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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 298   View pdf image
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                                  1695
       & he hath ever since enjoyed y.e same & improved      (298
       thereon to y.e value of 30000.ℓ tob & hath paid 2000.ℓ tob in
       p.t of y.e s.d 5000.ℓ & hath tendred y.e vest in Bohemia River to
       y.e s.d Dare but y.e s.d Dare refused y.e same & denied to make
       assurance of y.e s.d land to y.e s.d Kersey & threatened to eject
       y.e s.d Kersey out of y.e premisses & to ruine & undo him
       And Whereas y.e s.d Dare in his answer to y.e said bill
       exhibited ag.st him by Kersey hath confessed y.t there was
       such an agreement for 5000.ℓ tob for y.e s.d land (being
       200 acres at y.e head of Elk River called y.e Grange) but
       saith he never received any part of y.e s.d tob save only y.t
       about y.e end of y.e 3.d year he had some work done for
       him by y.e s.d Kersey to y.e value of 1000.ℓ tob w.ch he is ready
       to allow  And Whereas y.e s.d Dare saith farther y.t y.e said
       Kersey was by agreem.t (in case of failure of paym.t of y.e
       5000.ℓ tob afd) to pay a reasonable yearly Rent during his
       continuance on y.e s.d land & has been possessed thereof 7 years
       & paid no rent at all nor so much of y.e Quit Rent for the
       same & hath built no more thereon than one 40 foot dwelling
       house & one 15 foot kitchin & hath wasted y.e tymber
       on y.e s.d land  We do therefore hereby authorize appoint &
       constitute you y.e s.d Maj.r John Thompson & Edw.d Jones
       to call before you at some convenient time & place in Cæcil
       County as to you shall seem meet such evidence or evidences
       as either y.e s.d plt or deft (who shall have notice
       hereof from you) shall nominate & propound & to examine
       them upon oath (to be by you administred) upon such
       Interrogatories as shall be given you by y.e s.d plt or deft
       & after examination & cross examination of y.e s.d Witnesses
       to send their depositions (together with this Comission)
       to our Court of Chancery to be held at Annapolis
       y.e 19.th day of August next there to be entred on Record
       In perpetuam Rei Memoriam  All this you are
       to do with all convenient speed  Witness ourselves
       at our port of Annapolis in Anne Arundell County
       y.e 25.º day of May in y.e seventh year of our Reign
       Annoq Domini 1695
       P C      W D      John Freeman Reg.r in Chanc.ry


       The abovesaid Comission & y.e severall depositions were
       accordingly returned to y.e Regist.r July 22.d as followeth

By virtue of a Comiss.n from y.e Court of Chancery dated y.e 5.th of May
last directed to us we did call before us Tho.s Kersey & M.r W.m Dare with
their evidences y.e depositions of w.ch we have taken & doe here included
                                                                                                 send


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