Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679.   281





    Ann Arundell ss. Inquisition W.m Hunts Land  Liber C D
      By virtue of his Lordship's the Lord Proprietary's Mandamus
     to Nathaniell Heathcote and Samuell Lane Gent of Ann Arund.ll
     County directed bearing date at the City of S.t Marys the four &
     Twentieth day of march in the fourth year of his Lordship's Do
     minion Annop Domini one thousand Six hundred Seventy eight
     Commanding us by the Oaths of Twelve Good & Lawfull men
     of the Said County of Ann Arundell diligent Enquiry be made
     who hath or doth on upon a Certain Tract of Land Containing by
     Survey and Grant under the Great Seal of this Province to W.m
     Hunt late of this CotY of Annarundell bearing date the five and
     Twentieth day of September one thousand Six hundred Sixty and
     three, Three hundred and fifty acres And who the issues and profits
     thereof hath and doth receive and by what Title and how and in
     what manner And that diligent Enquiry made who hath paid the
     rent for the Same and to whom And the Inquisition thereof openly
     made to his Lordship's Chancery under our hands and Seales and the
     hands and Seals of those to whom the Same Shall be made without
     delay we Send and also the Said Writt.
      In Obedience thereunto We Nathaniell Heathcote and Samuell
     Lane the four & Twentieth day of Aprill Annoq Domini 1679 have
     by the high Sheriff of the Said County of Ann Arundell Caused to
     be Summoned Twelve Good and Lawfull men of this County of (fol. 281)
     Ann Arundell at the house of Ann Chew Widow in the County of
     Ann Arundell af.d who this day made their appearance before us
     viz.t John Salle Thomas iford, Walter Carr William Sivewick Gerr
     ard Hopkins Richard Wells John Gaile, Henry Bennett, Samuell Ren
     naldger Thomas Morgan Richard Beward And were then Sworn
     before us for that purpose w.ch Said twelve men upon diligent En
     quiry had and open Search made unanimously Concurr agree and
     declare as hereafter followeth viz.t
      That the Said William Hunt in the year of our Lord 1663 by
     Virtue of a Grant or Patent bearing date at the City of S.t Maries
     y.e 25.th day of September in the two and thirtieth year of the
     Dominion of the late Right Caecilius of Hon.ble memory was
     Seized of three hundred acres of Land in the County of Ann Arundell
     Called Maidstone Lying West of Herring Creek and that the Said
     Will.m Hunt as appears Indorsed on the back side of the Said Patent
     on the fifteenth day of the month of January next following did
     Sell assign and Set over all his Right Title and Interest to the afores.d
     Patent and Land to one William Crosley And that the sd Lands p. 230
                                                 (fol. 281)
     have not been Seated or Occupied at any time Since, And that no
     issues or profits have arisen thereof or been made by any pson
     whatsoever, And further the aforesaid Twelve men do find that
     the Rent of the afores.d three hundred and fifty acres of Land Called