Chancery Court Proceedings, 1674.  119

      Caecilius &C To our Dearly beloved Son Charles Calvert Esq our Liber C D
     Chief Justice of our provinciall Court of our Said province of p. 102 (fol. 128)
     Maryland Greeting Whereas Pope Alvey late of S.t maries County
     in our Said province planter for Stealing a Cow of the Goods &
     Chattells of Coil.0 William Evans lately before you and your asso-
     ciates Justices of our Said Court by the Verdict of a Jury upon which
     he put himself was found Guilty of the felony aforesaid & of the
     Same remains Convicted as we have accepted & for that the S.”
     Pope for the Same hath humbly besought our mercy & we being
     willing of the Case upon Record & the proofs thereupon to be fully
     Satisfied We Comand you that if it be So then the Record & process
     afores.d with all things touching the Same to us in our Chan.ry
     under your Seale distinctly & openly without delay you Send & this
     writt Wittness our Self at our City of S.t maries the 29.th day of
     June in the 43.th year &c Annoq Dm 1674 [see p. 121]

      July p.° 1674 Subp: ad respondend: Vers: Richard Perry & mary
     Bateman daughter of John Bateman late deced ad Sect Henry
     Scarborough ret 29.th July next

      Maryland ss. Whereas I am Commanded by his Lordship's the
     Lord prop.rys writt of mandamus to me directed under the Great
     Seale of this province bearing date the Sixteenth day of this Instant
     month of June that by the oaths of twelve Good & Lawfull men of
     my County by whom the truth of the matter be Enquired of dili-
     gently to Enquire what Lands & Tenem.ts Simon Oversee Late of the
     Same County of S.t maries dyed Seized of in his Demeasne as of
     ffee within the Said Co.ty at the time of his Death & of what manno.r
     holden & by what Services & by how much those Lands & Tenem.ts
     are of value by the year in all issues & at what time the Said Simon
     OverSee dyed & who is his next heir & of what age the Said heir
     is & who those Lands & Tenem.ts from the time of the Death of the
     Sd Symon Oversee hath & doth Occupy & the issues & profits thereof
     hath or doth Receive & by what title & how & in what manner
      These are therefore to will & Require you that you Cite & Summon
     twelve Good & Lawfull men of your Bailywick that they be & appear
     before me at the City of S.t mary's upon Saturday next by ten of the
     Clock in the forenoon being the Twentieth day of this Instant month
     of June then & there to Enquire of & in the premisses And for So
     doing this Shall be your warrant Given under my hand this 17.th
     day of June in the 42.th year of his Ldps Dominion Annoq Dni 1674.
     To the Sheriff of S.t marys County Will Calvert
        or his Deputy
      On the Back Side of the foregoing warr.t was thus written
     By virtue of this precept I have Summoned Twelve men of my