Chancery Court Proceedings, 1676.   183





     Edmondson & mary Tilghman Ex.s of the Last will & Testam.t of Liber CD
    Richard Tilghman deced w.ch S.d Jn.° Edmondson and Richard p. 151
    Tilghman were Sureties for the Said Ralph Blackhall before our (fol. 185)
    Justices of our Provinciall Court manifest Error hath happened to
    the Grieveous damage of the S.d Jn.° Edmondson & mary Tilghman
         as afores.d as out of their Complaint we have accepted the
     Record and process of w.ch Said Judgm.t thereupon before us in
     our upper house of Assembly at our City of S.t marys ye Second
     day of June next Ensuing for Certain Causes we have Caused to
     Come & we being willing the Errors if any be Should in due man
     ner be Corrected & full & Speedy Justice to be done to the Said
     parties in this behalf We Command you that by honest & Lawfull
     men of yo.r Bailywick you make known to the Said John Quigley
     that he be before us at the day & place afores.d in our Said upper
     house of Assembly to hear the Record afores.d if to him it Shall
     Seem Expedient & further to Stand to & abide what our Said upper
     house of Assembly Shall Consider of in that behalf & have y.u there
     this writt Wittness &c.a 29.th may in the first year &.a 1676

     RR      To the R.t Hon.ble the Lord Prop.ry Ne Exeat Provin
     ciam ag.t Wm Dare dated 10.th July rt Immediate

       Charles &C To John Code of S.t maries County Gentl Greeting
     Whereas the freemen of our sd Co.t have Elected you to be their
     Dep.tY & Delegate & to be the Dep.tY & Delegate of our S.d County &
     to appear & Serve for the S.” Co.tY as Dep.tY and Delegate for the
     Same in Such Gen” Assembly as Shall happen to be Called by us our
     heirs or Successo.rs & Lords & proprys of our Said province in Case
     you Shall be Summoned by a particular writt to that purpose directed
     to you by us our heirs or Successo.rs And to do & Consent to those
     things w.ch by the favour of God Shall happen to be done & Or
     dained by us by the advice & Consent of Or Great Council of our
     S.” province concerning Such occasions & affairs as Shall relate to
     us or to the State or defence of our Said province And whereas we
     have appointed munday the Second day of October next Ensuing
     the date hereof to meet our sd Council & the Deputys and delegates
     of our Said province at the house of John Griggs in Calvert County
     then & there to assess the publick Levy of this Province by Equall
     assessm.t upon the Inhabitants of our Said province for this prsent
     year We do Will & Command you that all Excuses whatsoever Set
     apart you be & psonally appear at the day & place afores.d to do
     and Consent to those things W.Ch then Shall happen to be done or
     Ordained by us-by the advice & Consent of our Said Councell And
     this you may in no wise omitt under the peril thereupon Ensuing
     Wittness our Self &C June 27.th pr.o Anno 1676