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660) Search amongst the Records of Prince Georges County afs.d found the inrollment of Deed from Charles Calvert Son and heire to the said William Calvert whereby the very same percell of Land soe as aforesaid Conveyed to the said James Heath is made over in fee from the said Charles to Richard Calvert which gives the said James Heath great distrust and Mishapprehension that the said James Neale had not perfect Title from the said William Calvert or any other driveing under him and Consequently that the said James Heaths title from the said Charles Edgerton and Mary his wife might be defective but soe it was y.t the said James Heath wuld not by any Law try the vallidity of his Title with the said Richard Calvert who drove his Title under the heire at Law of the said W.m Calvert the Originall Pattentee for y.t the said Richard nor the said James Heath was in Actuall possession of the said Land the same being possessed by a Nation of Indians who by some publick Act of State and Goverment upon Amity and Friendshipp settled Betweene the English and them were to Enjoy the same dureing theire residence thereon after they desert it to be possesed and a enjoyed by such as drove a legall Title under the Originall pattentee soe that the said James Heath could not try at Law the Vallidity of his Title with the said Richard Calvert to the said Land untill the said Nation of Indians removed their settlements thence which might not happen for many Yeares to come and it being of very ill Consequence to the said James Heath and his heires to have the vallidity of his title to the said Land kept in such suspence and being only remediable in this Honoble Court therein before us where the said parties under whome he drove may be Compelled soe to cleare the title as to have made it past dispute in time to come or in Case they could not doe the same to have made the said James Heath sattisfaccon and recompence for the defect thereof To all which he the said James Neale made answ.r as followeth That William Calvert Esq.r Deceased by Deed w.ch bore date the 20.th day of December 1681 duely Executed or intended to Grant the |
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