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289 frivolous and against Law and Equity but on the contrary the Deed appears to be bona fide made upon a valueable consideracon nor is the plt a Man of that ignorance he pretends but cunning and crafty in his affairs And with the generall traverse they concluded their answer To w.ch answer the Complts replyed generally and the matter being at issue divers witnesses were examined in the said cause and their Deposicons duely published according to the accustomed Rules of this Course as by the said Bill Answer Replicacon Examinacon of witnesses and other proceedings in the said Cause remaining of Record in the Secretaryes Office of this province relacon being thereunto had may more at large appear And this Cause standing in the Docquet ready for a hearing this p.rsent day being the day of in the yeare of our Lord One Thousand Six hundred Ninety and three was appointed for the hearing thereof Upon hearing and debateing the matter in question betweene the said parties in the presence of the Attorneys on both sides and upon reading the said Complts bill and the Defendants Answer plea and Demurrer and the Deposicons taken by Comission in this Cause and alsoe upon the hearing of severall Evidences sworne and examined viva voce in Courte by and with the consent of both parties and their Attorneys aforesaid and upon hearing of what could be insisted on by the parties on both sides and hearing of the Evidence of one Damaras Serjeant taken viva voce in Courte the she heard the said John Ocane say That upon the marriage of the said Henry Brayne with the said Comp.lt Jane he has given all his land called Canes purchase and Bueplaines to the said Henry Brayne and his Daughter Jane and their heirs and it appearing by the said Memorand.m now in Court produced under the hand and seale of the said John Ocane upon the said Jane her second marriage with the Comp.lt Edward Saunders he did (soe far as he could respect being had to the former Guift to Braynes and wife) settle a Moiety of all his Lands and psonall estate in Franck marriage appeared by the Evidence of M.r George Brent examined a witness in this Cause upon the said Complts and their heirs forever And then afterwards the said John Ocane put the said Complts in possession of the North pte of Canes purchase and that one WIlliam Wells being their Tenant thereof by the order of the said John Ocane attorne Tenant payd his Rent to the said Complts for the same and that the other part on the South end of the said Canes purchase and the pcell of Land called Jericho was afterward for good and valueable Consideracons as paying of the said John Ocanes Debts and maintayning him due |
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