Chancery Court Proceedings, 1671.  65

    Lands & Tenements Simon Oversee held of us in his Demeasne as Liber C D
    of ffee at the time of his Death and of what manne.r and by what
    Services & how much those Lands & Tenem.ts are of value by the
    year in all issues & at what time the S.d Simon Oversee Dyed & who
    is his next heir & of what age the heir is and who those Lands &
    Tenem.ts from the time of the S.d Death of the Said Simon hath or
    doth Occupy & the issues & profits hath or doth Receive & by what
    Title & how & in what manner and the Inquisition thereof Distinctly
    & openly made to us in our Chancery under your hands & Seals & p. 56
    the hands and Seals of them by whom it shall be made without delay (fol. 69)
    you Send and this writt Wittness our Self at our City of s.t maries
    the 10.th day of October in the 40th year of our Dominion over our
    Said province Annoq Dom 1671.
      On the Backside of the abovemenconed writt was thus written
      This Execution of this Commission doth appear by an Inquisition
    hereunto Annexed                Hen: Adams
                                    Tho.s Mathews

      By virtue of a writt of Mandamus to us Henry Adams and Thomas
    Mathews directed from the Right Hon.ble the Lord Propry of this
    Province We Command you that you Cause Twelve Good and Law-
    full men of your Bailiwick to come before us at Portobacco on
    Tuesday next then and there diligently to Enquire what Lands and
    Tenem.ts Simon Oversee held of the sd Lord prop.ry in his Demeasne
    as of ffee at the time of his Death and of what manno.r and by what
    Services and how much those Lands & Tenements are of value by (fol. 70)
    the year in all issues and at what time the S.d Simon Oversee Dyed
    & who is his next heir & what age he is of and who those Lands and
    Tenem.ts from the time of the Death of the Said Simon Oversee
    hath or doth Occupy & the issues & profitts hath & doth Receive and
    by what Title and how and by what manner and for yo.r So doing
    this shall be your warrant Given under our hands and Scales this
    10.th of Decem.r in the 40.th year of the Dominion of Caecilius &ca
    Annoq Dom 1671
    To the Sheriff of          Hen. Adams (Sealed)
      Charles County           Tho: Mathews (Sealed)

      By virtue of this precept I have Caused twelve men of my Baili-
    wick whose names are under written to come before the Com-
    mission.Ts abovemencOned at y.e day & place above written to make
    Inquisition as aforesaid

          Edmond Lindsey Jas Littlepage
          John Courts Barth: Coates
                       Benj.a Rozer
          Alex.r Smith                ifran: Heyden
                         Sheriff
          Archi: Wahob                john Alward     .
                                   Comita Caroli
          John Paine  John Kimberrow
          Clemt Theobalds             Saml Eaton
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