Chancery Court Proceedings, 1669-70.   19




             Tuesday the fourth day of January 1669.Liber C D

                 Present. The Chancellor.

      Samuel Stone pit. Walter Lane defend.t

      The defendant and his said Attorney appeared and the defendant
    was then Sworn to his answer and paid the pl.ts Costs Whereupon
    and in regard the matter in Controversy was between M.r and
    Merchant and that the spending of Time in delays in this Suit would
    tend very much to the prejudice of both parties. Ordered by his
    Honour that the plantiff should Reply or Except to the said answer
    by ifriday next.


                   Friday the 7.th January

                   Present the Chancellour

              Willm Calvert Esq Jerome White Esq.

      The plantiff having filed Exceptions to the sd Defendants answer
    upon arguing of the said Exceptions by the Attorneys on both sides
    his Honour the Chancellor did think it fit that the sd Defendant
    should amend his answer in most of the points Excepted and doth
    therefore order that the sd Defendant do putt in a better Answer by
    Munday next.
      On Munday the 10.th day of Janry 1669 the defend.t was Sworn
    to a Second answ.r & the pl.t is by the Chancell.r ordered to reply
    forthwith


Att a Court Holden for the Chancery and provinciall    p. 14
        Court Begun the twelfth day of february Anno Dom 1669.  (fol. 15)
         Present The Hoflble the Chancellor
                William Calvert Esq    Baker Brooke Esq
                Jerome White Esq Thomas Trueman Esq

      Olliver Holloway pl.t John Homewood defend.t
      Ordered by the Court that the plantiff do examine his Wittnesses
    by the next Court and then speed his Cause to hearing.

      Benjamin Coweli pI.t Jonathan Sybrey defend.t
      Upon the motion of M.r Rozier for the defendant ordered that
    publication be Stayed till the last day of this Court at which Time
    it is to pass and the plantiff is at Liberty to Sett down his Cause
    to be heard the next Court if he shall see cause.