Chancery Court Proceedings, 1672-73.   95





       Caecilius &c To the Sheriff of Calvert County Greeting, Whereas Liber C D
     you were lately Commanded by Writt of Execution Issueing out of
     our Court of Calvert County bearing date the day of November
     1672 to take Richard Smith Administrator of Thomas Manning in
     Execution untill he hath made Satisfaction unto Benjamin Cloyster
     as well the Sume of one thousand five hundred fifty and Seven
     pounds of Tobacco which was adjudged to him for his Damages p.83
     in a Certain Suit Commenced by the Said Benjamin Cloyster (fol. 105)
     against the s.d Richard Smith Admin.r of the Said Thomas Manning
     as also the Sume of 485.1 of Tobacco for his Costs and Charges
     Expended in the Said Suit yet because it Sufficiently appears to us
     that our afores.d Writt of Execution from our Court aforesaid
     most unjustly & Erroneously Issued Therefore we Command you
     that you altogether forbear from takeing of the Said Richard Smith
     or in any thing of to mollest him by Occasion of the premisses and
     if him the Said Richard Smith upon that occasion and not other
     wise you have taken then him your permitt to go at Large Wittness
     our Self at our City at S.t marys the 21.th day of December in the
     41.th year of our Dominion over our Said province Anno Domini
     1672                         Rob.t Ridgely Reg.r

       Sp.a versus Henry Beedle & Sophia his wife to answer George (fol. 106)
     Wells Chancery ret Decemb.

       Caecilius &a To the Sheriff of S.t maries County Greeting Whereas
     Marmaduke Syms hath Come before us in our Court of Chancery
     and hath found Sufficient Surety as well his Clamour to prosecute
     as for his two Barrows which John Richardson took & unjustly
     detayns (as it is Said) to be returned if the return of them be ad
     judged Therefore We Comand and Change you that the two Barnows
     afores.d to the Said Marmaduke Symms Replevyed to be and de
     livered you Cause and put by Surety and Safe pledge the aforesaid
     John Richardson that he be before our Justices of our provinciall
     Count on the first day of the Said Count to be held at the City of
     S.t maries on the Eleventh day of ffebruary next to answer the afore
     said Manmaduke Symms of a plea of takeing and unjustly detaining
     of his two Barrows afores.d & how this our writt Shall be Executed
     to our Justices at the next Court at the s.d City of S.t maries to be
     held you make known under the pain Incumbent and also then and
     there make return of this Writt Wittness &c at s.t manys the 27.th
     in the 41.th year of our Dominion Annoq Dom 1672

       Caecilius &c To Robert Donne, Joseph meekes and William Ikad
     on any two of them Gent Greeting Whereas Tobias Wells hath
     Exhibited his Bill of Comp.lt before us in our Court of Chany ag.t
     John Wright & Mary his wife def.ts and Whereas we have Com
     manded them them the S.d defend.ts to be before us in our Court at