282   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679.





        Liber CD  Maidstone in the County of Ann Arundell afores.d was in the year
               of our Lord 1677 for the term of Seven years from thence fore past
               was paid unto m.r John Welsh then high Sheriff of the Said Coty
               by m.rs Ann Chew Widdow of the Same County, In Wittness whereof
               we the Said Nathaniell Heathcote and Samuell Lame and also the
               aforesaid twelve men have hereunto Set our hands and Seals dated
               the four and Twentieth day of Aprill Annoq Domini 1679

                                       Nathan.ll Heathcote Sealed
                                       Sam.” Lame sealed
              John Sallers   sealed  Richard Wells sealed
              Tho: ffoard    sealed  John Gaile    sealed
              Walter Carr    sealed  Henry Bennett sealed
              W.m Sivewick   sealed  Sam.ll Renigersealed
              Richd Deavor   sealed  Thomas Morgan sealed
              Gerrd Hopkins  sealed  Richd Bidwort sealed

        (fol. 282) Which being Read and heard It is Ordered by the Court here this
               day to witt the fourth day of June in the fourth year of the Dominion
               of the Right Hon.ble Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Domini
               1679 that a melius Inquirend: issue better to Enquire concerning the
               Lands in the a foregoing Inquisition menconed
                                  Nic:     Painter Ctk Cur Provincialis

               Maryland ss Inquisition Coll.o William Evan's Land
                An Inquisition Indented taken the thirteenth day of may in the
               fourth year of the Dominion of Charles absolute Lord and Pro
               prietary of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron
               of Baltemore &c.a Annoq Domini 1679 at the house of m.r Cuthbert
               Scott Scituate and being near S.t Clements bay on the East Side
               thereof in the Co.tY of S.t marys in the Province of maryland by
               Virtue of a Commission in the nature of a mandamus issued out of
               his Ldps high Court of Chancery to us Clement Hill & Richard
               Gardner Gent directed whereby we are Commanded by the oaths
               of twelve Good and Lawfull men of the S.d County diligently to
               Enquire what Lands Coll.o William Evans late of S.t Marys Co.ty
               deed dyed Seized of at the time of his Death as of ffee in the County
               of S.t Marys and of what manno.r and under what Rent and Services
               and how much those Land and Tenem.ts are of value by the year in
               all issues and at what time the S.d Coll.o Evans dyed and who is his
               next heir and what age the heir and who those Lands & Tenem.ts
               from the time of the Death of the Said William Evans hath or doth
               Occupy and the issues & 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 Stephen Gough, John
               Caecill Abraham Combes, Jno Brown Robert Cooper, John Davies,