204 MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS

cording to Law bearing Date the Twentyeth Day of December Seventeen
hundred and twelve and to us in Evidence Given did Grant bargain and Sell
unto the Said George Eskridge the Defend' all the Said Tract of Land (Ex-
cept the Said one hundred Acres to him in form afs^a devisd) to have and
to hold to him the Said George Eskridge his heirs Ex^rB adm^ra or assignes for
and dureing the terme of forty years from the Date of the Said writeing fully
to be Compleat and Ended if the Said Jane Should So long Live.

Wee further find that Thomas Orrell the Tenn^t in Possession nf the
Land af^d the twenty Second Day of December anno Doni Seventeen hundred
and twelve [317] Did attorn Tenant unto the Said George Eskridge the
Defendant.

Wee further find that Elsworth Bayne Son and Heir of the afd Anne
Bayne devisee of the af^t Thomas Gerrard by his Deed of Release Indented
acknowledged and Enrolled according to Law bearing Date the Seventh Day
of October anno Doni Seventeen hundred and thirteen to us also in Evidence
given did release and Confirm unto the Said George Eskridge the Defend^t all
his Right Title and Interest of in and unto the af^d mannor of westwood in
the Said Def^ts actuall possession then being to have and to hold to him his
hciis LH assignes for Ever, and wee further find that the Said Defendant and
all those whose Estate he hath is and Ever Since the Death of the af^d Thomas
Gerrard have been in the actuall possession of the Land in Dispute and if
upon the whole matter af^d it Seemeth to the Court here that the plaintiff
hath a Good Title in Law to the Land in Dispute wee find for the Plaintiff
otherwise wee find for the Defendant and wee pray the advise of the Court.

Tho: Edmundson foreman

And Because the Justices here as yet are not advised of the rendring
their Judgm^ts, of and upon the Vird^t and premises afs^d Day thereof is Given
as well to the af^a W^m Fitzredmond Lessee of the Said Charles Carroll as to
the Said [318] George Eskridge untill next Court to hear thereof their Judg-
ments, for that the Said Justices as yet are not etc. Alt which Said next
Court to witt the thirteenth Day of July Anno Doni Seventeen hundred and
fourteen comes again as well the Said William Fitzredmond Lessee of the
Said Charles Caroll by his attorney af^d as the Said George Eskridge by his
attorney afs^d Whereupon all and Singular the premises being by the Court
here Seen and fully under Stood and mature Deliberation being thereupon
had for that it Seems to the Court of the Lady the Queen hereupon the
whole matter afs^d above in forme al^d found that the af^d Plaintiff hath not a
Good Title in Law to the Land in Dispute.

Therefore it is Considered that the Said William Fitzredmond lessee of
the Said Charles Carroll take nothing by his writt af^a but be in mercy for his
false Clamour and that the Said George Eskridge go thereof without Day,
and also it is Considered that the Said George Eskridge recover against the
Said William Fitzredmond Lessee of the Said Charles Carroll the Summe of