1 8o  Chancery Court Proceedings, 1676.





         Liber CD may 30th

        p. 140 (fol. 183) Mandamus then issued to m.r Jonathan Sybrey & W.m Peirce of
               Caecil CotY that by the oaths of xij &c they Enquire what Lands
               mathias Cornelius dyed Seized of in Caecil County rt 28.th Movem
               ber 'p &

               June 17.th 1676
                 Sci: fa then issued ad vic Corn Kent to make known to Sam.”
               Pensax &c ut est fol 146

                 Commission for Sheriff of Caecil County issued to Charles James
               Gent writt of assistance & discharge to Edw.d Pynn late Sheriff
               of the Same County ut est mutat mutand fol 67
                 Comiss.n for Coroner of the Same Coty issued to the Said Charles
               James


               June 15th 1676
                 Commission f or Sheriff of Caecil County then iss.d to Jonathan
               Sybrey Gent with writt of assistance & discharge les James
               late high Sheriff of the Same County

               Eodem die
                 Commission for Sheriff of Kent County     Thomas
               marsh Gent with writt of assistance

               Eodem die
                 Commission for Sheriff of Calvert County  Henry
               Darnall with writt of assistance

                            Upper House may 31.th 16
                 Ordered that a writt of mandamus do fo    from the
               Secrys office to Enquire concerning the Title of a Certa
               on w.ch the Court house in Cecil County is Built
                                              [Ch:] Baltemore

                 Charles &c To Augustine Herman & Jo
               Whereas by a Certain Act of Assembly   [Prov]ince of
               maryland y.e Com.r of Crncil County were appointed to
               e a prison to be Built in the most Convenient place
               to them Should Seem meet and Whereas we are
               Com.rs have Erected & built a Court house & prison
               upon a Certain parcell of Land Lying on the north of Sasafrax
               River And forasmuch as it is unknown to us who the Right
               owner of the Same Land We Command you that by the oath of
               xij Good & Lawfull men of our Said County of Caecill you diligently