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