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(67 pcells of Land and plantacons scituate Lyeing and being in S.t Maries Sommersett & other Counties within this province and also possessed of a personall Estate to a good vallue he the said Robert Cager being soe seized and possessed did make his last will and testament in writeing bearing date the 24.th day of January 1675) And therein and thereby Amongst other things did devise give and bequeath all Imovables Lands & Tenements by what name or title whatsoever they are Called or any way appeare to bee his debts being well satisfied Contented and payd unto the Inhabitants of S.t Georges and poplar hill hundred in the aforesaid County and to theire Survivo.rs and successo.rs for Ever for Maintaining of a protestant Minester from time to time Amongst them as they the Inhabbitants of the said County hundred or the Major part ^there^of should approve of for theire Minester & teacher the Free holders of the said two hundred or the major part of them to elect admitt and approve of such from time to time to bee theire Minester and teacher that hee soe admitted to every the bennifitts of his said Estate soe ordered and M.r George Marshall and M.r Peter Walls to bee his Lawfull Executors to see to the p.rformance of this his will and they to Nominate hereafter them as might see to the carrying on and prosecuteing from time to time the Intent of his said will according as hee had before menconed And whereas the Inhabbitants of S.t Georges and poplar hill hundred did humbly suplicate her Lordship that be graciously pleased to Confirme the said will and that it might remaine firme to all Intents and purposes according to the desire of the said testator and thereupon his Lordship did assent hereunto but did not know of any other Maior Recorder Aldermen and Common Councill of the Citty of S.t Maries and theire Successors for the time being who being a Corporacon were capable of receiveing the grant of the said Land to the Intended uses It was thereupon amongst other things ordained and Enacted that the said Reall estate of the said Robert Cager and all the messuages lands and tenements and heradittaments whatsoever in this said province of Maryland bee and are hereby vested estates and settled in the said Maior Recorder Aldermen and Comon Councill of the said Citty of S.t Maries and theire successors for Ever in an Estate of Inheritance in Fee Simple and that the Said Maior Recorder Aldermen and Comon Councill and theire successors shall and may have hold occupy possesse and enjoy the said Lands and premisses and every part thereof and to sett lett and dispose hereof to such person or persons as they or theire successors shall be he fitt the present Incumbent or Minester therein the first refusall if hee desire to take the same and dispose of the rents Issues and proffitts thereof to the uses Intents and purposes hereafter Menconed that is to say that the said Lands & tenements and the proffitts thereof bee disposed of for the Main trame of a protestant Minester from time to time to live amongst the Inhabbit.ts of S.t Georges and poplar hill hundred sure on one as the said Inhabbitants shall appeare & allow of for theire Minester and teacher according to the true Intent & meaning of the said Testators will and To noe other use whatsoever The Statute of Mortenance or any other Law Custome or Usage to the Contrary thereof in any wise Notwithstanding and whereas the said Peter Watts and Francis Sourton and other the Inhabbitants of the said hundreds have given informacon to the Court of Maior Recorder Aldermen and Comon Councill of the said Citty that the said Robert Cager dyed much indebted over and above what his psonall Estate would amount to satisfie and that the Same Could not be discharged but by late of part of his Lands And thus the said Robert Cager dyed seized of a percell of land in Talbott County called Kedgerston and That the said William Thomas was willing to buy the Same Now Know ye that Wee the Said Maior Record.r Aldermen and Comon Councill in pursuance of the trust in us Reposed by the Act afores.d And to raise Tobacco be payable the said Cagers debts and the Rent arrears to the Hono.ble the Lord Proprietary for the said Land and for and in Consideracon of the full and just summe and Quantity of of fourteen thousand pounds of good sound Merchantable Tobacco in Caske to them in hand paid by the said Will.m Thomas |
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