58         Chancery Court Proceedings, 1671.

        Liber C D Calvert County
                An Inquisition Indented taken at the plantation Called Shockley
              within the County aforesaid upon the first day of march in the
              xxxix.th of the Dominion of Caecilius &c.a Anno Dominl 1670
              before me Christopher Rousby Sheriff of the Said County of Calvert
              by virtue of a writt of ad quod Damnum to me directed issuing out
              of the high Court of Chancery of this Province of maryland bearing
              date the nineteenth day of December last past touching and con-
              cerning a Certain Water Mill built in Hunting Creek within the
              Said County by Edward Keene of the Same County Gentl by the
              Oathes of Twelve honest and Law full men of my Said County
              to witt Arthur Ludford, John Mirth, James Godscross, michaell
              ifarmer, William Stennett Joseph Baker, Joseph Tilly, John Leach
              Griffin George Andrew Dicconson, Samuell Goosey & Andrew Hen-
              derson who upon their Corporall Oaths Say as followeth viz.t
                Imprmis. They Say it will not be to the damage of the Right
              Hon.ble the Lord Proprietary if he do Grant unto Edward Keene
              afores.d ten acres of Land Lying in or near the plantation on w.ch
              the Said Edward now liveth Called Stockley in Hunting Creek
              in Putuxent River in the Said County on Each Side of the Run of
              water there Running called Hunting Creek af.d and on which the
              Said Edward hath Set a Certain water mill with Liberty and Licence
              to take fell cutt down & Carry away by Land or water wood or
              Timber fitt for building of a mill other then Timber fitt for to Splitt
              into Clapboards upon any the Lands adjoyning to the Said ten
              acres of Land on Each Side of the Said Creek or Run.
                Item. They Say It will be to the damage of James Stockley
              Twenty Shillings Sterling for that the Said mill is built upon his
              the Said James Stockley's proper Land and that the ten acres of
              land Lying on Each Side of the said Runn is part of a Divident of
              Seven hund. acres Granted by Patent from the Right Hon.ble the
              Lord Prop.ry unto Woodman Stockley and his heirs, To hold in
              ifree and Comon Soccage by ifealty only for all Services that the S.d
              Woodman Stockley is deceased and the Said James Stockley is his
              Son & heir
                Item. They Say that the s.d James Stockley is y.e prsent possesso.r
              of the Said ten acres of Land
                Item. They say that the Said ten acres are together the Resi-
              due of the Said Seven hundred acres held as aforesaid as of the
              manno.r of S.t Maries
                Item. They Say that the Said ten acres of Land Lying as af.d
              was worth by the year before any Improvm.t thieof made twelve
              pence Sterl
            Item. That the Said James Stockley hath Remaining over the s.d
          (fol. 59) ten acres the quantity of Six hundred and ninety acres as Above

              menconed.