Chancery Court Proceedings, 1674.    135





    Urgent Occasions Sithence Intervened Command our Severall Liber C D
    Sheriffs of our Respective Counties that they do hereby publish &
    declare proclaim that we do purpose and Intend to hold the Same
    Assembly upon the Second Tuesday in ffebruary next Ensuing the
    date hereof And that the Sheriff of the County of S.t maries Give
    notice hereof to the Deputies & delegates of the Same County Witt
    ness our Self &Ca 14.th of October in the 43.th year of or Dominion
    &Ca Annocp Domini 1674
     Eodem die The like writt issued then to the Respective Sheriffs of

           Charles County
                             Talbot County
           Calvert County
                             Sommerset County
           Ann Arundell Coty
                             Dorchester County
           Kent County

      Caecilius &a To the Sheriff of Calvert County Greeting Whereas
    you were lately Commanded by writt of Execution at our Court of
    Calv.t Co.tY bearing date the 17th day of August 1674 to take W.m
    melton Administrator of John ifoster in Execution untill he hath
    made Satisfaction unto George Abbott as well the Sume of Six
    hundred pounds of Tobacco was adjudged him for his damages
    in a Certain Suit Commenced by the Said George Abbot ag.t the s.d
    W.m melton adm.r of John ffoster as also the Sume of Seven hundred
    & thirty pounds of Tobacco for his Costs and Charge Expended in
    the Said Suit Yet because it Sufficiently appears to us that our
    afores.d Writt of Execution from our Court af.d most unduly &
    Erroneously issued therefore We Command you that you altogether
    forbear from takeing of the Said William Melton or in any thing to
    mollest him by Occasion of the premisses And if him the Said.
    William Melton upon that Occasion and not otherwise you have
    taken then him you permitt to go at Large, Wittness o.r Self at o.r
    City of S.t maries y.e 13.th day of Nov.r in the 43.th year of o.r
    Dominion ov.r o.r Said province of maryland Annoq Domini 1674

      Caecilius &a To our Trusty and Well beloved Thomas Robert
    Burle & Thomas Beson of Ann Arundell County Gent Greeting
    because we are Informed that James Stringer late of your County
    deced at the time of his Death was Seized in his Demeasne as in flee
    of divers Lands & Tenem.ts in yo.r Said County w.ch of Right ought
    to descend to mary Williams wife of Lodowick Williams & Daughter
    and heir of the S.d James Stringer deced & from her by undue
    means are kept away as is Said We do therefore hereby Require and
    Authorize you that by the Oaths of twelve Good and Lawfull men
    of your Said County by whom the truth of the matter may more
    fully appear You diligently Enquire what Lands & Tenements the
    Said James Stringer dyed Seized of within your Said County &
    whether the Said mary be his next heir & whether the Same were