256   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679.





        Liber C D  herein mentioned amounting unto the Sume of four hundred &
               fifty acres of Land the Said John Warren had Given & bequeathed
               him Together with one man Servant named William Ramsey for
               Seven Years (Paying yearly a thousand pounds of Tobacco for
               Eight years by the af.d Edward Cotten as by the Last Will and
               Testament under the Said Edward Gotten's hand bearing date the
               Eighteenth day of Aprill 1653 may more at Large appear By virtue
               of w.ch the Said John Warren became Intitled to the Same and
               became Seized and possessed thereof and hath held & Enjoyed
               the Same untill this time, And the Said Jurors do further upon
               their Oaths Say that the Land & Tenements herein mencöned are
               of value by the year in all issues worth the sume of one thousand
               pounds of Tobacco And the Jurors do upon their Oaths further Say
               that the S.d John Warren (as by Receipts may more at large appear)
               paid his Ldps Rent for the prmisses to Such offic.rs as his Lopp hath
               from time to time appointed to Collect the Same for & dureing the
               time the 5d John Warren Enjoyed the premisses But who paid the
               S.d Rent or to whom it was paid before the Said John Warren the
               S.d prmisses Enjoyed the Juro.rs know not, And the Jurors do further
               upon their Oaths Say that they know not who is the heir to the af.d
               four hundred and fifty acres of Land and that the Patents & Grants
               of all the aforemenconed parcell of Land amounting unto the Sume
               of four hundred and fifty acres are now in the possession of the
               Said John Warren assigned him by the Executor of the Last will
               and Testam.t of the Said Edward Cotton In Testimony whereof
           p. 209 as well the Said Com.rs as the Jurors aforesaid have hereunto put
         (fol. 251) their hands and Seals the day and year first above written
                                         Clement Hill sealed
                                         Richard Gardner sealed
               Abraham Combe sealed  John Nevitt   sealed
               John Heard    sealed  Tho: Kinsley  sealed
               William Cole  sealed  Jn.° ffossey  sealed
               John Baily    sealed  Mich. Ryly    sealed
               W.m Langworth sealed  Ignatius Warrensealed
               Robert Cole   sealed  John Bayly    sealed

                 Which being Read and heard It is Ordered by the Court here
               this day to witt the ninth day of October in the third year of the
               Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Domini 1678 that
               a melius Inquirendum issue better to Enquire concerning the Land
               in the aforegoing Inquisition menconed
                                      Nic Painter Cl Cur Prov.alio

               Somersett County ss. Macum Thomas Inquisition
                 By virtue of a mandamus out of his Lap's Court of Chancery
               bearing date the 18.th day of July in the third year of his Lordship's