Chancery Court Proceedings, 1675-76.  171





    Lying in Putuxent River Called Turners pasture Containing five Liber C D
    hundred acres for w.ch Said Land yor petr at Sev.ll paym.ts hath
    honestly paid & Satisfied for the whole purchase the full Sume of
    Thirteen thousand pounds of Tobacco but by reason the Said Turner
    did Live at So Great distance yor petr hath not obtained any Con
    veyance or other writeing from the S.d Turner whereby it may
    appear that yor pet.r of the Said Land Save only one Bond for the
    Sum of fourteen thousand pounds of Tobacco Condicon for
    the acknowledgem.t of all his Right & Title of the Land at a Calvert
    County Court to be holden on the third Tuesday in march last past
    unto yor petr & his heirs & assigns for Ever as by the Said writeing
    more at Large appeareth But now So it is that the Said Robert
    Turner dyed Intestate and without any heir So that yor petr is left
    Remedyless to his utter Ruin and Destruction
      Wherefore yor pet.r humbly prayeth that Enquiry may be made
    upon the Sd Tract of Land in usuall form & jf y.e Same be found es
    cheated to the R.t Hon.ble the Ld Prop.ry that then yor Ldp will
    be pleased to Grant ye Same unto yor pet.r upon Such Reasonable
    Terms as y.r Ldp Shall think fit in Charity to propose And yo.r pet.r
    as in duty Bound Shall ever pray &c

    26.th ffeb: 1675.
      Ordered that a writt of Enquiry Issue out Touching the Land
    above menconed ye Said writt to be made Returnable y.e next Prov.ll
    Court                              Ch: Calvert
    To W.m Calvert Esqr Sec.ry of maryland

    26.th ffeb: 1675
      Mandamus then issued to Thomas Brooke & Roger Brooke of
    Calvert County Gent that by the oaths of xij &c they Enquire what
    Lands Robt Turner late of Kent Co.ty deced dyed Seized of in
    Calvert Co.ty Ret 5.th Aprill .p &

    March 6th 1675
      A melius Inquirend: then iss.d to Jn.° Stone & Thomas Hussey of
    Charles County Gent that by the Oaths of xij &c they Enquire how
    much three pcells of Land W.ch Jn.° Hitchinson late of Charles Co.ty
    deced dyed Seized of are of value by the year &c Ret without delay
      By virtue of a writt of mandamus to us directed bearing date the
    25.th day of Novemb.r in y.e 41.th year of the Dominion of Caecilius
    &c Annoq Dñi 1673 These are in the name of the Right Hon.ble
    the Lord prop.ry to Comand you that you Cause Twelve Good &
    Lawfull men of yor Bailywick that they make their psonall appear
    ance at the house of m.r John ifanning on the 16.th day of this
    Instant August then & there to Enquire what Lands & Tenem.ts Jn.°
    Hitchinson late of this Co.ty held as of his Demeasne & of what
    issues & what the Said Lands are worth by the year & when the