MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS 467

This Deponant Says She knows Nothing of the Warrant. July the 7^th Day

1718. Sworn before us the Subscribers

John Kirke [Seale] John Lecompte [Seale]

August 14 1719. This is to Satisfye that I have delivered unto Benj*
Woodward those two Pattents as by a Decree out of Chancery I am oblidged
to do as Wittness my hand. Livin Hicks. Levin Hicks of Dorchester County
Gent maketh oath that Thomas Hicks of Dorchester County af^d Gent this
Deponents father is So Scalded in his feet and Legs by a late Misfortune he
has had that he is not able to Travail from home without being in danger
of his Life. Livin Hicks
Jur 5^o die July 1716^o coram me R^d Tilghman

MARYLAND ss. Among the Chancery Records in the province of Mary-
land is Contained as followeth. Att a Chancery Court held at the City of
Annapolis in the Province of Maryland the Second Tuesday of October being
the fourth Day of Same Month Anno Dom 1718.

Were present: His Excelly John Hart Esq^r Chancellor; John Hall Esq^r; Phile-
mon Loyd Esq^r; Coll^o Rich^d Tilghman; Coll^o Samuel Young; Coll^o Tho^a
Addison, The Honble Gent of the Councill whom his Excey calls his
Assistants

[TB:] Sewards heirs v [WB:] Hicks and al.

It appearing to the Court that George Seward had a Warrant from the
Late Lord Propry. That Thomas Smithson upon very fraudulent Allega-
tions had Obtained a Special Warrant to Resurvey the Lands in the bill
mentioned and a Patent granted thereupon Tis therefore Decreed that
Thomas Smithsons Patient for the Lands in the Bill mentioned be Vaccated
and that the [665] Complainants have a right to the Said Patents for the Said
Lands and that the Defendant doe Surrender the Said Patent into his Lord-
ships Land office to be Vacated Accordingly With Cost
Vera Copia out of Lib: P. L: fo* 419

Per E Griffith Reg^r in Chan^ry

MARYLAND ss. Charles Absolute Lord and proprietor of the provinces
of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore etc. To Thomas Hicks
of Dorchester County Greeting Whereas a Certain Judgment or decree was
lately made before us in our high Court of Chancery which remains in these
Words following Viz^t John Hart Esq^r Cap^t Generall and Governour in Chief
and keeper of our great Seale of this our Province of Maryland Does this
14^th day of October Anno Dom 1718 in our Said Court Determine Sentence
order and Decree That Thomas Smithsons Pat^ts for the Lands Called Sectar
and Camberlake mentioned in the Bill Exhibited by Mary and Anne Sewards
Daughters and Coheirs of W^m Seward late Deced being Minors under the Age