404 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80.

Liber W. C.

To Trye the Title to One hundred and nifty acres of Land called
Hardyes Purchase Lyeing in Charles County and lately in the Tenure
and Occupacon of Thomas Peircey deceased, and being now in Dis-
pute betweene the said Henry Hardy and Philip Lynes, The Court
pceiveing the Said One hundred and fifty Acres of Land now in
Question is part of a Tract of Land formerly surveyed for ffrancis
Posey and John Berlaines Plant" Containing ffoure hundred and
ffifty acres, and lately in the Tenure or Occupacon of Richard Wat-
son deed und^r whome the p^lts Lesso^r Claimeth, & for that the deft
Lynes Claimes part of the said One hundred and ffifty Acres as
parcell of a parcell of Land formerly surveyed for Thomas Batchello^r
Containing ffoure hundred and fifty acres called Stumpdale The
Court doe finde it absolutely Necessary that the said Two parcells of
Land called Watsons Land and stumpe Dale bee surveyed and Laid

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out by Some skilfull pson according to the Originall survey thereof,
by the Discression of the Neighbourhood that are most Knowing in
the antient Meets & bounds of the Same two parcells of Land,
Thereby the better to finde out the true bounds of the Land in Ques-
tion, And that faire Plotts & Certificates of both the same parcells of
Land bee returned to the next Provinciall Court soe that upon pusall
and Veiwing thereof, and hearing what Can be said on both sides
The Court may Doe therein what to Justice appertaines, And Itt is
by the Court this day Ordered That Randolph Brandt gentl bee and
is hereby Especially appointed impowered and Comanded to Lay out
the aforesaid Two parcells of Land according to the antient meets
and bounds thereof, In the presence of the sheriffe of Charles County
aforesaid, Who is hereby Comanded and impowered to sumon &
impannell a Jury of Twelve good Law full and honest men of the
Neighbourhood to goe upon the said Land, and to sumon and Ex-
amine Witnesses upon Oath That the truth of the matter may be
fully Discovered, And the said Randolph Brandt is hereby Ordered
to Runn the Lynes according to the Evidence then to be given, and
the Direction of the Jury, and to Returne a Certificate of his pro-
ceedings herein, and a faire Plott of the Lands in Question to the
next Provinciall Court to bee held att the Citty of st Maryes the
Eleaventh day of May next, Attested as well und^r the hand and Seale
of the said Randolph Brandt as of the Sheriffe and Juro^re aforesaid,
that soe his Lopps Justices being fully informed of the Truth of
the premisses may Doe therein as to Justice Shall appertaine
On w^ch said Eleaventh day of May aforesaid Came the said Rand^o
Brandt and made returne of the aforesaid Order. By an Inquisition
w^ch followeth in these words Viz
An Inquisicon Indented taken this Ninth day of Aprill att the
house of Philip Lynes in Charles County, in the ffifth year e of the
Dominion of the Right hono^ble Charles Absolute Lord and Prop^ry
of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Balte-