192        Chancery Court Proceedings, 1676.

          Liber C D    day of Ap.ll in the first year of the Dominion of Charles &c Annoq
               Domini 167[6]
              To Clem.t Hill high Sheriff       Rob.t Carvile sealed
                  of S.t mary's County     Waltr Hall sealed

                An Inquisition Indented taken upon the five & Twentieth day of
              Aprill in the first year of the Dominion of Charles absolute Lord and
           p. 158 Prop.rY of the Provinces of maryland and Avalon Lord Baltemore
        (fol.. 192) &c Annoq Domini 1676 at the house of Sarah Claw Widow Scituate
              in S.t Clares in S.t michaels hundred in the CO.tY of St marys before
              us Robert Carvile & Walter Hall Gent By virtue of a Cothison in
              the nature of a mandamus iss.d out his Ldps high Court of Chanry
              to us directed by the Oaths of W.m Asboston. William Thomas,
              Tho:     Doxey, Rich.d Attwood, Henry Rider, Tho: Botter, Tho.
              TKeyting Elias Beech, Joseph Hackney, John Stevens, Richard Chill-
              man & W.m Newport twelve Good & Lawfull men of the County af.d
              Sworn diligently to Enquire what Lands John Reynolds late of the
              S.d Co.ty deced dyed Seized of at the time of his Death as of ffee
              in the Co.ty af.d & of what manno.r & under what Rents or Services &
              how much those Lands and Tenem.ts are of value by the year in all
              issues & at what time the Said Jno Reynolds dyed & who is his next
              heir & at what age y.e heir is & who these Lands & Tenem.ts from the
              time of the Death of the Said John Reynolds hath or doth Occupy
              and the issues and profits hath or doth Receive & by what Title &
              how & in what manno.r & who hath paid the Rent for the Same, & to
              whom w.ch Sd Juro.rs upon their Oaths Say as followeth

                ffirst they Say upon their Oaths that one Elizabeth Young being
              Seized in her Demeasne as of ffee of & in all that pcell of Land
              Called ffresh pond Neck Scituate in S.t michaels hundred in the sd
              Co.tY by Virtue of a Devise thereof to her made by Edward Packer
              Son of the Said Elizabeth by his last will & Testam.t as they are
              Credibly Informed & f or their more Certainty herein they Referr
              themselves to ye Said Packer's Will Remaining in the office for
              Probate of Wills &a & there having been formerly an Agreem.t made
              between the Sd Edwd Packer & the Sd Jno Reynolds about the Sale
              of the Sd Lands to the sd Reynolds by the s.d Packer & Some part of
              the purchase for the Same paid by Reynolds to Packer as they are
              Informed She the S.d Elizabeth did about Novemb.r Anno Dom
              1671 by Some writing under her hand & Seale & Entered upon Rec
              ord as they Suppose in the Sec.rys office & to w.ch they do also refer
              themselves Grant & Convey the S.d Lands & premisses to the sd Jno
              Reynolds & his heirs for Ever And that by virtue of the s.d Deed
              the s.d Jno Reynolds became Seized in ffee of the prmisses, & being
              So Seized he the Said John Reignolds by his last will & Testam.t
              bearing ye 24th day of Aug.t 1673 Gave & bequeathed his Reall &
              psonall Estate to be Sold to pay his debts & the Severall Legacys