lo Charles IVillimn Wallace 



III. Decree of the Court 

 Couit of Chancery, Decrees and 

 Orders, Vol. 1614 "A," p. 1074. 

 xxij Die Mai] 



Thomas Bendishe 

 Kt & Baronet 

 Edward Newporte 

 et al p'^^ 

 Mathias Bacon 

 gent Def*^ 



Whereas this Corte was this p'nte Daie in- 

 formed by mr Rchard Moore beinge of the 

 p^^s Counsell that the said p^^^ beinge seised 

 in ffee of one Cappitall messuage wth the 

 appurtennces scituate in Black fryers and that 

 Divers the letters Patentes Deedes evidences 

 Chr'es mynum*^^^ and writingcs conccrninge 

 the same Did heretofore come vnto the custodye of Anne Bacon, 

 the Def'^ mother as executrix to her mother whoe latlie Dyed and 

 made the Dei*^ her executor and that by meanes hereof the said let- 

 ters Patentes Deedes evidences and Che''r3 mynum^^^ & writinges 

 are nowe Come vnto his handes for obteyninge whereof the said p'^^ 

 have eixhted there bill into this Corte wherevnto the Def*^ have'^g 

 Aunswered doth by his said Aunswere Confesse that one letters 

 Patentes and certeyne Deedes evidences & writinges & mynum'^^ 

 concernenge the said messuages and p'misses in the bill menconed 

 are come into his handes and possession the said deA not makeinge 

 any Title therevnto but desiringe that he maye be orderlie dis- 

 chardged thereof vpon delivery of the same as this Corle should 

 thincke fitt, and therefore It was desired that the said letters Pat- 

 tentes and other the deedes evidences and writinges soe Confessed 

 might be brought into this Corte vppcn the defts oath It is thre- 

 vppon ordered that the said deft shall bringe into this Corte all the 

 said letters Patentes deedes evidences writinges & mynum*^* soe by 

 him Confessed to be in his custodye or posslon vpon his oath here 

 to remayne to be disposed of as shalbe meate and for that purpose 

 the p'^^^ maye take proces against the deft if they will. 



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