Provincial Court Proceedings, 1667—68.   247

    Anderton of her freehold called Beauer Neck wthin thirety yeares now Liber FF
    last past
      And whereupon John Anderton and Gartrud his wife by Jn0 More-
    croft their Attorny saith that he hath disseized the said Gartrud of
    one Deuident of land called Beauer neck Containing One hundred
    acres in Kent County within this prouince within thirety yeares last
    past to the dathage of the said Gartrud One hundred pounds sterling
    and thereupon they haue brought theire Assize
      The names of the Assize (uizt)
         John Wright        Alexandr Nash
         George Gouldhauk   John Winchester
         Willm Head         Thomas Osburne
         Edward Jones       Anthony Callaway
         Edward Hull        John Vicaris
         John Dabb          John Steuens
      John Steuens One of the Assize being not present Roger Baxter
    is added thereunto by Consent of all parties
      The Assize being called Answered all to theire names and sworne
    in Court
      The defendants plea as followeth—And the said John Woollcott by
    Thomas Nottley his Attorny cometh and saith, that he is sole tennant
    of the freehould in his demesne as of fee in ueiw of the Recognitors
    of the Assize put and in the plaint aforesaid specifyed with the
    appurtenances, And the aforesaid John Woollcott further saith that
    the Rigt Honble Caecilius Lord and Proprietary of this said Prou-
    ince of Maryland by his letters pattents bearing date the day of
    september in the seauen and twentieth yeare of his said lops Dominiou
    Ouer the said Prouince Annoq Domini One thowsand Six hundred
    fifty eighte did grant to One John Salter late of Kent County in his
    said lopps prouince the said One hundred acres of land in uiew of
    the Assize put and in the plaint specifyed by uertue whereof the said [p. 549]
    Salter was possessed thereof as in his demesne as of fee being soe
    seized by his last will and Testament in writeing bearing date the
    [blank] bequeath the same to Jane Salter, after whose death the
    said Jane being seized did conuey the same to William Hemsley then
    of the said County of Kent Chirurgion who by uertue thereof being
    Seized did conuey the same to this defendt John Woollcott and
    his heires by uertue of which the said John Woollcott is now
    Seized thereof; And the said Gartrud Claiming the said One hun-
    dred Acres of land by Colour of Certaine Letters Pattents of demise
    to her for life made by the Rigt Honble Caecilius to her the said
    Gartrud, whereas none of that One hundd acres of land to the pos-
    session of the said Gartrud by that Grant euer passed into the said
    One hundred acres of land entred upon, the possession of the which
    said Gartrud the said Jn0 Salter did reenter as it was law full for him
    and this he the said John Woollcott is ready to auerre, whereupon he