath or doth Receive & by what Title & how and in what
               manner & who hath paid the Rent for the Same & to whom & the
               Inquisition thereof distinctly and openly made to us in our Chancery
               under yor hands & Seals and the hands and Seals by whom it Shall be
               made without delay you Send and this writt Wittness our Self &c the
               2.1 Jan.ry in the 43.th year of our Dominion &C.a Annoq Domini 1674

               M.r Blomfield
                 I'm desired by D.r Pearce to Signifie to you that he has Occasion
               for a writt of mandamus about a plantation formrly Emperor Smith
               and Abdeloe martins & now in the S.d Pearce's possession which
               you may let him have by order from Yo.rr friend
               To m.r John Blomfield Chief  Charles Calvert
                  Clerke of the Secretarys office
                 The Comiss.n to be directed to m.r Thou Spnigg & m.r Robert
               Carvile  Charles Calvert
                 Caecilius &ca To our Trusty & Welbeloved Thomas Spnigg of
               Calvert County and Robert Carvile of our City of S.t maries Gent
               Greeting We Command you that by the Oaths of twelve Good and
               Lawfull men of our Said County of Calvert by whom the truth of
               the matter may the better be known & Enquired of that yU diligently
               Enquire what Lands Emperor Smith & Abdeloe martin late of
               Calvert County deced dyed Seized of at the time of their Death
               as of ffee in the County of Calvert and of what mannor & under
               what Rents and Services and how much those Lands & Tenements
               are of value by the year in all issues & at what time the Said Emperor
               Smith and Abdeloe Martin and who is their next heir & what age
               the heir is & who those Lands & Tenements from the time of the
               Death of the Said Emperor Smith & Abclelo Martin hath or doth
               Occupy & the issues and profits hath or doth Receive & by what
               Title & how and in what mannor & who hath paid the Rent for the
               Same & to whom & the Inquisition thereof distinctly & openly made
               to us in our Chan.ry under your hands and Seals and the hands and
               Seals by whom it Shall be made without delay you Send and this
               Writt Wittness our Self at our City of S.t maries y.e 26.th of Jan.ry
               in the 43.th year of our Dominion &C.a Annoq Dom 1674