CHANCERY COURT PROCEEDINGS
     The Regr Book in the Chan.c       of Maryland Liber CD
         Beginning 16th ffeb.r [1668/69] 37° Cæcilii



                       19 Febry 1668.

     John Bayley plt & Raymond Staple fort deft.
       Upon the plaintiffs humble petition this day exhibited to the
         and other the Justices shewing that your petr hath exhibited
             this Court against the defendant to be relieved against
     a Verdict at Law   the defendant against the plaintiff upon
     a Bond of 2000£ penalty dated the 23th July 1666 Conditioned for
     the true performance of a certain then after to be made
     and another Clause in the said Condition that if either party refuse
     to attend the said Arbitrators such party refusing should
     pay 100£ to the other party. And the plaintiff    soon after
    with the defendants privity and Consent and partly for his use
         his return home the defendt caused him to be arrested up
         the said Bond & declared for £100 for not attending the
     Arbitrators and hath gott Verdict for the same although as is
     alleadged the said Arbitrators never mett nor were attended to make
     any award and the defend :t is nothing damnifled by any Break of the
     condicon of the said Bond or if he he the plaintiff is ready to pay
     such Damnification It was therefore prayed that an In
     junction may be awarded against the sd Defendant for Stay of his
     preceedings the said Verdict untill he do directly answer
     the plaintiffs Bill and sett forth his particular damnifications and this
     Court take other order Contrary which this Court held
     reasonable and doth order the same accordingly
                                   Signed p Chancell.r

     John Nuttall & Mark Cordea Deed
       This Indenture made the two and twentieth day of March in the
     Seven and Thirtieth Year of the dominion of Cæcilius absolute
     Lord and proprietary of the provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord
     Baron of Baltemore Annoq dom. 1668. Between John Nutthall
     of Saint Marys County in the province of Maryland Gent of the
     one part and Mousieur Mark Cordea of St Johns in the said County


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