492        Chancery Court Proceedings, 1677.

        Liber P C  Defend.t being then in England) the Comp.lt Repayred to this
               Defend.t (who had formerly done him many kindnesses) and
               earnestly importuned him this Defend.t to accomodate the Comp.lt
                  a seate of Land whereon to imploij his Servants whereupon
               there hapened between them Some Comunication Concerning the
               Comp.tts purchasing the Said one Thousand acres and his Seating
           p. 105  thereupon And att Last this Defend.t for Supply and releif of the
               Comp.lts necessity agreed with him in Manner and forme following
               that is to Say that he the Said Comp.lt Should enter and Seate upon
               the Said one thousand acres of Land of the other Defend.t And
               that in case the other Defend.t upon his Returne from England
               should refuse to convey & assure to the Comp.It Such Estate of
               Inheritance of the Premises as was usuall in this Province in case
               of like nature in Consideration of Twenty Thousand pounds of
               Tobacco that is to Say two Thousand pounds of Tobacco for every
               one hundred Acres of Land or soe much of his the said Comp.lts
               land att the Ridge which he pretended he was then Seized of in ffee
               in Lieu thereof or part Tobacco & part land att the Choice of the
               other Defend.t Nathaniell and in case the Said Defendent Nathaniell
               should refuse to make good the said sale or Exchang this Defend.t
               did ingage to reimburse the Comp.t Such charges as he Should be att
               in Seating clearing and building uppon the Premisses, and beleeved
               he gave the Complt anoate under his hand to that purpose And
               thereupon the Comp.lt entered and became possessed of the Premisses
               but was not putt into possession by this Defend.t And he further Said
               that about the moneth of January in the yeare of our Lord one
               Thousand Six hundred Sixty Seaven the other Defend.t Nathaniell
               Returning from England this Def.t acquainted him with the agree-
               ment abovesaid whereupon the said other Defend.t declared and
               made knowne to the Comp.lt his willingnesse and readinesse to
               Confirme the Same and to accept of twenty Thousand pounds of
               Tobacco for his interest in the Premisses and to make Such Con-
               veyance of the Inheritance thereof as was usuall in like Cases in case
               the Comp.lt would have paid or reasonably Secured the payment
               of the Said twenty Thousand pounds of Tobacco which he alto-
               gether refused and neglected to doe neither did he pay or Secure the
               payment of the Same or any part thereof to the Defend.ts knowledge
               but Continued the possession of the premisses and afterwards the
               other Defend.t agreed with the Comp.lt that in case the Comp.lt
               would pay the said Def.t tenn Thousand poundc of Tobacco and
               assure the Inheritance of five hundred Acres of good Land upon the
               Ridge part of the mannor there belonging to the Right honn.ble the
               Lord Proprietary Such as this Defend.t should approve of unto the
               Said other Defend.t or Such as he should appoint the said other
               Defend.t would Convey and assure the Said one Thousand acres of