Chancery Court Proceedings, 1670-71.  353





    Sp.a                                       LiberCD
      Versus Sarah Thoursony widdow and Nicholas White def.t at Suit
    of Samuell Winslow ret 14.o ffeb: p .p

    Certiorari Baker & Cressy ads Stone
      Caeilius &c To our Trusty and Welbeloved James Lindsey Zachary
    Wade Joseph Harrison Henry Adams and Thomas Mathews Greet
    ing Whereas we lately out of the Comp.lt of John Stone accepting
    that in ye Record and process and also in the Rendring of Judgm.t
    in the plaint w.ch was in our Court of Charles County before you
    our Said Justices there Between Thomas Baker and Samuell Cressy
    assigns of Samuell Harris and John Stone def.t manifest Erro.r
    hath Intervened to the Great damage of the Said John Stone and that
    Records and processe for Correcting Such like Erro.r before our
    Justices of o.r Prov.” Court we have Caused to be brought and out
    of our Said Court on the behalf of the Said John Stone we have
    accepted that Whereas in the Record afores.d amongst other things
    it is Contained thus, Thomas Baker & Samuell Cressy attorneys and
    assigns of Samuell Harris deñiand a Scire facias ag.t m.r John Stone
    as well as administrato.r of the Goods & Chattells of m.r Richard
    Stone, that Record is Diminished in this, for in the Record is not
    Specified the Order of Court to warrant y.e issueing out of the Scire
    facias neither the writt of Scire facias it Self is Entred but is totally
    omitted, also in the Latter of the Record it is Entred there Where
    upon at the request of the Said Baker and Cressey Execution was
  issued forth against the body of the Said     (fol. 549)
               wie four Said Justices nor yet Certify     Requir
    directed to you to Certify the Said Order of Court
    facias the writt of Scire facias and the writt of
    Custody So Remaining w.ch if So its' Granted Therefore
                  that Searching the Records of the Court held
    the tenth of August if So it be then y.e af.d orders for
    Granting the s.d Scire fac y.e writt of Scire fac & y.e Execucön to o.r
    Justices of o.r S.d Prov.ll Co.rt to be held at S.t maries y.e 18.th day
    of oct.r you Send & this Writt Wittness or Self at S.t
    maries ye 16.th day of Ap.” in y.e 38.th year of our Dominion over
  our Said Province Annop Dom 1670              p.422
      This writt was Renewed and made Returnable the 14.th of ffebru- (fol. 549)
    ary next Teste 30 December 1670

    Calvert County Comicon of ye peace
      Caecilius absolute Lord and Prop.ry of the Provinces of maryland
    & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c: To major Thomas Brooke
    Charles Brooke, John Abbington Richard Perry George Beckwith
    George Peake \Villiam Broorne Tobias Norton Peter Sharp Will.m








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