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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 419   View pdf image
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       At a Court of Chancery held at Annapolis Octob.r 9.th in y.e
       year of our Lord 1699 & y.e 11.th year of y.e Reign of our soveraign King  
       William y.e 3.d

             Present    His Excell.cy y.e Gov.r Coll Nath.ll Blakiston Keep.r of y.e seal
                            Maj.r John Hamond &   of y.e Hon.rble Councill Justices
                            Thomas Tench Esq.rs


                                               Bill filed
Causes
    W D       W.m Rousbey              Ordered y.t y.e Deft do forthwith upon oath before one of
                      ag.t                           y.e Justices of this Court give up to y.e Regist.r of this Court
Ja Regn.r   Rich.d Smith & wife       all y.e books of acc.ts papers Deeds Evidences & other Instruments
                 Exec.rx of Jn Rousbey    y.t relate to y.e Land ^&^ in debate


    C C     Charles Blake heir at          Bill being a long time filed & divers Comissions
                Law & one of y.e Exec.rs  of Rebellion issued ag.t y.e Deft for want of Answer
                of Peter Sayer                    & appearance thereupon
                            ag.t
    P C      Francis Bradley                  It is by this Court decreed

                                                          That upon y.e Compl.nts making good his part
                                                          of y.e Covenants mentioned in his bill y.e Deft
                                                          shall perform his part of y.e s.d Covenants in s.d
                                                          bill expressed according to y.e true Intent & meaning
                                                          as explained by this Court because of &
                                                          notwithstanding y.e unskillfull penning of y.e
                                                          Covenants aforesaid



                                                       The Decree at large & in form drawn up by y.e
                                                       Councill for y.e Complainant & y.e Regist.r is in these
                                                       words following (viz)


The Decree for
Blake ag.t Bradley
       Whereas heretofore y.t is to say upon y.e 28 day of
       in y.e year of our Lord 1698 Charles Blake heir at law
       & one of y.e Exec.rs of Peter Sayer late of Talbot County
       Gentl decd did exhibit his bill in this Court of Chancery
       setting forth a certain Contract mutually made between
       y.e s.d Peter Sayer in his life time & one Francis Bradley
       of y.e same County for y.e exchange of certain Lands
       of y.e s.d Sayers for certain Lands of y.e s.d Bradley & his
       Wife  And y.t y.e s.d Sayer of his part did in his life time
       perform some part of y.e s.d Contract of his side to be performed
       & y.t y.e s.d Blake his heir at Law as afd was ready
       to perform y.e remaining part but y.t inasmuchas y.e s.d
       Agreem.t was so unskillfuilly penned y.t thô y.e Intent
       of it is evident yet y.e words therefore will not bear an
       action at Law to compell y.e s.d Bradley to perform
       his s.d Contract Wherefore y.e Complaint applyed himself
       to us in our s.d Court for relief & inasmuchas upon severall
       processes of Attachm.t of Contempt Comission
                                                                                  of


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