Chancery Court Proceedings 1675-76.  173


     Nanjemy in the Co.ty af.d Commonly known & Called by the name Liber C D
     of Hitchinson's Hope Cont.a Two hundred acres to be held of Pan
     gaya manno.r paying therefore yearly to the Lord Prop.ry or his
     heirs the Sume of four Shillings Sterl p Annum or the value thereof
     in Such Cothodities as the Receiv.r or Collect.r appointed by the
     Lord prop.ry or his heirs Shall accept in discharge therefore as doth
     appear p patent remaining upon Record in the Secrys Office Granted (fol. 178)
     to the Said John Hitchinson bearing date y.e 26.th Novemb.r 1667
     And we the Juro.rs do find that the Said 'pcells or Tracts of Laud is &
     hath been in y.e possession of mr John Allen Since the death of the
     Said John Hitchinson by the order of his Ex.cy Charles Calvert Esqr p. 144
     Cap.t Gen.l & Governo.r of Maryland by the Confession of the (lot 178)
     Said John Allen And we Jurors further find that there was two
     hundred acres of Land Comonly known & Called by the name of
     Wicksall Lying Scituate & being at Chingomuxon in Charles Co.t~
     afores.d To be held of Pangayah mannor Paying yearly therefore
     to the Lord Prop.ry or his heirs the Sume of four Shillings Sterl or
     y.e value thereof in Such Goods & Comodities as the Receiver or
     Collecto.r of the Lord Prop.ry or his heirs Shall accept in discharge
     thereof But we the Sd Juno.rs of the Jury are altogether Ignorant
     & Cannot have any Information by whom the S.d tract of Land
     hath been Enjoyed Since the Death of the Said John Hitchinson w.ch
     Said three pcells of Land we the Jurors of the Said Jury do Say were
     in the possession of the sd Jno Hitchinson at the time of his Death
     And that he dyed possessed of the Same And further we the Jurors
     of the Sd Jury do Say that the sd John Hitchinson dyed Intestate &
     without any heir according to the best Informacon we can Get And
     that the John Hitchinson at the time of his Death was Seized in
     his Demeasne as of ffee of the Said three Tracts of Land in the
     patents menconed were held & are held of the R.t Honble the Lord
     Prop.ry ye first Conta three hund.d acres of his manno.r of Zachaiah
     & the other Two of Two hundred acres apiece of his manno.r of
     Pangaya in free & Common Soccage by ffealty only for all Services
     Yeilding & paying therefore yearly for the afores.d three Tracts of
     Land to us or our heirs at the usuall Receipt of S.t maries fourteen
     Shillings Sterling at the Nativity of our Lord To Inquisition
     We the Jurors aboves.d have hereunto Set their hands & Seals in
     the presence of Henry Adams & Thomas Mathews Gent the day &
     year above written
     Henry Adams    sealed  Gerrard Brown sealed
     Tho: mathews   sealed  Owen Jones    sealed
     Rob.t Robins   sealed  Jno Gray      sealed
     John Wheeler   sealed  James Mankister sealed
     Rich.d ffowke  sealed  John Aubery   sealed
     Tho Crackston  sealed  Roger Bowder  sealed
     Hen: H Barnes  sealed  Christr Warner sealed