Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679.   271





    the nineteenth day of July Anno 1656 being menconed and Endorsed Liber CD
    on the back Side of the Said Patent assign all his Right and Title of
    the Said Patent unto John Mills and Peter Mills By virtue of w.ch
    they became Seized and possessed of the premisses and being So
    Seized and possessed thereof the Said John and Peter Mills did by
    writeing under their hands bearing date the fourth day of August
    Anno. 1656 being menconed and Endorsed on the Backside of the
    Said Patent assign all their Right Title and Interest of in and to the
    premisses unto the Said John Medley his heirs and assigns And the
    Jurors do upon their Oaths further Say that to the best of their
    Judgm.ts haveing perused what writeings and Evidences Came before
    them that William Medley Son of the Said John Medley is Right
    heir of the mill Land aforemencOned And the Juro.rs do further
    Say that the heir is Twenty Six years of age and upwards, And the
    Jurors do further Say that as far forth as they can find his Lordship
    by his Receivers appointed to Collect the Same hath yearly Received
    his Rents of the premisses of the Severall persons in whose pos
    session the premisses have been And the Said Jurors do upon their
    Oaths further Say that the Land and Tenements on the Land afore
    said are of value by the year in all issues the Sume of five hundred (fol. 269)
    pounds of Tobacco And the Jurors do upon their Oaths further Say
    that mr Stephen Murty doth Occupy the Lands and tenements afores.d
    and the issues and profits thereof doth receive By virtue of a Bargain
    and Sale Indented in writeing under the hand and Seale of the
    aforesaid William Medley unto the Said Stephen Murty bearing
    date the Twenty first day of ffebruary Anno Domini 1676 in ffee
    Simple to him the S.d Stephen Murty and his heirs for Ever And
    the Jurors do further upon their Oaths Say that the Said John
    Medley and his heirs hath paid his Lordship's Rent for the Said
    Mill Land about Twenty two years, In Testimony whereof as well
    the Commission.rs as Juro.rs af.d have hereunto Set their hands and
    Seals the day and year first above written
                   Richard Lloyd sealed
                                   Commission.rs
                   Clement Hill sealed
    m.r John Warrensealed Rob.t Beard   sealed
    James Pattisonsealed  Henry Spink   sealed
    Thomas Kirkleysealed  Peter Pake    sealed
    Peter Mills   sealed  Rob.t Thomas  sealed
    W.m Cole      sealed  Robt iford    sealed
    Tho: Bassett  sealed  John Cambell  sealed

     Which being Read and heard It is the Judgm.t of the Court here
    this day to witt the fourth day of June in the fourth year of the
    Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &ca Annoq Domini 1679 that
    William Medley Son of the Sd John Medley deced is heir to the
    Lands in the aforegoing Inquisition menconed
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