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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 328   View pdf image
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May 31.st
       At a Court of Chancery held at y.e Port of Annapolis
       May y.e 21.st 1696 & in y.e Eighth year of this Maj.ties Reign

       Present   The Hon.ble Coll Henry Jowles Keeper
                         Kenelm Chyseldin Esq.r
                         Maj.r Edw.d Dorsey
                                              John Freeman Regist.r

       After y.e Reading over of y.e whole Docquet & some
       Causes (viz.t Mercer ag.st Peterson &c.a) ordered for tryall &
       some Petitions to y.e Court offered & granted

                The Court adjourns till to Morrow Morning
                seven of y.e Clock


May y.e 25.th
       The Court sits again

             Present as above on y.e 21.st Ins.t


Causes  
G P    Tho.s Mercer
                ag.st
W D   John Peterson

             Read y.e Bill & Answer & Repl & Depositions
             & after long debate on both sides it was decreed
             That y.e Complainant shall quietly have & enjoy y.e
             Lands in y.e s.d bill mentioned with reasonable Costs


The Decree
    Maryland ss
       William the third by y.e grace of God of
       England Scotland France & Ireland King defend.r
       of y.e Faith &c.a  Whereas Thomas Mercer of
       Ceecil County has by his bill of Complaint exhibited
       into our high Court of Chancery y.e 20.th day of July
       Anno Dom 1693 set forth  That in or about the
       Month of October which was in y.e fourth year of
       Our Reign he y.e s.d Thomas & one John Peterson
       of y.e s.d County upon Comunication had between them
       did mutually condescend & agree That for y.e Consideration
       of Ten thousand pounds of Tob to be by y.e s.d Mercer
       paid unto y.e s.d Peterson he y.e s.d Peterson was to secure
                                                                                     &



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