248       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1667—68.

       Liber FF Craues judgmt if the Assise between him and the said Gartrud ought
              to be taken                            Nottley

                And the said John and Gartrud say that the said Assise between
              the said Gartrud and the said John Ought to be taken and say as
              aforesaid that the said John unjustly and wthout Judgmt did deseize
              the said Gartrud of the said One hundred acres of land in uiew put
              and in the plaint specifyed as they haue aboue in their pleas alleadg'd
              for he saith that the Rigt Honble Caecilins Lord Proprietary did not
              by his letters pattents Grant the said One hundred acres of land to
              him the said John Salter in manner and forme as the said John in his
              plea hath alleadged, And this the said Gartrud requires it may be
              enquired by the Assise and the said John Woollcott in like manner
              ther fore let the Assise between them be taken, Morecroft

                The said John Woollcott for further proofe of his title to the
              said One hundred acres of land doth produce on the records of this
              Prouince a speciall warrt undr the hand of the sd Lord Proprietary
              wherein is granted to Francis Brook the said One hundred acres of
              land bearing date the fifteen day of January One thousand Six hun-
              dred fifty one therein expressing it to be heretofore forfeited to his
              said lordsp by John Gresham for his the said Greshams rebellion to his
              said lopp by uertue of which speciall Grant the said Francis Brook
              was thereof possessed in his demesne as of fee, who afterwards con-
              ueyed the same to the aforesaid Salter as by his Lordps Grant undr
              the great seale of this Prouince doth more fully and largly appeare
                Moreouer the said Woollcott doth bring into Court a Copy of the
              Records from Kent wherein the said land is Confirm'd to the said
              John Salter as Assignee of the said Francis Brook by an Ordr of
              Court there made the 20th day of July One Thowsand Six hundred
              fifty eighte by his löpps Justices of the Prouinciall Court then held
              att the County Court of Kent aforesaid—which said writeings being
              heard and read the plt doth further reply thereunto the which he
              deliuers into Court as followeth

       [p. 550] And the said John and Gartrud say that the letters pattents in
              Euidence by the said John Woollcott giuen is not sufficient in law
              to proue the Grant of the said Rt Honble Caecilius &c: of the land
              in uiew put and in the plaint menconed to him the said John salter
              neither that the said John Gresham was euer seized of any such
              Estate as he could forfeit and this they are ready to auerr And of
              this he Craueth the Judgmt of the Court if the said Lord Proprietarys
              Letters Pattents by the said John Woollcott in euidence giuen be suf-
              ficient in law to proue the same Morecroft

                Then was taken the Oath of Capt Robt Vaughan who was sumoned
              by the plt to testify in this Cause and being sworne in open Court
              saith