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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 |
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