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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 169   View pdf image
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       Tending to the breach of the said bond, now the said Hannah nor Vincent
       in theire life times but this Defend.t Samuell is Credibly informed that
       after the said Contract and agreement made as aforesaid the said Comp.lt
       had time sufficient before the Death of the said Hannah to have pcured a
       Conveyance of the premisses to have been sealed and executed & acknowledged
       in Kent County Court, but the doeing thereof was neglected and delayed by y.e
       Complayn.t or his Attorney whome hee intrusted to see the same done and
       take acknowledgem.t as aforesaid for that they are informed the said Hanah
       lived seav.ll  moneths after the said contract and agreement, And therefore
       these Defend.ts hope the Complayn.t shall beare the expences of his owne laches
       and defect and the whole charges of this the suite and not these Defend.ts
       or the estate of the said Vincent bee chargeable with any part of it
       And this Defend.t Sam.ll saith that hee is and alwayes was ready and
       willing to Doe any lawfull Act or acts shall bee by the Judgment of
       this Court Decreed him to doe and not otherwise for the better and more
       suremakeing the p.rmisses to the Comp.lt and his heires soe as hee may
       herein bee protected and Defended by the said Dacree against the said heire
       also when hee shall come of age  And soe as the tobacco that shall bona
       fide and really upon a Just and true acco.t remaine unpaid of the purchase
       consideracon of and for the lands and premisses bee paid unto this Defend.t
       towards payment of the said Vincents debts and maintenance of his
       Children if any Overplus remayne Of w.ch said accompt these
       Defend.ts humbly Desire the consideracon and allowance of this Court
       before they passe theire Decree herein, if this Court shall thinke fitt
       to make any such Decree  And soe as this Defendant Samuell may bee
       allowed his just and due charges and expences by him expended in the accon at
       Lawe upon the said bond and before the hono.ble the Judge for probate of wills
       and granting adm.cons, and upon the Citacon aforesaid and for answereing the
       excepcons aforesaid, and soe as these Defend.ts may bee allowed by this Court
       alsoe theire charges of this suite, all w.ch must otherwise necessarily bee
       charged upon the personall estate of the said Vincent to the great p.rjudice
       of the Creditors and Orphants of the said Vincent w.ch these Defend.ts
       humbly Conceave will bee very unreasonable since neither the said Vincent nor
       Hannah nor the said Defendants was in any fault but the Comp.lt Onely by
       his Laches and delayes aforesaid in not getting the Conveyance drawne and
       executed as aforesaid whose prop businesse it was  And soe with the generall
       Traverse they conclude theire answere

                                     And Now here at this day to witt the sixteenth day of Octo.r
       in the yeare aforesaid the p.lt and Defend.t being willing to goe to hearing upon
       bill and answere, and this p.rsent day being appointed for hearing the s.d Cause
       before Our Deare Uncle Philip Calvert Esq.r our Chancellour of our said
       Province our Deare Cousin William Calvert Esq.r our Secretary of our Said Province
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