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Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679. 265 the Said Lands as they now are, are worth nothing more than the Rent Liber C D Reserved to his Ldp and that the yearly Rent due to his Lordship p. 216 (fol. 262) for the Said Land hath not been paid from the time that the Said Mascall Departure out his Lordship's Province, And the Said Jurors further Say that they Cannot find any heir of the Said Richard Mascall within the Province of Maryland nor Elswehere In Testi mony whereof as well the Said Commission.rs as the Said Jurors have hereunto put their hands & Seals the day & year first above written Rowland Nance sealed Commissioners John Thomas sealed John Larkin sealed John Belt sealed Rich.d Beard sealed W.m Jones sealed Rich.' Cheiney Sen.r sealed W.m Iiames sealed Rich.” Cheiney Jun.r sealed John Tate sealed Robert Wade sealed John Jacobs sealed John Gray sealed Tho: Plummer sealed Which being Read and heard it is the Judgem.t of by the Court here this day to witt the fourth day of June in the fourth year of the Dominion of the Right Hon.ble Charles L.d Baltemore &c Anncxp Domini 1679 That the aforegoing Land & premisses if Mascall be dead is Fscheated for want of heir or if Mascall be alive the Same is Escheated for non payment of the rent in & by the aforesaid Grant Reserved Nic: Painter Cl Cur Prov.alis S.t Maries County ss: [Inquisition Thomas Diniard's Land] We the Jurors underwritten haveing Enquired of the Tenure and present Occupier of the Lands that Thomas Diniard late of this County dyed Seized of as of ffee in the Said County do find as followeth viz.t That the Said Thomas Dyniard dyed Seized of five hundred acres of Land held of the manno.r of West S.t maries in free and Common Soccage by ifealty only for all Services at the Rent of ten Shillings or five Bushells of Good Corn p annum That these Lands and Tenements are of value Twelve hundred pounds of Tobacco p Annum That the Said Diniard dyed about the fifth of November Anno 1659 without heirs That these Lands and Tenem.ts Since the Said Dyniards Death hath been Occupied by Charles Mynard Since Said Mynards Death by James Martin & his wife an hundred acres by Bartholomew Phillips & his Successors Two hun dred acres by John Macart & John Dash Two hundred acres That no Title appears by w.ch the Said Lands are or have been held Since Said Diniard's Death, And that the Rents have been duely paid by the present possessors to the Severall Sheriffs from time to time In |
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