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398 At a Court of Chancery held at Annapolis Novemb.r y.e 10.th in y.e tenth year of K William 3.d Annoq Dom.i 1698 Coll Hen.r Jowles Keeper Present The Hon.ble Edw.d Dorsey gent & Sam.ll Young gent Justice John Freeman Regist.r Causes James Moneypeny Bill It is Decreed by this Court y.t y.e Compl.nt ag.t shall have y.e Land & in y.e Bill mentioned Will.m Hows decreed to him y.e s.d Compl.t in Fee simple saving y.e Heirs Right of Redemption And (y.e Land & being judged sufficient to pay & defray y.e Debt Interest & Cost) y.t y.e Deft be acquitted fro paying any Cost Decree Whereas heretofore y.t is to say upon y.e second day of Jan.r Anno Dom.i 1696 James Moneypeny late of Calvert County Merc.t did exhibit his bill of Complaint in y.e high Court of Chancery ag.st William Hows late of y.e same County Carpenter touching certain Lands called Poor land in Hunting Creek in y.e s.d County assigned & made over to him y.e s.d James by y.e s.d Will.m (in consideration of seventeen pounds sterl due to y.e s.d James from y.e s.d William) together with y.e buildings orchards & other appurtenances And Whereas y.e s.d William covenanted to make farther assistance of y.e s.d Land &c to y.e s.d James when demanded but died before y.e same could be perfected leaving William Hows his son an Infant under y.e age of 21 years his heir who by Nonage is incapacitated to redeem y.e s.d Land &c And Whereas y.e s.d debt of 17.ℓ sterl is still unpaid as by y.e s.d bill filed in the office of y.e s.d Court of Chancery doth more at large appear therefore y.e Court this day upon y.e hearing of y.e s.d Bill read & upon y.e debates of y.e Councill as well for y.e deft as Compl.t doth order & decree That y.e Complainant shall have y.e Land & appurtenances in y.e s.d bill mentioned decreed to him y.e s.d Complt in Fee simple (saving y.e heirs Right of Redemption) And y.e Land &c being judged sufficient to pay & defray y.e Debt Interest & Cost y.t y.e Deft be acquitted from paying any Cost Ad y.e words Compl.ts Costs in at y.e foot of Chanc.ry 2151.ℓ tob Na Blakiston pag 397 at this mark (locus) Wherefore &c (sigilli) (magni) Francis |
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