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Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679. 285 Right of Elizabeth his wife held the Same untill the Death of the Liber C D Said John Jourdain w.th was about the Eigth of September Anno Domini 1678 And the Jurors do further Say that from the time the Said Elizabeth Entered into the premisses & held the Same dureing her widowhood & after to witt the Twenty Eigth day of October Anno 1678 She Intermarried with m.r Cuthbert Scott w.ch Said Cuthbert and Elizabeth held and Enjoyed the Same in Right of Elizabeth and being So in possession thereof and being informed and advised that the last will & Testam.t of the Said Coll.° William Evans in Some part thereof is defective and that for want of the words to her and her heir for Ever proves only an Estate for life the words heirs & assigns for Ever being not Inserted in the Said Will as they Should have been to have made an Estate of Inheritance to his wife w.ch the Said Juro.rs do verily believe was his Intention they the Said Cuthbert Scott & Elizabeth his wife by their Deed bearing date the Eighteenth day of Aprill Annoq Domini 1679 for and in p. 233 Consideration of the Summ of thirty thousand pounds of Tobacco (fol. 285) in hand paid to them the Said Cuthbert & Elizabeth by the Right Hon.ble Charles Lord Baltemore did fully Clearly and absolutely Give Grant alien Bargain Sell & Confirm unto the Said Lord Balte more his heirs and assigns for Ever all those pieces and parcells of Land herein these presents before Expressed and that by virtue thereof his Lordship became Seized of the Sd Lands and premisses dureing the life of the Said Elizabeth Scott by Virtue of the Said Deed from the Said Scott and his wife And the Jurors afores.d do further Say that the Lands & Tenem.ts are of value by the year in all issues the Sum of Sixteen hundred pounds of Tobacco & that they find no heir and that Cap.t John Jour dein & m.r Cuthbert Scott hath for the most part Occupied the Sd Lands & Tenem.ts from the time of the Death of the Said William Evans and the issue & profits thereof hath received and his Lordship's Rent for the Same hath paid And that the Said Cuthbert Scott and Elizabeth his wife doth now Enjoy the Same as Tennants to my (fol. 286) Lord Baltemore afs.d In Testimony whereof as well the Said Corn mission.rs as the Juro.rs aforesaid have hereunto Set their hands and affixed their Seals the day and year first above Written Clement Hill sealed rs d Commisson.rs Rich. Gardner sealed Stephen Gough sealed Michael Thompsonsealed John Caecill sealed Michaell Ryleysealed Abraham Combe sealed Robert Beard sealed John Brown sealed William Cole sealed Robert Cooper sealed John Nevitt sealed John Davies sealed William Thompsonsealed |
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