Chancery Court Proceedings, 1670.    27





       Item. They say that the said Ten Acres lye as followeth Vjzt Liber CD
     Five Acres on the South side of the afd Run which is in the possession
     of Thomas Sprigg afd and is of the yearly Value at this present
     without further Improvement of One Shilling and Six pence Sterling
     and is held by the said Sprigg to him and his heirs with other Lands
     by Virtue of a Grant from Thomas Cornwallis Escp and is part of
     the said Mannor of Resurrection
       Item. They Say that the other five Acres doth lye on the North
     side of the afd Run and is of the clear yearly Value without further
     Improvement of One Shilling & Six pence Sterling and is in the
     present possession of Richard Perry in the Writt named in Trust
     for the heir of the afd John Bateman deceased which is also part
     of the said Mannor of Resurrection and held with other Lands of
     and belonging to the said Mannor.
       Item. They Say that is not to the damage of any o person or
     persons whatsoever.
       Item. They say that there is but one Measne between the Lord
     propry and the present possessor of five sd Ten Acres to witt p.20
     the heirs of the said John Bateman who is Lord or Lady of the (fol. 24)
     said Mannor of Resurrection and in whose right the said Richard
     Perry doth hold the other five Acres as afd.
       Item. They say that the said Mannor of Resurrection was pur
     chased by the sd John Bateman of Thomas Cornwallis Esq who
     held the same to him and his heirs by pattent from the right honble
     the Lord prory as of his Honour [sic] of West Saint Maries in free
     and common Soccage.
       Item. They Say that there is remaining sufficient in the possession
     of the said Richard Perry in right of the said heir of John Bateman
     afd deceased over and above the said Ten Acres to uphold the
     Mannor according to Articles of plantacon Vizt one Sixth part for
     Demesnes
       Item. They Say that all possessors of the said Ten Acres or any
     part thereof after the said alienacon for building of a Mill may be
     putt as before the sd alienacon and that the County will not thereby
     be Charged or grieved more then was wont. In Wittness whereof
     the Jurors before mentioned have hereunto affixed their Seals the
     day and Year above written Subscribed and Sealed
           Jonathan Prater       Thos Carleton
           Peter Joye            Robert Tyler
           Charles Bird          Richard Bayley
           Cuthbert Fenwicke     William King
           John H Henning        William Jones
           Phillip Baggas        Andrew R Robinson
                              Chr. Rouseby Sher.