Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668.     393

     Rumley Creeke in Baltemore County aforesaid wch said land (as Liber FF
     your petr Doth humbly conceive) is long since forfeited to the Right
     honorable the lord Proprietor of the said Province, First for non
     payment of Rent these nine yeares past next for not Seateing the
     same according to the tyme lymitted in one Act of Assembly made in
     Aprill One thousand Six hundred sixty six all wch Considered
      Your peticoner doth humbly pray the Escheate of the said Land
     with an Order of Court thereon from your lop and the rest of the
     honorable justices now assembled for Confirmacon of the same to
     your sd peticoner and his heires for efl
      And bee shall (as in duty bound) eü pray &c

      Ordered upon the aforegoing peticon that it be suspended untill
     next Court in the interin that notice be given to the Respective Sher-
     niffs of Ann Arrundell and Baltemore County's to enquire within
     their Baylywicks whether any person to the said Deceased related or
     otherwise cann shew lawfull cause why the sd Grant or Patent shall [p. 706]
     not be Vacated by which the aforesaid land is held and to make
     Returne of their Proceedings therein to the Justices of the next
     Proall Court


      To the Rigt Honoble Charles Calvert Esq Leivtennt Gen” Cheife
     Governor and Cheife Justice of the Province of Maryld
      The humble peticon of Francis Stockett Most humbly sheweth
      That whereas one John Hatton late of Ann Arrundell County
     mchant deed the Assignee of Godfrey Hermar in Baltemore County
     who Dyed a Batchelor about Six yeares since and att the tyme of his
     death Dyed aswell possest of one Parcell of land purchased of the said
     Herman conteyning Three hundred & fifty acres & called by the name
     of Hermars Mount lying on the North side of Sasafrax Riu in Balte-
     more County aforesaid As alsoe of one other parcell of land pur-
     chased of Oliu Spry late deceased conteyning Six hundred acres of [p. 707]
     land & Called Spryes Hill lying in Sasafrax rift aforesd which said
     two parcells of land (as your peticoner doth humbly Conceive) is long
     Since Forfeited to the Right honble the lord Propryetary of this Prov-
     ince, First for Non payment of Rent these Tenn yeares past next
     for not Seateing the same according to the tyme limitted in one act of
     Assembly made in Aprill One thousand six hundred sixty Six—All
     which Considered
      Your peticonr doth humbly pray the Escheat of the said lands wth
     an Order of Court thereon from your lop & the rest of the Honble
     Justices now Assembled for Confirmaëon of the same to your sd
     Peticon and his heires forefl.
      And he shall (as in duty bound) Eu pray &c.

      Ordered upon the aforegoing petiëon that itt be suspended untill
     next Court in the interim that notice be given to the Respective sher- [p. 708]