Chancery Court Proceedings, 1669.    15






     Munday the 29.th day of November 1669. Between Samuel Stone Liber C D
    plt Walter Lane defend.t
     Whereas by an order of the 16.th Instant time was given the
    defend.t till the day fortnight to putt in his answer to the plts Bill
    or else an Attachment was awarded against him and the defendant
    coming now in person in Court before the hoflble the Chancellour
    and offering a paper in Writing by him prepared and drawn for his
    answer to the said Bill but the same not being put in in forme with
    an Attorneys hand to the same according to the Rule and practice
    of this hoñble Court and M.r Moorcroft and M.r Jenifer for the
    pl.t moveing for an Attachment against the sd defend.t for want p. 11
    of an answer his Hon :r the Chancellour upon the defendants Oath (fol. 12)
    that he could not in that time procure an Attorney to be for him
    and desiring his Honour would be pleased to assign him an Attorney
    do the think fltt and so order that M.r Thomas Notley be attorney
    for the sd defendant and that he have time till the first day of the
    next provinciall Count to putt in his answer to the sd pl.ts Bill and
    in the meantime all proceedings upon the sd attachment are staid.


        Att a Court held for the Chancery and prov .l Court
       Begun Tuesday the 14 :th december 1669.
          Present   The hoñble the Chancellor
                    Jerome White Esq
                    Baker Brooke Esq
                    Tho.8 Trueman Esq

     This day the Hoñble William Calvert Esq was Sworn one of the
    Justices of the provinciall Court and Chancery being next in Com
    mission to the Honble the Chancell .r and took his place accordingly
    and the same day he also was Sworn chief Judge for probat of
    wills

     The same day was Robert Carvile Sworn one of the Attorneys
    in the same Court. Upon the Seventeenth day Samuel Chew Escp
    was also Sworn one of the Justices of the said Courts.


          Monday the 20.th day of December 1669.

       present. The Honble the Chancellor Will.m Calvert Esq
       Jerome White Esq Baker Brooke Esq & Sam' Chew Esq

    These Causes in chancry then called
       Olliver Holloway pl.t John Homewood defend.t

     The plantiff having filed his replication and the defend.t being
    Served with a Spa to Rejoyn by Robert Carvile his attorney
    appeared