488        Chancery Court Proceedings, 1677.

       Liber p C  doe Stand and be Confirmed and that the said Decree be forthwith
              signed and inrolled and that the Comp.lt proceed thereupon as
              thereby is directed


                   In Chancery Tuesday the Nynth day of October in the
                 yeare of our Lord one Thousand Six hundred Seaventy
                 and Seven between Thomas Sprigg p.lt Thomas Trueman
                 Esq.r and Nathaniell Trueman Def.ts Att a Court of Chan-
                 cerij then held were present

        The Honn.rable Thomas Notley Esq.r Leiut. Gen.ll & Cheife
                          Judge in Equity
                            Phillip Calvert Esqr Chancellour

                   The Honble William Calvert Esqr Secretarij
                            Baker Brooke Esqr Surveyor Generall
                            Benjamin Rozer Esqr

                Upon the hearing and debateing the matter in question between
              the Said Partyes in the presence of the Comp.It & his Attorneij and
              of the Attorneys of the Def.t Thomas Trueman the said Nathaniell
              being Dead the Substance of the Comp.lts bill being that the Said
              Nathaniell being Seized in fee of a parcell of Land in Calvert County
              in this Province Containing one thousand acres by grant thereof to
              him made by his Lordp the Lord Proprietary and being So Seized
              and being about the yeare 1667 or 1668 going for England and
          p.101   minding and Intending to Sell the Said Land and there being a
              Comunication being the Said Comp.lt and the said Defendts touching
              the Comp.Its Purchase thereof he the said Nathaniell att his De-
              parture left the said Def.t Thomas his attornij & left him full power
              to sell the premises to the Comp.lt promiseing att his Returne to
              Ratifie and Confirme what his Said Brother should act or doe in
              Relation to the Sale thereof, and to give the Complt if he should
              agree to buy the Same Such Legall Deed or Conveyance of the
              Premisses as might Surely Estate the same in him the Comp.lt his
              heyres & assignes for ever whereupon after the Said Nathaniells
              departure out of this Province as aforesaid and after Severall meet-
              ings had about the said Purchase itt was att last Concluded and
              agreed upon by and between the Said Comp.lt and the Said Thomas
              Trueman attorney of the said Nathaniell in manner following that
              the Comp.lt should enter into and Seate upon the said one Thousand
              acres of land and the said Thomas was to procure from his said
              Brother a firme and Legall Deed of Bargain and Sale of the said
              lands and premisses discharged of all Incumbrances whatsoever
              from anij persons whatsoever w.th a Generall Warranty which
              when the Comp.lt should Receive such deed Soe Executed he the