368   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1671.





        LiberCD On the Back side of a writt of Quem diem Clausit Extrernum
        (fol. 562) for Lewis Estate Entred foIl 419 was thus written viz.t

                The Execution of this Commission doth appear by a Certain In
              quisition hereunto annexed     Henry Adams
                                             Thomas Mathews

                By virtue of a writt of mandamus to us Henry Adams and Thomas
              Mathews directed from the Right Hon.ble the Lord Prop.ry of this
              Province, We Command you that you Cause Twelve Good and
              Lawfull men of your Bailywick Each of them having Estates of
              two pounds p year in your County to Come before us at Portobacco
              on ifriday next then and there diligently to Enquire what Lands
              and Tenements Lieuten.t William Lewis held of us in his Demeasne
           p.434 as of ffee at the time of his Death and of what manno.r and by what
        (fol. 562) Services and how much those Lands & Tenem.ts are of value by the
               year in all issues at what time the Said William Lewis dyed and
               who is next heir and what age he is of and who those Lands and
               Tenem.ts from the time of the Death of the Said William Lewis
               hath or Doth Occupy and the issues and profits doth Receive & by
               what Title and how and by what manno.r and for your So doing this
               Shall be your warrant, Given under our hands this 12.th day of
               January in the 39.th year of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq
              Domini 1670          Henry Adams sealed
              To the Sheriff of Charles County  Tho: Mathews sealed

                By virtue of this Precept I have Caused Twelve Lawfull men of
               my Bailywick whose names are under written to Come before the
               Commission.rs above menconed at the day & place above written to
               make Inquisition as aboves.d
                Thomas Lomax . .      Thomas Robeson
                Thomas BakerClement Theobald
                Richard Dod     John Courts    Benjamin Rozer
                William marshall               Thomas Alanson  ...    Sheriff
                Richard morris              Jacob Peterson
                John Clerke     Edmund Lindsey

                An Inquisition Indented taken at Portobacco in Charles County
               the thirteenth of January in the xxxix.th year of the Dominion of
               Caecilius &c. before Henry Adams Gentl Thomas Mathews Gentl
               By virtue of a Cothission in the nature of a writt of mandamus to
               them directed to this Inquisition annexed to Enquire after the death
               of Lieuten.t William Lewis late of Charles County deceased by the
               of Thomas Lomax, Thomas Baker Richard Dod Will: Marshall
       (fol. 563) Richard morris John Clerke & Thomas Robeson Clement Theobald
               John Courts Thomas Alanson Jacob Peterson Edmund Lindsey