Chancery Court Proceedings, 1669.   335





   Now forasmuch as we were deceived in our Said Grant and the S.d Liber C D
   Luke Gardner having Surreptitiously & by Collusion Gotten the Said
   Grant by a Surprizall of o.r S.d Lieu.t Gen.ll And we being willing
   that Justice Should be done to the Said John and Elizabeth in that
   behalf according to Right & the Constitution of Or Province We do
   therefore Command you that by Good and honest men of your
   Bailywick you make known to the Said Luke Gardner that he be
   before us in our Provinciall Court the nineteenth day of October
   next & to bring with him the Said Patent and Grant & to Shew
   Cause if he Can why the Said Patent Should not be Vacated &
   adnulled that So our Justices may proceed to do therein as to them
   Shall Seem to be Agreeable to Good Right & Justice & have you
   there this writt Wittness Caecilius &c 25.° August 1669
                                         Carvile
   Spa
     Robert Page to appear 19.th Oct ads ifabian Ovine T 26 Aug.t
   1669

   Spa
     Daniell Jenifer & mary his wife to app: 19th Oct ads ffrancis
   Gunby T: 28.th August

   Spa
     Rich. Bayly to appear 19.th Oct.r ads Humphrey Lymbrey T
   28 Aug.t

   John Edmondson an ad q.d Damnum
     Caecilius &C To the Sheriff of Talbot County Greeting We Comand
   thee that by the Oaths of Twelve honest & Legall men of thy County
   by whom the truth of the matter may be better known diligently
   there Enquire if it be to the damage of us or others if we Grant to
   John Edmondson of the Same County merchant ten acres of Land
   Lying at the head of miles River in the Said County of Talbot on
   Each Side of the Runn of the Runn of water Running there Together
   with Liberty and Licence therein to Sett a Certain water mill as also p. 409
   Liberty to take fell Cutt down & Carry away by land or water any 532)
   wood or Timber fitt for building of a mill other then timber fitt for
   to Splitt into Clapboards upon any ye Lands adjoyning to the Said
   ten acres of Land on Each Side of the Said Runn of water at the
   head of miles River af.d in the County afores.d & if it be to the
   damage & prjudice of us or other then to what damage and prjudice
   of us & to what damage & prjudice of others & of whom & of how &
   in what manner and how & of who & of whom y.e aforesd ten acres
   are holden & by w.t Service & in what manner & how & of what
   value they are by the year according to the true value of them now
   before any further Improvement of the Said ten acres & who are
   the present possesso.rs of the ten acres & who & how many are