268    Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679.





       Liber C D  above menconed 20 acres of Land that he be and appear before
               his Lordships Justices at the next Provinciall Court to Shew Cause
               if any he have why the Grant of the Said Land Surreptitiously
               obtained by one Thomas Todd deceased ought not to be adnulled
              and made Void upon Record    .           .  lis
                                      Nic: Painter Ct Cur Prov.a is
               Ann Arundell County ss. Inquisition Oliver Holloway's Land
                By virtue of his Lordship's the Right Hon.ble the Lord Proprietary
               Mandamus to us Nathaniell Heathcote & Samuell Lane directed
               bearing date at S.t Maries the Twenty Seventh day of march Annoq
               Domini 1679 Commanding us that by the Oaths of twelve Good &
               Lawfull men of this County that the truth of the matter may be the
               better known and Enquired of That you diligently Enquire what
               Lands Oliver Holloway late of this County deceased dyed Seized
               of at the time of his Death as of ffee in the Said County and of
               what manno.r and under what Rents and Services and how much
               those Lands & Tenem.ts are of value by the year in all issues and at
               what time the S.d Oliver dyed & who is his next heir and at what
               age the heir is and who those Lands & Tenem.ts from the time of
               the Death of the Said Oliver hath or doth Occupy and the issues
               and profits hath or doth receive & by what Title & how in what
               manner & who hath paid the Rent for the Same & to whom and
               Inquisition thereof distinctly and openly make into his Lordship's
               Chancery under our hands and Seals and the hands and Seals of
               those by whom the Same Shall be made without delay we Send
                In Obedience thereunto We Nathan.” Heathcote & Samuell Lane
               the 4.th day of Aprill Annoq Domini 1679 have by the high Sheriff
               of the Said County Caused to be Summoned twelve Good nad Law-
               full men of this County who have this day made their appearance
               before us viz.t Henry Hanslup, Robert Lockwood, Thomas iford,
               Tho.s Pratt John Walters Anthony Holland, W.m Home Thomas
               Dabourne Richd Gott ffrancis Butler Robert Castins Thomas Brown
               and were Sworn for that purpose w.th Said twelve men have unani
           P. 219 mously Concurred & agreed upon and declared upon their Oaths as
        (fol. 265)            t         .
               hereafter followeth Viz. That the Said Oliver Holloway dyed in
               the month of November Annoq Domini 1676 and that he was
               Seized at the time of his Death of four hundred and fifty acres of
               Land in Ann Arundell County as of ffee Called Hollaways Increase
               as of the manno.r of the Said County in free and Common Soccage
               by ifealty onely for all Services Reserveing only to his Lordship
               2.s 1. d½ p Annum Rent and that the S.d Rent Remains unpaid Ever
       (fol. 266) Since the Said Oliver was Seized of the Same and is of value more
               than the aforesaid Rent one Bushell of Corn p annum
                That the Said Oliver Hollaway at the time of his Death was Seized
               of one hundred acres of Land more in the Said County with one