298   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679.




         Liber C D and further we the Said Jurors Say that the sd one thousand acres

        (p. 243 fol. 297)    of Land hath been Occupied and possessed by the Said John Douglas
               by virtue of the aforesaid Grant as Executor of Bridgett Heard for
               the use of the Legattees menconed in the will of the Bridgett
               Heard & that the Said John Douglas hath Received the profits &
               issues thereof untill about November last past, and hath paid his
               Lordships Rents for the Said one thousand acres of Land untill that
               time and Since, thence and now the Said one thousand acres of Land
               is in the possession of the Hon.ble Coll.o Benjamin Rozer, But by
               what means we the Jurors aforesaid are altogether Ignorant And
               further we the Said Jurors Say that John Douglas Jun.r the Son
               of the af.d John Douglas deceased is the Sole Surviveing Legatee
               of the S.d Bridgett Heard according to the best information we can
               gett, therefore we the Said Jurors do find that the Said John Douglas
               is the true and Lawfull heir to the Said one thousand acres of Land
               no other Legattee appearing to us to be Liveing and that the Said
               John Douglas is fifteen years of age, And We the Jurors afores.d
        (fol. 298) further Say that we find not William Heard afores.d possessed within
               his life any more Lands, In Testimony whereof as well the Com
               mission.rs as the Jurors as aforesaid to these prsent Indentures have
               Set their hands and Seals the day and year first above Written
                                    William [sic] Adames (sealed)
                                         Ignatius Causeene sealed
         Henry Bonner        sealed  Thomas Craxtonsealed
               Willm Hinsey     sealed Arthur Turner  sealed
               John Harvey      sealed Edw.d Dennis   sealed
               Thomas Gibson    sealed Thos Wakefield sealed
               Robert Inglesby  sealed George Newman  sealed
               William Ward     sealed Joseph Bullett sealed

                Which being Read and heard It is Ordered by the Court here
               this day (to witt) the Eigth day of Octob.r in the fourth year of
               the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Anncxp Domini one
               thousand Six hundred Seventy nine, That a melius Inquirendum issue
               better to Enquire concerning the Land in the aforegoing Inquisition
               menconed
                                 Nicho:     Painter Cl Cur Provincialis


               James Lindsey Inquisition of Land Called Green Spring
                An Inquisition taken before us Henry Adams and Ignatius
               Causeen of Charles County in the Province of Maryland Gent at
               the house of m.r William Chandler at the head of Portobacco Creek
               this Twenty Sixth day of June Anno Domini 1679 By virtue of a
               Commission in the nature of a writt of mandamus to us directed
               bearing date the fifteenth day of march Anno 1678 and to this