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Deceased of the Same County First. What M^r Charles Carroll knowes of a
Supena or Sumons which Issued out of his Lordships Land office as its Said
to Give William Seward af^d Notice to appeare at any Certain Day to Claim
his right as Son and heir of George Seward deced of Dorchester County and
alsoe what return was made upon the S^d Sumons af^d Or whether there was
ever any Such Sumons and the year and Day and return of the Same and to
whom the Same Summons was Directed to be Executed and whether the Same
is upon Record as also what Power he the Said Charles Carroll had to grant
a Patent to Thomas Smithson upon his false feigned Petition and generally
to Declare his full knowledge in the premisses And in any Matter relating
thereto

July 19^o 1718 Th Bordley for Comp*
Int Hicks and Sewards Orphans

Quer of Charles Carroll Esq^r What he knows Concerning the Lands in ques-
tion and how it Came to pass that W^m Seward was Denyed a Patent for Sector
and What he believes of George Sewards Rights if ever made good for the
Lands.

MARYLAND ss. By Vertue of his Lordships Commissⁿ hereto Annexed
Wee Benj^a Tasker and John Beale two of the Comis^rs therein mentioned
have Called before us Such Evidences that were nominated to us by the
Comp"⁸ and Def^t in the Said Comission mentioned Viz^t

Charles Carroll being Sworne on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God
to Answer to the Interg hereunto Annexed Declares on his Oath to the Interr
on part of the Def^t as follows (Viz^t). To the i^st Interr.

Sayes that this Reason Why he did [sic] grant Seward a patent was be-
cause there was a Pattent for the Same Land Granted Thomas Smithson of
Talbott County Gent and it being Against the rules of the office to grant
another for the Same Land untill the former was Vacated

To the 2^d Interr. — Sayes he Knowes Nothing of it but what he has
heard alledged of the Contending Parties. And the af^d Charles Carroll on
his Oath Declares on part of the Compl'³ to the Interr hereunto Annexed as
follows (Viz^t) — To the Said Inger [sic] — Saith he believes that there was a
Summons Sent to be Served on W^m Seward but Whether Served on him or
not Knows nothing thereof but what the DeP alledged to him further Saith
that he made out the Patent for the Land Question by Vertue of an order
made by his Lordship on Smithson Pet as appeared on Record and that he
was not Prevy to the truth or falssities of the facts Alledged in the Said
petition the Order being made by his Lordship before he Acted in the Land
office and further Declares that he Cannot now remember any more relating
to the Said Cause Either for the Comp^lts or Def^t but if at Time hereafter any
further Questions Shall be asked him in Relation to the Said Cause he Shall
be ready to make the best answer he can thereto