14    Chancery Court Proceedings, 1669.





         Liber C D Endorsed on the back of the writt thus
                The Executor of this writt appears in a certain Inquisition here
               unto annexed bearing date the 10.th day of August One Thousand
               Six hundred Sixty and nine
                                                Henry Adams
                                                ffrancis Pope

               Benja Powell pet Jona Sibrey. . deft: Sher.f cf Talbott
                Attach Jonathan Sibrey because he hath not putt in a better
               answer according to order at the Court of the 4th June 1669 ret.
               19 Oct.r by defend.t 17.th August 69 at the Suit of Benj.a Cowell
               pLt a cepi Corpus ret. on the same.

                Stone Samuel pl.t Walter Lane defend.t the defendant app.rs in
               person

                Tuesday the 16.th day of November 1669 between Sam.' Stone
               pl.t Walter Lane defendant
                Upon the defendants humble motion to the Honble the Chan
               cellour that he being served to appear the 15th Instant to answer
               the plts Bill he had appeared according in person but in regard he could
               not as yett retain and instruct any Attorney to draw and prepare
               his answer to the said Bill all the Attorneys not already
               by the plantiff living at great distance from this Court Therefore
               he prayed time to Retain an Attorney and putt in his answer.
               Whereupon it is ordered that the defendt have time till this day
               fortnight to putt in his answer or else that an Attachment be
               awarded against him.
                                             Ro. Carvile Reg.r

               A Writt to adjourn the Court
                Caecilius &ct To the Sheriff of Saint Maries County Greeting We
              Command you that all and singularWritts and precepts
              to you delivered & before us to19th day of October and
               by you then to be retur.     you detain in your power untill
               thc of Decemr next and then you have them before us at our
               sd prov.' Court together with the Returns and Executions of the
              Sa        and this writt that we may further to the
               prosecution of the parties in the same writts as of right we shall
               think Convenient to be done in this behalf and hereof you are to
               make publick proclamation in your County that all persons Con
               cerned may keep their day at the said 14.th day of December Wittness
               ourself at Saint Maries Given under the great Seal of our province of
               Maryland this fifth of October 1669. Anno 38° of our dominion
                The like Writts Issued out to all other the Sheriffs of the said









         province.