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309) 1695 Kersey y.e s.d Dare did allow him to seal on y.e s.d land on condition y.t if he should pay 5000.ℓ tob in 3 years time (viz.t) bright dry & clean tob & in such convenient places as this Deft should accept And y.t then this Deft should make a good Conveyance (to be duly executed) of y.e s.d pcell of land to him the s.d Complt & by his heirs forever Otherwise y.e s.d Complt was to remain upon y.e s.d land as Tenant to y.e s.d Deft during his pleasure at reasonable Rent for y.e same yearly from his first entrance during y.e pleasure of y.e s.d Deft but if y.e s.d 5000.ℓ tob was paid as afd then y.e s.d Complt to pay no rent at all And whereas y.e s.d Deft saith y.t the demanded at severall times payment of y.e s.d 5000.ℓ tob during y.e 3 years as afd & yet y.t y.e s.d Complt never shewed any good or well quallifed tob nor did ever tender y.e 5000.ℓ tob according to y.e Comunication afd (as in y.e bill is falsely suggested) nor pay any part thereof to y.e s.d deft either during y.e s.d 3 years or since save y.t about y.e end of y.e 3 years y.e s.d Complt did set up two wares for fish & mended one more for y.e s.d Deft to y.e value of 1000 pds tob w.ch y.e s.d deft was willing to allow And Whereas y.e s.d Deft conceives y.t he is not obliged by y.e Comunication afd to sell y.e s.d land on w.ch y.e s.d Complt hath lived 7 years & paid no Rent nor quit rent & enproved no more than by building thereon one twenty foot dwelling house & one 15 foot Kitchin & some little fencing & (as y.e s.d Deft is informed) hath wasted much tymber & left it rolling on y.e ground And whereas y.e s.d Deft therefore prayeth to be discharged with reasonable Cost & Charges in this behalf expended This Hon.ble Court upon hearing y.e whole matter on both sides this 23.d *see y.e bill of August 1695 doth order & decree That y.e s.d Land in dispute of Cost shall be forthwith restored to y.e s.d M.r Dare y.e Deft To have & pag 310 to hold y.e same to him his heirs & assignes for ever And y.t y.e s.d Deft be dissmisst with reasonable Cost *And y.t y.e s.d Deft shall acquitt y.e Complt from y.e whole Rent & pay to y.e s.d Complt 1000 pds of tob for y.e 3 Wares afd And likewise y.t y.e s.d Deft repay y.e s.d Complt five hundred sixty two pds of tob paid to the said Defend.t by John Sequence on the Complain.ts Account Signed Henry Jowles Chanc.llr Rich.d Peacock ag.t Cont.d upon request loc Tho.s Taylor of M.r Carvil if he sigil produce y.e papers y.t relate to this Cause by y.e 10.th of Oct.r John Sanders ag.st Petition for Dedimus (or Comission) to examine Evidence Thomas Mudd touching Lands Ordered y.t Comiss.on be issued to Coll John Addison M.r Will.m Hutchinson to exam y.e Evidences for y.e s.d Land both for y.e Complt & Deft |
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