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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 110   View pdf image
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       This came standing Revived in the Paper of causes ready for a hearing
       on this Present daÿ in the Presence of the Comp.lt and Robert Ridgeleÿ
       Carvile his attorneÿ and in the Presence of Robert Ridgeleÿ attorney for
       the Defendent (he nor his guardian appearing though he was duely served
       with Processe to heare Judgment) the substance of the Comp.lts Bill
       appeared to be that whereas heretofore that is to saÿ in October Court in
       the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred Seaventy and four the
       Comp.lt did Exhibitt his bill of Comp.lt into this Honnourable Court against
       the said Thomas Mathews the elder deceased and others Defend.ts thereby
       setting forth that one Cap.t W.m Hawleÿ late of S.t Maryes County Esq
       haveing right to Six Thousand Acres of Land and upwards in the said
       Province of Maryland by title derived from Jerome Hawleÿ Esq
       late of the said Province deceased as appears by an order of the Provinciall
       Court bearing date the four and Twentieth daÿ of March in the yeare of our
       Lord one Thousand Six hundred fifty & Two his Lordp the Right Honn.rble
       Cæcilius Lord Proprietarÿ of noble memorÿ in Consideration thereof and
       according to the Tenor of his Lorpps Letter under his hand and seale
       bearing date att Portsmouth in the Realme of England the Eighth daÿ of
       August in the yeare of our Lord one Thousand six hundred fifty ^thirtÿ^ and three
       six Recorded in the Secretarys office in this Province did by his Letters
       Pattent under the great Seale of the said Province bearing date the
       twelfth day of December in the yeare of our Lord one thousand six
       hundred fifty and Three grant unto the s.d Cap.n W.m Hawleÿ all that
       tract of Land on the west side of Chessepiake Bay neare unto a Creeke
       Called S.t Jeromes Creeke Beginning on the west side of the said
       Creeke att a marked Chesnutt Tree standing neere a marsh or swamp called
       S.t Davids Swamp and Running west from the said Chesnutt for the length
       of Eighty perches unto a marked Oake in a valeÿ bounding on the west
       w.th a line Drawn North from the said oake for the length of Eight hundred
       fifty five perches unto a fresh Runn and with a line Drawn North and
       west unto the Land of Stanhope Roberts called Drapers Neck on the
       North w.th the said Land on the East with the said Baÿ from Drapers neck
       unto the mouth of S.t Jeroms Creeke on the south with a line drawn West
       from the mouth of the said Creek unto the first marked Chesnutt Tree and
       the first West Lyne Contayning & then layd out for five thousand seaven
       hundred Acres more or less together w.th all Profitts Rights & Benefitts
       thereunto Belonging To have and to hold the same to him the said
       W.m Hawleÿ his heyres and assignes for ever to be holden of the mannor
                                                                                                      of west


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