188  Chancery Court Proceedings, 1676.






       Liber CD   Lord Baron of Baltemore &c. & in y.e year of O.t Lord God 1676
              before Jno Stone & Robert Doyne Gent By virtue of a Comission in
              the nature of a writt of mandamus to them directed & to this Inqui
              sition Annexed to Enquire after the Death of Wm Gardner late of
              Charles Co.ty deced by the Oaths of The: Cocker ffrancis Everard
              jn.o Bouchier Garrett Synnett Jno Wood Jno Woodward Jn.o Ches
              son, Rob.t Leatherland, Rob.t Cosselton Sam.” ifendall Jn.o Price
              Rich.' Jones w.ch Juro.rs upon their Oaths Saith that W.m Gardner
              late of Charles County deced dyed Seized at the time of his Death
              as of ffee in Charles CO.tY of fifty acres of Land Called Lindsey's
              prspect Lying in Goose Creek on the west Side of Portobacco Creek
              as appeared p a Deed Recorded for y.e Same in the Records of the
              Co.tY af.d acknowledged p Edmond Lindsey to the Said William
           p. 155 Gardner w.th Said Tract of Land is to be holden of Zachayah
        (fol. 189) manno.r in free & Comon Soccage by ifealty only for all manner of
              Services Yeilding & paying therefore yearly one Shilling Sterl
              And further we Jurors upon our Oaths Say the Sd Land & Tenem.ts
              are of Value by the year in all issues as we humbly conceive are
              worth one hundred & fifty pounds of Tob.o p annum And further
              we Jurors upon our Oaths according to the best Informacon we
              Can get Say that the S.d W.m Gardner dyed on y.e Twenty fifth day
              of Decemb.r in the year of our Lord God 1674 & that the s.d wm
              Gardner Dyed Intestate & without any heir And further we Jurors
              find y.e Said fifty acres of Land to have been Since the Death of
              y.e S.d Wm Gardner in the hands of Edmond Taylor, But by what
              Right or Title the S.dI Edmond Taylor doth hold the Said Tract of
              Land We are altogether Ignorant And according to the Informacon
              of the S.d Edmond Taylor We find that the S' Edmd Taylor hath
              paid the Lord Prop.ry Rent for the Same Since the Death of the sd
              William Gardner to mr Benj.a Rozer Sheriff of this County as Witt
              ness 0./r hands & Seals the day and year above written
                                                 John Stone
                                                 Robt Doyne
              Tho: Cocker    John Wood      Rob.t R Cosleton
              ifran: Everard Jno X Woodard  Sam.ll ifendall
              Jno B Bouchier Jn.o Chesson   John Price
              Garr.t Syñott  Rob.t Leatherland  Richard Jones
                                All Sealed

                To the high Sheriff of Calvert Co.ty & to his Dep.ty or Deptys
              By vertue of a writt to us directed und.r ye Greater Seal for the
              province of maryland in the nature of a mandamus bearing date
              at y.t City of S.t marys y.e 19.th day of this Instant month of Ap.”
              1676 in y.e first year of y.e Dom.n of the R.t Hon.ble Charles absolute