Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679-80.   317





      Ever Since the Death of the aforesaid Edward Smith the s.d LiberCD
    John Ardine hath had possession of the Said Land as being his own
    haveing truely paid for it Together with Rents to the Sheriff

    aforesd and that he hath Since the Death of Edward Smith received
    no profit from the Said Land Given under our hands & Seals the
    ninth of December 1679
                               Edward Mountford
                                 foreman

                          ffrancis Vorst
    William Pearles
    Jonas Boying          Robert Cunneworth
                          Tho: James
    Robert Gardner    sealed .                   sealed
                          Oliver Haife [?j
    Setmaris Oternbergh
                          W.m Milbourne
    Ambrose Gillett
                          John Thronton

      Which being Read and heard this twelfth day of ffeb.ry in the
    fifth Year of the Dominion of the R.t Hon.ble Charles Lord Balte
    more &c Annoq Dom 1679 It is Ordered by the Court that a melius
    Inquirendum issue better to Enquire concerning the Lands in the
    aforegoing Inquisition menconed Nic: Painter Cl Cur Prov.alis

    Inquisition of Jn.° Gramer's Land
      An Inquisition Indented taken the three & Twentieth day of Janu
    ary in the fifth year of the Dominion of Charles &c Annoq Domini
    1679 at the house of Thomas Co[sde]n in Calvertown in Calvert
    County in the Province of maryland before us Charles Boteler and
    Samuell Bourne Gent By virtue of a Commission in the nature of a
    mandamus out of his Lordship's Court of Chan.ry to us directed by
    the Oaths of twelve Good and Lawfull men of of the Same County
    diligently to Enquire what Lands & Tenements John Grammer late (fol. 320)
    of Calvert Co.ty af.d deceased held of the R.t Hon.ble the Lord Prop.ry
    in his Demeasne as of ffee at the time of his Death and of what
    manno.r and by what Services and how much those Lands & Tenem.ts
    are of value by the year in all issues and at what time the Said
    John Grammer dyed and who is his next heir and who those Lands
    Since the Death of the Said John Grammer hath or doth Occupy
    and the issues and profits doth receive & by what Title & in what
    manner by the oaths roome Richard Smith W.m
    Barton Christopher Baynes Tho Sedwick, Thomas Arnold Edw.d
    Coudry Thomas Jessup, John Larkins, Thomas Edwards William
    Collingwood & Joseph Dawkins being by us duely Sworn Say upon
    their Oaths as follows that the Said John Grammer dyed in the
    month of Aprillof our Lord 1678 Seized of Two par
    cells of Landthree hundred forty nine acres Lying
    in a Creek Called Grammer's Creek in Putuxent River and that
    the Said John Grammer held the Same Lands of the Lord Proprietary