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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
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       & make over unto y.e s.d Mercer a firm & indefeazable
       estate of Inheritance of in & to two severall tracts or
       pcells of Land in y.e s.d County y.e one called The Indian Range containing
       two hundred Acres y.e other being y.e Remaind.r of a tract of
       Land formerly belonging unto one Godfrey Herman but then vested
       in y.e s.d Peterson & y.t pursuant to y.e Comunication & agreement
       aforesaid he y.e s.d Mercer did satisfy & pay unto y.e s.d Peterson y.e
       s.d sum or quantity of Ten thousand pounds of tobacco yet Notwithstanding
       such payment y.e s.d Peterson utterly refused &
       denied to make over or convey y.e s.d two tracts of unto y.e s.d
       Mercer pursuant to y.e agreement aforesaid  To all w.ch Complaint
       y.e s.d Peterson makes no other Answer than y.t at y.e time of
       making y.e s.d Agreem.t he was under y.e Age of one & twenty years
       as also y.t he had not received from y.e s.d Mercer y.e Consideration
       of ten thousand pounds of Toba afd nor any part or pcell thereof
       To w.ch y.e s.d Mercer replyed y.t y.e s.d Peterson at y.e time of y.e Comunication
       & agreement afd was of full Age as also y.t he had fully
       satisfied & paid unto y.e s.d Peterson y.e ten thousand pounds of tobacco
       afd &c.a  Upon hearing of which bill Answer & Replication as also of
       all y.e proofs testimonies & depositions of both sides relating to y.e premisses
       as likewise of y.e pleadings & allegations of y.e Council as
       well on y.e part of y.e Complainant & on y.e pt of y.e deft before
       Coll Henry Jowles keeper of our great seal in our s.d province
       & his ascociates it was evidently made appear y.t at y.e time of y.e  
       Comunication afd y.e s.d John Peterson was of y.e age of twenty & one
       years & y.t soon after y.e s.d Comunication & agreem.t y.e s.d Thomas
       Mercer y.e Complainant had fully & compleatly satisfied & paid unto
       y.e s.d John Peterson y.e Deft y.e s.d sum of ten thousand pounds of Tob
       for & in consideration of y.e two tracts of Land aforesaid  Wherefore
       it is hereby adjudged sentenced & decreed y.t y.e s.d John Peterson
       y.e deft do make over convey & confirm unto y.e s.d Tho.s Mercer
       a firm estate of Inheritance in & to y.e s.d two tracts of Land in
       Fee simple by such deed or deeds as y.e s.d Tho.s shall by his Councel
       learned in y.e Law get prepared for y.t purpose at any time
       before y.e first day of Octob.r next & y.t he acknowledg y.e same
       according to Act of Assembly of this province in such Cases
       made & provided & farther y.t he pay unto y.e said Thomas Mercer
       y.e neat quantity of Two Thousand and Thirty
       pounds of tob.co for his cost & charges in this behalf laid out expended
       & taxed by our s.d Court all which he is in no wise to omit
       Given under our great seal of our s.d province this twenty seventh
       day of May in y.e eighth year of our Reign Annoq Dom.i 1696
       Witness our trusty & well beloved Coll Henry Jowles Keeper of
       our said great seal in our s.d pvince of Maryland
                                                                   (signed)
                                                                Hen Jowles Chanc


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