316 Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679-So.





         Liber CD    Dear husband Nicholas Buttrum as by the Same will hereunto
                 annexed appeareth, And the Said Elizabeth haveing made her last
                 will.& Testam.t as af.d in the month of January af.d dyed & that
                 Since her death the Said Nicholas Buttrum by Colour of the Said
                 Last will & Testam.t into the Said Land did Enter & the Same doth
                 possess and the issues and profits thereof doth Receive and that the
                 Said Nicholas hath paid the Rent of the Same In Testimony whereof
                 as well the Said Commission.rs as the Said Juro.rs have hereunto
                 Set their hands and Seals the day & year first above written
                                              C Boteler sealed
                                              Samll Bourne sealed
                 Rich.” Smith Jun.r   Xtopher Baynes
                 Tho Jessup           W.m Barton
                 Edward Cowdry        W.m Collingwood
                 Joseph Dawkins   sealed Jn.° Brome     sealed
                 Thomas Edwards       Thomas Arnold
                 Joseph Williams      Thomas Sedwicks

                  Which being read and heard it is the Judgem.t of the Court here
                 this day to witt the Seventh day of ffebruary in the fifth year of the
                 Dominion of the R.t Hon.ble Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq
                 Domini 1697 That the Two hundred acres of Land in the afore
                 going Inquisition menconed whereof the Said Andrew Hinderson
                 dyed Seized of at the time of his Death is Escheated unto his Said
                 Lordship for want of heirs Nic: Painter Cl Cur Prov.alis

                 Inquisition of Edwd Smith's Land
                  We the Gentl of the Jury find That Edward Smith deceased in
                 Anno 1676 ffeb.ry the 13.th further we find that Edwd Smith dyed
                 unpossessed of any Land being properly his own   ever we
                 find a Patent in the name of Edward Smithdred and
                  Sixty four acres w.ch Said Land was betwixt the nd
           (fol. 319) John Harding w.ch was Partners in the Said Land
                 was bought of George Yates & Robert Wilson by    he
                 paid all the Tobacco for it and the Said Ardine  paid
                 the Rents and Services of the Sd Land Everlast two
                 years the Sheriff refuse Receiving theall the Right
                 the Said Edward Smith had to the Said Land was but by trust from
                 John Ardine We find that the Said Edward Smith dyed without
             p. 258 heir at the house of John Ardine the Said Two hundred acres is
           (fol. 319) known by the name of Batchellors Delight Lying in Back River and
                 held of the mannor of Baltemore, and further we find that the Rent
                 of the Said Land Lyeth at five Shillings and four pence p year And
                 we find that the Said Land will yeild p year one hundred pounds of
                 Tobacco.