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494 Chancery Court Proceedings, 1677.
Liber P C upwards as he verily beleeved and the Said other def.t Nathaniell
by his answer did Sett forth that he was Seized in fee of the prem-
isses and that att his going for England he had noe intention to sell
the Same nor had any Comunication with the Comp.lt about the
Same, but att his Returne the other defend.t informed him of the
Contract as before in the said other defendts answer is Sett forth
and the Defend.t was willing to Confirme the same and Saith in all
other things as the Said other Defend.t hath before Sett forth and
Expressed, And further that he did not know what Charges the
Comp.lt had been att in cleering and building upon the premisses
nor did he ever shew him any noate thereof but the Defend.t be-
leived and hoped to prove to this Court that he had satisfied and
Reimbursed himselfe all suth Charges as he had laid out thereupon
by preception of the profitts of the Premisses for the said terme of
four yeares with an over plus or might have soe done and Enjoyed
the Benefitt of the said Bargain had itt not been through his own
wilifull default and that he was really damnified for want of the
said Purchase Consideration tenn Thousand pounds of Tobacco and
upwards and itt being alleadged by the Comp.lts Attorneys that itt
appeared by the said Defend.t Thomas Trumans letter or writeing
under his hand as aforesaid which was by the Defend.t in his answer
Confessed to have been by him given to the said Comp.tt and now read
in Court that the said Thomas Truman thereby did agree promise that
his said Brother the said Nathaniell should make and give to the
Said Comp.lt a good Sale of the premises, or else that the said Thomas
Did bind himselfe his heyres Executors & Administrators firmly by
those presents to make full Satisfaction to the Said Comp.lt for all
his Charge and trouble he hath been att in Seating of the Said land
and that the best way of giveing Sufficient assureances of Land is to
give Generall Warranty as in this Case was required and which the
said Comp.lts attornyes urged was necessary to be given Since there
was not onely a report that the said Land was within mij Lords
Manner but that it was made appeare there was one bound tree
found upon the said Land which was the Reason that the Comp.lt
demanded a deed with a Generall Warrantij, and upon makeing
Such Deed he tendered part of his purchase Consideration and was
readij to have given Security for the Remainder which was Refused
p. 108 to be Made or Received and that therefore the Comp.lt ought to be
reimbursed his Damages and Charges aforesaid according to the
said Defend.t Thomas his agreement aforesaid But the said Defend.ts
attorney alleadging that by the said agreement the said Nathaniell
was not to give Generall Warranty but such Conveyance as was
then usual in this Countreij and the said Land was then and Still is
cleer of his Lordps Mannor and that he is already Reimbursed
what he layd out by preception of profitts this Court thereupon and
upon Reading the said Letter or writeing of the said Thomas
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