Chancery Court Proceedings, 1676-77.   97





      Charles &C To the Sheriff of Ann Arundell Co.ty Greeting Where- Liber C D
    as Complaint is made unto us by Edw.d [Dor]sey adminr of the
    Goods & Chattells Rights & Credits of Nicho.s Wyatt    that
    Thomas Bland & Demoras his wife have disposed of the Est
    the Said Nicho.s Wyatt & denys to Render any account thereof
    to d Edw.d Dorsey And wheras the S.d Edw.d Dorsey
    hath Commenced aeon in our Provinciall Court ag.t the Said
    Thomas Bland & Demoras his wife for the Compelling them to
    Render an accompt of the S.d Estate of the S.d Nicho.s Wyatt to
    his S.d Adm.r & that the Said Tho: Bland is upon Departure out of
    this province & may depart before he hath Answered the Said Aeon
    as af.d brought & thereby no Redress or Relief can be had for him the
    S.d Edward Dorsey These are therefore to require you that you
    take the Body of him the S.d Tho8 Bland if found within your Baily
    wick & him Safely keep till he hath Entred into Recognizance with
    Sufficient Sureties to our Said Court not to depart this province
    untill he Answer the sd Suit And to do & perform what our Said
    Court Shall do & determine therein And hereof fail not at your
    peril And that you make Return of the Execution of this writt into p. 162
    our Court of Chancery by the Seventeenth day of Aprill next where- (fol. 196)
    soever it Shall then be Wittness our Self at our City of S.t maries
    the 19.th day of ffeb: in the 2d year of our Dominion &a Annocp Dni
    1676

      RC     Charles &c To the Sheriff of Kent County Greeting We
    Comand you that you attach Edward Leach if he Shall be found in
    your Bailywick & him Safe keep So that you have his Body before
    us in our Court of Chancery without delay wheresoever it Shall
    then be to Answer unto us as well touching a Certain Contempt by
    him the S.d Edward ag.t us Committed as is Said as to Such other
    things as Shall be then & there objected ag.t him & further to do &
    Receive what our Said Court Shall in this behalf Consider of &
    this you may in no wise Omitt & have you there this writt Wittness
    our Self at our City of S.t marys ye third day of march in the
    Second year of oT Domn &a Annop Dni 1676
           Endorsed       By the Court
      On the behalf of Thomas Peighin p.lt for the breach of a Decree
    by the Oath of Cornelius Comegys

      RC     Charles &c To the Sheriff of Kent County Greeting
    Whereas Complaint is made unto us by Edward Leach ifactor of
    George ffulford of London merchant that Thomas Peighin master of
    the Ship Ruth of London Stand Indebted unto the Said George iful
    ford in the Sume of one thousand pounds of Lawfull money of Eng
    land for which Sd Sum the Said George ffulford hath Cothenced his (fol. 197)
    Suit in our Provinciall Court & the Said Thomas Peighin hath ap