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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 809   View pdf image
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       John Harwood              This cause being ready for hearing and Ruled
                v                          last Court that it should come to a hearing
       Thomas Edmondson      this Court it is therefore ordered that the Bill
                                            and aswer which follows in these words Viz.t
                                            be read Viz.t

       To his Excy John Seymour Esq her Majestys Governour & keeper
       of the Great Seale of Maryland

             Humbly Complaining sheweth that your dayly orat.r John
       Harwood of Dorchester County being Possessed of a Certain Tract of
       Land lying on the North side or Choptank River at the head of Kings
       Creek in Talbott County in his Righ as of fee a Certain Thomas Edmondson
       of Talbott County plant.r surviveing Ex.r of John Edmondson late
       of the same County Craftily Combineing with sundry other persons altogether
       unknowne to your orat.r and unconscionably Coveting to defeat
       your orat.r of his just right and pretentions thereto some years since
       brought an Ejectment in the provinciall Court pretending your orat.r
       had Trespassed and within a Tract of Land called Mount hope lying
       adjacent thereunto which said Tract of Mount hope belonged to
       the said John Edmondson the father of the said Thomas & descended
       to His Eldest son James and his heires The said Thomas Edmondson
       Extravigantly Insisting That your orat.rs Land were part of
       the said Tract of Mount hope to which action your orat.r appeared
       by his attorney and tooke upon him the defence of
       But the said Thomas Edmondson Craftily procureing the platt
       of the Land to be made upon a Certificate of Resurvey different
       from the originall Certificate and of later date so Extravigantly
       Extended his pretended bounds of Mount hope that Contrary to plain
       Evidence at the Winter assizes held for Talbott County Anno 1708
       by amuseing the Jury he obtained a Verdict therefore & has had
       Judgment rendred thereon your orat.r Not having his attorney
       Present to plead his cause or make any objections to his the
       said Thomas Edmondsons unjust and illegall pretentions and
       dayly threatens to turne your orat.r out of his possession Contrary
       to all Right Equity and good Conscience all which unconscionable
                                                                                  (Proceeding


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