270   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679.





       Liber C D  the heir is and of what manno.r and under what Rents & Services
              and how much those Lands and Tenem.ts are of value by the year
              in all issues and who those Lands and Tenem.ts hath or doth Occupy
              and the issues and profits hath or doth receive and by what title and
              how & in what manner and who hath paid the Rent for the Same &
              to whom, We do by the Oaths of m.r John Warren James Pattison,
              Thomas Kirkely Peter Mills W.m Cole Thomas Bassett Robert
              Beard, Henry Spinke Peter Pake Robert Thomas, Robert iford and
              Cap.t John Cambell who being all ready Sworn Say as followeth
                That the Right Hon.ble the Lord Proprietary of the S.d Province
              and by his Patent under the Great Seale of the Said Province bearing
              date the Sixth day of may Annoq Domini 1651 Give Grant and
              Enfeoffe unto Walter Pake of the County & Province af.d his heirs
              & assigns for Ever all that parcell of Land or Tract of Land Lying
              on the East Side of Brittons bay near the head thereof Containing
              and Laid out for Eleven hundred acres more or Less To be holden
              of the manno.r of West S.t Maries Yeilding and Paying therefore
              yearly unto his Said Lordship his heirs and Successors one pound
              two Shillings Sterling or Eleven Bushells of Good Corn at the
              feast of the Nativity of our Lord To be holden in free and Common
              Soccage by ifealty onely for all Services as Relation being had to
              the patent may more at Large appear By virtue of w.ch Grant or
              Patent the Said Jurors do upon their Oaths Say That the said
              Walter Pake became Seized and possessed of the premisses and
              being So Seized and possessed thereof the Said Walter Pake did by
       (fol. 268) writeing under his hand bearing date the tenth day of ffebruary
              Anno 1652 being menconed and Endorsed on the Back Side of the
              Patent aforesaid assign all his Right Title and Interest of in and
              to the premisses to Paul Sympson his heirs and assigns for Ever
              And the Said Jurors do upon their Oaths farther Say That the S.d
              Paul Sympson became Seized and possessed of the premisses and
              being So Seized and possessed thereof the Said Paul Simpson did
              by writeing under his hand the date not known but Some part thereof
              to be Seen Endorsed on the back Side of the s.d Patent assign all
              his Right Title and Interest of in and to the Same premisses unto
              Nicholas, John and Peter Mills as by the Testimony of the Said
              Peter Mills one of the Juro.rs doth appear By virtue of which
              assignm.t they became Seized of the Same and being So Seized and
              possessed thereof the Sd Nicholas John & Peter Mills did by write
              ing under their hands bearing date the Twelfth day of December
              Anno 1653 being menconed and Endorsed on the back Side of the
              Said Patent assign all their Right Title and Interest of in and to the
              premisses to John Medley his heirs and assigns for Ever By
              Virtue of w.ch assignm.t the Said John Medley became Seized and
          p.221 possessed of y.e prmisses and being So Seized and possessed thereof
        (fol.268) the Said John medley did by writeing under his hand bearing date