458       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669.

        Liber jj Diligent enquiry hath bin by me made within my Bailiwick, whether
              any person to the said deceased related or Otherwise can shew law-
              full cause why the Grant or Pattent should not be vacated by which
              the within mentioned land is held, and not any person found by me
                                          Nath:  Stiles Sheriff.
               The like Proclamacon made here at this day before his Lopps Jus-
              tices then present in Court, and none appeared &c.

               Upon the prayer of Francis Stockett for the escheate aswell of a
              parcell of hand called Hermans Mount containeing three hundred and
              fifty acres lyeing on the northside of Sassafrax River in the County
              of Baltemore as also one other parcell of land called Spryes Hills
              containeing six hundred Acres lyeing in Sassafrax River aforesaid
              Att a Provincial Court held at st Maries the fiftenth day of December
              last past before his Lopps Justices there, which said Justices then
              Ordered That notice should be given to the respective Sheriffs of
              Ann Arrundell and Baltemore Countyes to enquire within their re-
              spective Bailiwicks whether any person unto John Hatton late de-
              ceased in whose possession the same lands late were, related or other-
              wise cou!d shew any lawfull cause why the Grants or Pattents for
              the same should not be vacated, and that they make returne of their
              proceedings therein to his Lopps Justices here at this day, Who make
              returne thereof as follow
              In Ann Arrundell County, April the MDClxix
               Nullus inventus ? me Tho: Stockett Sher.

               Diligent enquiry hath bin made by me within my Bailiwick whether
              any person to the said deceased related or Otherwise can shew law-
              full cause why the grants or Pattents should not be vacated by which
              the within mentioned land is held, and not any person is found by mee
                                          Nath:  Stiles Sheriff.

        [p. 11] Richard Ti!ghman produced his accompt against Thomas Hinson
              and John Hynson administrators of Thomas Hynson Sen late de-
              ceased for foure thousand six hundred sixty one pounds of tobacco
              and the same proved upon his Oath in Open Court.
               And the said Thomas and John by Daniel Jenifer their Attorny
              came and defended the force and injury when &c And the same At-
              torny then said that he was not informed by the same Thomas and
              John his Clients of any answer for the said Thomas and John in that
              case to be then given and then said nothing else thereunto whereby the
              said Richard then remained against the said Thomas and John thereof
              without defence Therefore it was then considered by the Court here
              that the said Richard Tilghman should recover against the said
              Thomas and John the debt aforesaid.