Chancery Court Proceedings, 1676.    95





     what Title they know not Also the Said Jurors do find that the Liber CD
     Said Robt Turner dyed Seized of one other parcell of Land Con
     taining three hundred acres Called by the name of Turners place
     holden of his Ldp & his heirs as of Lpps manno.r of Putuxent in
     free & Common Soccage by ffealty only for all Services under the
     yearly Rent of Six Shillings Sterl & that the Same is now worth in all
     its issues & profits by the year two hundred pounds of Tobacco And
     that one John Moffett ever Since the death of the Said Rob.t Turner
     hath possessed the Said Land But by what Title we know not In
     Wittness whereof as well the Said Thomas Brooke & Roger Brooke
     as the Jurrors afores.d to these presents their hands & Seals have
     Sett & put the day & year first above written
                                       Tho:  Brooke
                                       Rogr Brooke
     Geo: Lingan    Bernard Johnson     John Wynall
     M: Hanton      W.m Hanley     Hen:   Mitchell
     Tho: Robesonffr: Dorrington Jos:Gardner
     Hen: Cole    John Turner    Wm    Kent
                     All Sealed
     Ap.” 1676

      It is ye Judgmt of the Court here that y.e Lands aboves.d are
     Escheated to his Lpp for want of heir
                                  p Jn° Blomfield Cl

      Charles &.C To the Sheriff of Kent County Greeting Whereas by a
     finall Judgm.t or decree made before us in our Court of Chancery
     upon the ninth day of December instant in a Cause there depending
     Between Thomas Peighen master of the Ship Ruth of London p.lt
     & George ffulford & Edward Leach merch.ts of London def.ts It
     was amongst other things Ordered adjudged & Decreed that the S.d
     Edward Leach ifactor of the S.d Geo: ffulford Sh.d forthwith out of
     the Goods Shipped on board the Said Ship or the produce thereof
     pay the Seamens Wages for twelve months w.ch amounted to the
     Sume of four hundred fifty Seven pounds Sixteen Shillings Sterl (fol. 195)
     Port Dutys & for Victualling the S.d Shipp & also that the Said
     Edw.d Leach Sho.d out of the S.d Goods & produce yfeof pay unto
     the s.d Comp.lt Tho.s Peighen according to Charter party the Suth
     of Six hund.d & thirty p.ds Sterl for the hire of the Said Ship for
     twelve months being yet unpaid as also the Sum of twelve p.ds Sterl
     for Costs of Suit taxed by this Court as by the Same device Remain
     ing upon Record in our Sec.rys office may more at Large appear And
     Whereas the sd Thomas Peighen hath made Complaint to us that
     the S.d Edw.d Leach is a foreigner & hath no Visible Estate in this
     Province upon which Execution upon the s.d Decree may be had or
     Levyed in Case the Goods So Shipped as aforesaid & most of them