164   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1675.





       Liber C D  is an action Commenced against him in our Provinciall Court by
              James Whetcombe of Boston in New England merchant We do
              therefore Command you that you take the body of him the Said
              Henry Smith if found in your Bailywick & him Safe keep till he
              Enter into a Recognizance in our Court of Chancery wth Sufficient
              Sureties not to depart this province till he hath fully answed the s.d
              Action Commenced against him in our Said provinciall Court by
              the Said Whetcombe of this you are not to fail Wittness our Self
              at our City of S.t maries the Seventh day of September in the 44.th
              year of our Dominion &C.a Annoq Domini 1675 Ridgely p quer

                Caecilius &C To John Wright & mary his wife Greeting Whereas
              a Certain finall order & decree was made before us in our Court of
              Chan.ry in these words following viz.t The Court do hereby order
              & Decree that the S.d John Wright do pay to the Comp.lt as well
              the Sum of Eight thousand Six hundred Sixty Six pounds of
              Tobacco the Remainder of the Said Sume of fourteen thousand
              three hundred & Seventeen pounds of Tob° as also the Suth of Six
              thousand pounds of Tobacco for his Costs & damages in this behalf
              Sustained w.ch Said Suths in the whole do amount unto the Sume
              of fourteen thousand Six Hundred Sixty Six pounds of Tobacco
              to be by the Said John Wright paid to the Said Tobias Wells we
              do therefore firmly Enjoyn and Strictly Command you and either
              of you that you do well & Truely observe perform fullfill and keep
              all and Every the matters and things in the Said order or decree
              mentioned & Contained So farr forth as the Same do touch or
              concern you or either of you according to the Teno.r and true
              meaning thereof Wittness o.T Self the 4.th of march in the 43.th
              year &c.a 1674

                Caecilius &C To John Wright Greeting We Command you that
              upon Sight hereof you pay unto Jonathan Hopkinson or the bearer
              hereof the Suth of three thousand five hundred pounds of Tobacco
              adjudged by our Justices of our Court of Chancery the Twelfth day
              of may last for you to pay for Costs of Suit in a Cause there depend
              ing between the Said Jonathan Comp.lt & John Wright & Rich.d
              Snowden def.ts hereof you are not to fail under the pain Ensuing
              \Vittness our Self &c

                Tobias Wells attachm.t ad viceCorn: Kent ag.t John Wright upon
              affidavit Lib: P. C. r 26.th Oct dat 8.th may 1675

                Thomas Bland one of the Attornys of this Court maketh Oath
              that he this Depon.t did upon the day of Ap.ll last personally
              Serve Edward Dorsey of the Co.ty of Ann Arundell w.th a Subp.
              out of y.e Co.rt of Chan.ry by Showing him y.e Same under Seal &