Chancery Court Proceedings, 1678.   227





      TB    John Blomfield Replevin ad vic Com S.t. m: ag.t Garrett Liber CD
    Vansweringen for one Serv.t named James Wilkin dat 25.th July ret
    8.th Oct.r 1678


         At a Court of Chan.ry held at y.e City of S.t marys the
       Eighteenth day of June in the year of o.r Lord one thou
       sand Six hund.d Seventy eight Present
         The Hon.ble Tho: Notley Esq Chief Judge in Equity
         The Hon.ble Phillip Calvert Esp Chancellour
         The Hon.ble Wm Calvert Esq Secretary
         The Hon.ble Baker Brooke Escp Surveyor Gen.ll
         The Hon.ble maj.r Benjamin Rozer Esq

      Between Tho: ffrancis p.lt Solomon Sparrow Richd Johns &
    Elizabeth his wife & Thomas Sparrow defendants
      This Cause Comeing on in the Docquett of Causes this day It was
    alleadged by Robert Carvile attny of the Comp.lt in the prsence of
    George Parker attorney for the def.ts that the S.d Comp upon the
    Seventh day of ffebruary in the year of our Lord one thousand
    Six hundred Seventy & Six did Exhibit his Bill of Complaint into
    this Court ag.t the Said Defendants thereby Setting forth that
    one Thomas Sparrow deced being Seized in ffee of a parcell of (fol. 223)
    Land Lying in Ann Arundell Co.ty Called Locust Neck did in
    Consideration of the Sume of Seven thousand & five hundred pounds
    of Tobacco to him p.d by the Comp.lt by his writeing under his
    hand & Seale bearing date the fifteenth day of October one thousand
    Six hundred Sixty Seven acknowledged to have Sold the S.d Comp.lt
    the S.d Locust neck the Land thereunto adjoyning & marked
    w.ch Said Land he did Ingage himself to make a Good assurance of
    according to Law when it Sho.d be Surveyed & the S.d Thomas
    Sparrow did Give the Complain.t possession thereof who Entered
    thereinto & became possessed thereof & by virtue of that Title only
    (as was usuall in this Country in the infancy thereof for others to
    do) he held ye Same till about the Latter End of the year one thou- (fol. 224)
    sand Six hundred Seventy three the Comp.lt being Ignorant of
    matters of this nature went to take advice about his Title & being
    informed that the s.d Land was not by the writeing af.d Sufficiently
    assured unto him the Comp.lt went to the Said Thomas Sparrow to
    have the Said Land Confirmed unto him by a Good Deed in Law &
    to have the Same Laid out & Surveyed by a Skillfull Surveyo.r
    according to the writeing af.d And thereupon it was by the S.”
    Thomas Sparrow & the Comp.lt agreed that the meets & bounds
    might be Set out and distinguished & the quantity of area known &
    that the Same Should be done & Survey'd by George Yates Gen a
    Depty Surv.r und.r Baker Brooke Esq Surveyo.r Gen.ll who upon the