98. Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1667-75.

Liber A. M.
p. 77

At a Meeting of his Excellency and Council
at Saint Marys the 22^d day of November 1671

Present
His Excellency Charles Calvert Esq^r
Captain General and chief Governor of Maryland
Philip Calvert Esq^r Chancellor

the honble William Calvert
Councillors
Edward Fitzherbert

Upon the Petition of Elias Nuthall formerly presented to his
Excellency one of the Sons of Iohn Nuthall late of S^t Marys
County Gent deceased for that whereas the said Iohn Nuthalls
Estate was Ordered upon the division thereof that if another
Child of the said Iohn Nuthalls shall appear the said Child
should have a part or portion of the said Estate equal to what
the rest of the said Iohn Nuthalls Children had and the said
Elias remaining a Servant in Virginia at this time the said Elias
Craved that his said Childs part might be allotted him and that
his freedom might be purchased out of it
It is by the Board Ordered that M^r John and James Nuthall
and Thomas Sprigg Gent who married the daughter of the
said John Nuthal deceased appear before his Excellency and
Council at the City of S^t Marys the sixth day of december next
and bring with them such Papers and Accounts as they have
belonging to the estate of the said Iohn Nuthall deceased that

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his Excellency and Council hearing the Cause and when they
know what was the true Value of the said John Nuthalls Estate
they may take such Order in the premises as to Law and
Iustice appertain
His Lordships Instructions touching his mannor of Choptico
being perused and the Council being informed that Luke
Barbor deceased and John Pyle Gent have both of them taken
up Land Contrary to his Lordships said Instructions it is by
the Board Ordered that a Scire facias issue to the Sheriff of
Saint Marys County to make known to John Blomfield who
married the Relict of the said Barbor and Luke Barbor Eldest
Son of the said Barbor to appear before this Board on the sixth
of December next to shew Cause (if any they have why the said
Luke Barbors Grants of the said Land should not be Vacated
upon Record and also to make known unto them that they
bring with them all such Papers Patents and Escripts as they
have in their Possession relating to the said Land
It was also Ordered that another scire facias issue to the said
Sheriff to make known unto the above named Iohn Pile that
he be before this Board at the same time to shew cause &c^a
and to bring with him (ut Supra)
The said two scire fac issued Accordingly