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     and Councell at St Marys att Our next Prouinall Court 13th of June Liber F F
     and then and there returne this or writt Giuen att St Marys this 25th
     of Aprl 1665 wittnes Our deare Brother Philip Caluert Esp Chan
     cellor of Our said Prouince of Maryland— Philip Caluert


       Whereas Thomas Smyth Mastr of the shipe Accomacke Merchant
     now riding in St Georges riuer refuseth to yeild his Obedience to
     Certaine warrts sued out of Our Prouall Court agt him the said Smyth
     by John Wright to the Contempt of his lops Gouernmt, Theis are to
     will and require yoW to be aiding and assisting to John Lawson High
     sherriffe of St Marys County or his deputyes in executing the said
     warrants uppon the said Smyth, hereof fayle not as yow will answere
     the Contrary at yor perill Giuen &c this 26th day of Aprill 1665
     To all Constables and all other the     Philip Caluert
       Inhabitants of st Marys County


       Cecilius &c To the sherriffe of Caluert County Greeting It is [p.
     shewne unto Vs on the behalf e of Nicholas Gwyther late sherriffe
     of st Marys County that whereas hee impleaded Robert Stack for

       1700lb tob: in Our Prouinall Court due to him the said Gwyther from

       the sd Stack for fees during his imprisonmt wth the said Gwyther and

       by process thereupon in Our said Court made: Wee did Comand

       yow that yow should take the sd Stack into yor Custody soe that yow

       might haue his body att Our Prouinall Court the 20th day of Decembr

       1664 there to answere the suite of the said Nicholas Gwyther for

       the debt of 1700lb tob: aforesaid, and yoW at the said day made noe

       Returne of the said writt, when as in Our said Proaall Court by the

       said Nicholas Gwyther it was testifyed that the said Stack (before

       our Gouernor and Councell) was then detained in yot Custody And

       therefore wee Comand yow if it be soe that then yoW haue the Body

       of the said Robt Stack before Our Gouernor and Councell in Our

       Prouinall Cort to be held the 13th day of June next, there to answere

       the said Nicholas Gwyther of the aforesaid debt & further to doe and

       receiue what our Proall Court shall consider in that case and haue

       thou there this writt &c. Wittnes Our deare Brother Philip Caluert

       Esq Our Chancellor of Our said Prouince of Maryland this 26th day

       of Aprill 1665—



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       Reymond Staple fort dds summons for Richd Taylor and his now Apr 26th
     wife to testif ye in Causo inter the said Staple fort pit: and Thomas
       Wills and John Hawkins defts in an accOn uppon his Case to the
       uallue of 500lb sterling att the next Prouall Court 13th June next
       uppon perill of forfeiting 500lb tob: each ptson if they appeare not—
       Warrt to sherriffe St Marys County to arrest &c.