372    Chancery Court Proceedings, 1671.





        Liber C D Replevin Rozer a Neale
                Caecilius &C To the Coroner of Charles County Greeting Because
               Benjamin Rozer of Charles County hath come before our Justices
               of our Provinciall Court and hath found Sufficient Surety as well
               for the psecuting of his Claime as for his bay Colt w.ch James Neale
               tooke and unjustly detained as it is Said to be Returned if the Return
               thereof be adjudged Therefore we Coffiand you that you Replevy
               and Delivery make to the Said Benjamin Rozer of his bay Colt
               afores.d & and that you put the Said James Neale by Surety and
               Safe pledge that he be before our Justices at our next Provinciall
               Court to be holden at our City of S.t maries the Seventeenth day of
               October next Ensueing to Answer unto the Said Benjamin of a
               plea of takeing and unjustly withholding his bay Colt afores.d and
               that you then and there make Return of this Precept Wittness o.r
               Self at our City of S.t maries the fourteenth day of June in the
               39.th year of our Dominion over our Said Province of maryland
               Annoq Domini 1671


               Stephen Tully Comicon to be Sheriff
                Caecilius &.c To all to whom these presents Shall Come Greeting
               Know ye that we have Comitted to our Trusty and welbeloved
               Stephen Tully Sheriff of our County of Talbot our S.d County w.th
               the appurtenances to be by him kept during our pleasure So as he
               render unto us yearly o.r firm dues & Answer unto us o.r Just Rights
               & for all Other things belonging to the office of high Sheriff of our
               Said County before Or Chief Justice of our Said Province, Given
               at our City of S.t maries under the Great Seale of our Said province
               Wittness our Self at S.t maries aforesaid the 17.th day of June in
               the 39.th year of our Dominion over our Said Province Annocp
               Domini 1671                     Charles Calvert


               Stephen Tully writt of Assistance
                Caecilius &c To all Gentl: ifreemen & other psons of or Co.ty of
               Talbot Greeting Whereas we have Comitted to Or trusty & welbeloved
               Stephen Tully Sheriff of O.r Sd County our Said County w.th the
               appurtenances to be by him Kept dureing our Pleasure We do there
               fore Comand you and Every of you that you be aiding and assisting
               to the Said Stephen Tully as high Sheriff of our S.d County in all
               things that to the office of high Sheriff of our Said County doth
            438 appertain Given at our City of S.t maries under the Great Seale of
        (fol. 566) our Said Province Wittness our Self at S.t maries the 17.th day of

               June in the 39.th year of our Dominion over our Said Province of
               Maryland Annocp Domini 1671     Charles Calvert