Chancery Court Proceedings, 1676.   189





     Lord & Prop.ry &c These are therefore to will & Require you Ime- Liber C D
     diately after the Rec.t hereof that you Summons & Give notice to
     twelve Good & Lawfull men of the Co.ty of Calvert that they be &
     do 'psonally appear before us at y.e new dwelling house of mt Rich'
     Ladd upon the Clifts in the s.d Co.ty of Calvert at & upon ye Sixth
     day of may next being Saturday by nine of the Clock in the fore
     noon diligently to Enquire what Lands Joseph Horsley late of Cal
     vert Co.tY deced dyed Seized of at ye time of his Death as of ffee
     in the Co.tY of Calvert & of what manno.r & under what Rents &
     Services & how much those Lands & Tenem.ts are of value by y.e
     year in all issues & at what time the s.d Joseph Horsley dyed & who
     is his next heir & what age the heir is & who those Lands & Tenemts
     from y.e time of y.e Death of the Jos: Horsley hath or doth
     Occupy & the issues & profits hath or doth receive & by what Title
     & how & in what manner & who hath paid the Rent for the Same
     & to whom and that you have then & there this precept Given und.r
     or hands & Seals this 27.th day of Ap.ll in the first year of the
     Dominion of the Right Hon.ble Charles absolute Lord & Prop.ry of
     y.e Provinces of maryland & Avalon Lord Baltemore &c Annoq
     Dom 1676                    Samuell Browne sealed
                                 Geo: Parker sealed
       On the Backside of the aforegoing precept was written vizt
     By virtue of this precept I have Caused to Come before you twelve
     Good & Lawfull men of my Bailywick whose names are hereunder
     written at the day and place within named to Enquire as it is within p. 156
     Ordered as by precept Commanded          (tot. 190)
     John Hance     John Manning     Benja Cloyster
     Henry mitchell James macall     Geo: Sealy
     Wm Barnett     Wm Ireland       John Clarke
     ffrancis Maulden                Nath.' Daw   W.m Mackdowell
                                 Henry Darnall Sheriff

       An Inquisition Indented taken at the Dwelling house of Richd
     Ladd Gent upon the Clifts in Calvert Co.ty in y.e province of mary
     land upon the Sixth Day of may in the first year of the Dominion of
     Charles absolute Lord & Propry of the province of maryland &
     Avalon Lord Baltemore &c Annocp Dom 1676 By us Samll Bourne
     of the Clifts af.d Gent and Geo: Parker of y.e Same Gent by Virtue
     of a writt of mandamus issued out of his Ldps high Court of Chanry
     to this Inquisition Annexed to us directed by the Oaths of Jn.°
     Hance of the Clifts afores.d Henry Mitchell of the Same William
     Barnett of the Same ffrancis Maulden of the Same Jn° manning of
     the Same James Macall of the Same W.m Ireland of the Same
     Nathan.” Daw of the Same Benjamin Cloyster of the Same George