Chancery Co urt Proceedings, 1674.   133





      On the back Side of the foregoing Inquisition was thus written Liber C D
    viz.t This day being the 18.th of August 1674 according to a writt (fol. 140)
    directed to us for the inquiry as by the Said Writt at Lange appears
    the Jury Impannelled have Given their Verdict under their hands
    and Seals menconed on the other Side In the presence of us as
    Wittness our hands and Scales ut Supra
                           Augustine Herman (sealed)
                           Abraham ‘Wild (sealed)

    Oct. 10.th 1674
      Richard Hatton & Ann his wife Subp: ad respondendum Ver:
    Thomas Dent William Hatton, George Mccall & Daniell Clarke
    Sen.r ret the 13.th Oct.r next penalty 100.l Sterl each pson

      Subp: W.m Coursey to Testify for W.m Gwither Comp.lt ag.t
    Thomas Mathews def.t dated 22.th Octob.r 1674

    Maryland ss.

      These are to Authorize & Require you that Imediately upon the
    Receipt hereof to Call together four or more of the Comissionrs
    of your County the Ctke who are hereby required to Sit as a
    Court & during their Sitting by virtue of your office to make or
    Cause to be make publick proclamation thereby Giving notice to all
    the ifreemen of the Said County who have within the Said County
    Visible Seated plantacons of fifty acres of Land at Least or Visible
    personall Estates to the value of forty pounds Sterling at the least
    Requiring them to appear at the next County Court to be holden for
    yor Co.tY at a Certain day in the month next following after Such
    proclamation made for the Electing & Chuseing of Deputies & Dele
    gates to Serve for your County in a Generall Assembly to be holden
    at the City of S.t maries the Second Tuesday in ffebruary next
    Ensueing the date hereof at which time of Proclamation afores.d
    the S.d ifreemen So Required to appear or the major part of Such
    of them as Shall then appear Shall & may & are hereby Authorized &
    Required to Elect and Chuse four Severall & Sufficient ifreemen of p. 113 (fol. 140)
    your County Each of them having a visible Seated plantation of
    fifty acres of at the least or a visible personall Estate of forty pounds
    Sterling at the least within your County and you Shall Give authority
    to Each of them Severally and Respectively by four Severall and
    Respective Indentures under their hands and Scales to be Deptys and
    Delegates for your County and to appear and Serve as Deputies and
    delegates for your County at the Said next Generall Assembly in
    Case they Shall be thereunto Summoned by a particular Writt for
    that purpose to be directed to them from the Cap.t Generall of this
    province for the time being and to do & Consent to those things w.ch