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   pounds of Tobacco left no Atto.ry here for him to defend the Liber C D
   aeon & Coming now in person to demand of Stapleford to make
   proof of his Said pretended Debt in Common form on to have
   Restitution of his Goods Tobacco & writeings the S.d Stapleford
   Refuseth to Come to any Complyance Whereupon the S.d pet.r
   prayed our S.d Court to Cause the Said Stapleford to declare upon
   his Acon & to proove his Imaginary debt if he can & not being able
   So to do to declare the the S.d Attachm.t & all proceedings thereupon
   Invalid or Superceded and that the S.d Stapleford both by himself
   & his Sureties be Lyable to make Restitution to the pet.r of all his
   Tobacco Goods apparell & writeings & to pay all Costs of Suit
   Charges & Damages whereupon day was then Given to the Said
   Raymond Stapleford untill the next provinciall Court that he make
   appear before our Justices there that the pet.r Stand Justly Indebted
   to him that Such order might be taken therein as to the Same
   Justices Should Seem meet And Whereas afterwards (to witt) at our
   Provinciall Court held at S.t maries y.e 14.th day of Dec.r 1669 being (fol. 153)
   then our next prov.” Court Came the Said John Baly But the Sd
   Raymond Stapleford Came not but made default therefore it was
   Considered by our S.d Court that an Audita querela be Granted
   the Said John Bally therefore We Command you that without delay
   you Cause the Said John Baily to have full Restitution of his Goods
   Tobaccos and writeings attached in the hands of any pson or psons p. 123
   under the pretext af.d and if Restitution thereof you Cannot make (fol. 153)
   then you take the Said Raymond Stapleford if he Shall be found
   in yor Bailywick and him Safe keep so as you have his Body before
   our Justices of our next provinciall Court to be holden at our City
   of S.t maries the ninth day of ffebruary next to Restore & Satisfye
   the S.” John Bally the Said Goods Tobaccos & writeings So attached
   as afores.d and have you there this Writt Wittness our Self at our
   City of S.t maries the fourteenth day of December in the year
   of our Dominion &Ca Annoq Domini 1674

     Caecilius &c To all Sheriffs Bailys ministers Officer and all other
   faithfull psons within our Said province of Maryland as well within
   Liberties as without to whom these presents Shall Come Greeting
   Know ye that lately we did Comand our Sheriff of Calvert Co.ty
   that at all and Singular the places w.thin his Bailywick where he
   Should See most Expedient he Should Cause publiquely to be pro
   claimed on our Behalf that R.d Perry & mary Bateman under the pain
   of their fidelity psonally Should appear before us in our Chancery on
   the 29.th day of September last past & nevertheless if the Said Rich.”
   Perry & Mary Bateman our Said Sheriff could find that then he
   Should them attach So that he might have them before us in our
   Chan.ry at the day aforesaid to answer to us as well of a Certain
   Contempt by them the Said Richard & Mary to us done as it is Said









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