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     besides charges thereon twelue hundred pounds of tobacco by Vertue Liber F F
     of which Order the said Gooddrick crau'd Execucon agt the Estate
     of the said Prescott for the sd sumes of tobacco which was granted,
     but by Casuall meanes before the same could be leauyed was lost,
     Whereupon the Gooddricke at Our last Prouinall Court held the
     3d day of March 1664 did request further Execucon for the sd
     sumes of 5000lb and 1200lb tob: which was not thought fitt & Con
     uenient another Execucon to grant, Therefore Ordered that a scire
     facias should issue to giue notice to Henry Aldey the Attorney of
     the said Edward Prescott to appeare by himselfe or his Attorney
     aft the next Prouinall Cort to defend the said Estate and shew Cause
     (if any he haue) why Execucon should not againe issue and be
     leauyed according to the force and effect of the said Order, if no
     appearance soe made then Execucon to be granted, These are there
     fore to Charge and Comand that yow Cause notice to be giuen to the
     said Aldey to make appearance according to the tenor of the said
     last Order or to Execucon immediately wee shall proceed And re
     turne yow this at the said Prouinall Court held the 13th day of June
     next, And for soe doeing this shall be yor warrt Giuen undr my hand
     at St Marys this 19th day of May 1665—
     To the High sherriffe of Charles County his Deputy or Deputyes

       Cecilius Absolute Lord & Proprietary of the Prouinces &c, To
     Thomas Mathewes Joseph Harrison William Marshall and Walter
     Beane of Charles County gent: or any two of them Greeting in Our
     Lord God Euerlastinge Know yee that whereas att Our last Pro
     uinall Court held on the second day of March 1664, was in Our high
     Court of Chancery One Certaine Bill by Wm Hollingworth of New
     England agst William Price and Hannah his wife preferred but [p. 271
     appearance being then made by the sd Wm onely, who hath deliuered
     us in his answere uppon Oath, the said Hannah (as in Court al
     leadg'd) not then able soe farre to trauaile, Whereuppon Wee did
     then Order that a dedimus Potestatim should be sent up to yor
     County to take the said Hannah her answere in writeing uppon Oath
     to the 5aid Dill of Chancery the Coppy whereof is hereunto annext
     These are therefore to will and require as allsoe to impower yow the
     sd Thomas Mathewes Joseph Harrison William Marshall and Walter
     Beane or any two of yow to make yor repaire to the prsent place of
     the said Hannahs residence and cause her to deliuer uppon Oath in
     answere to the said Bill in Chancery what she cann declare of the
     whole truth touching the prmisses therein Contained and the same
     in writeing take, and it when soe done unto the Office at St Marys
     wth this Coppy of the said Bill send, wth what conuenient speed yow
     cann to be had and perused by Vs att the next Prouinall Court held
     on the 13th day of June next Giuen att St Marys undr the lesser
     scale of Our said Prouince of Maryland this 19th day of May 1665







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