Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1674. 363

At w^ch s^d 26^th day of May Charles Calvert
Philip Calvert William Calvert & Baker Brooke Justices of
the s^d Pro^all Court to his s^d. Lordship in his Upper house of
Assembly at his Lo^ps s^d Cittie of S^f Maries the Transcript of the
Records of the Proceedings & Judgm^t of the s^d Pro^all C^rt under
their hands & Seales have sent according as by the s^d Writ
they were Comanded the Ten^r whereof followeth in these
wordes viz^t
Marieland ss. The Pro^ll Court of the R^t Hon^ble Caecilius
Absolute Lord & Proprietary of the Province of Maryland
holden at his s^d Lo^ps Cittie of S^t Maries the Eigth day of De-
cember in the 37th yeare of his Lordships Dominion 1668
Jo. Bailey Petioneth the C^rt th^t Whereas he is Arrested to
this C^rt at the Suite of Reymond Stapleford & for th^t the s^d
Reymond Stapleford when the Peticon^r was out of the Province
did by virtue of an Attachment Procure into his hands severall
Papers & accompts of the Peticon^rs w^ch were left in the hands of
one Thomas How from whom they were taken by one Richard
Collet gent late Sherrife of Calvert County & not yet returned
to the Peticon^r whereby he is disarmed from defending him-
selfe ag^t the Suite of the s^d Reymond Stapleford the s^d Papers
having relacon to the same Whereupon Ordered th? the
Sherrife doe deliver unto the s^d Jo. Bailey the s^d Papers soe
taken by him upon the s^d Attachm^t

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Reymond Stapleford p^t Morecroft p Quer
Jo. Bailey Defend^t Rozer p def The defend^t

still alleadgeth th^t his Papers are out of his Possession w^th w^ch
he must defend himselfe ag^t the Plaintife
It is Ordered th^t the Defend^t have time till the next C^rt to

Put in his Plea & further ordered th^t the defend^t doe re-
maine in the Sherrifes Custodie untill he shall Put in Securitie
for his appearance at the next Pro^a.^u C^rt & to stand to & abide
the Judgm^t of the s^d C^rt in all Suites depending between the
Plaintife & the s^d defend^t
The Attorneys of Reymond Stapleford Plf ag^t Jo. Bailey
defend^t enters Caveat viz^t That noe Security be taken of the
s^d Bailey untill notice be first given by the Sherrife of S? Maries
to the s^d Attorneys to Like & Approve of the same
The Pro^ll Court of the R^t. Hon^ble Ceecilius Absolute Lord &
Proprietary of the Provinceof Maryland holden at the Cittie of
S^t Maries before the Justices of the s^d C^rt the 9^th day of ffeb-
ruary in the 37^th yeare of the Dominion of his Lo^p over the s^d
Province Annoq Dni 1668

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Charles Calvert Esq Leivten^t Gen^l
Philip Calvert Esq Chancelor

Jerome White | Esq^e
Baker Brooke | Jus-
Col. William Evans | tices