Chancery Court Proceedings, 1675.   165





    delivering a Copy thereof to the Dorsey Subpcena was for Liber CD
    the s.d Dorsey's appearance to answer unto the Hill of Complaint of
    the s.d Thomas Bland & Damoris his wife in this Hon.ble Court of
    Chancery the 4.th of may last past Tho: Bland
    Sworn before me this 27.th day of July 1675
        Phillip Calvert

    Aug.t the 30.th 1675
      Attachm.t then iss.d to the Sheriff of Ann Arundell to attach
    ye sd Edward Dorsey for not answering y.e Bill of Comp.lt of the

    Thomas Bland & Damoris his wife r 26.th octob.r next

      Caecilius &C.a To Robert Dunne Gentl high Sheriff of Kent County (fol. 172)
    Greeting Whereas by a decree made before us in our Court of
    Chan.ry in a Cause there depending Between Tobias Wells p.lt &
    John Wright and Mary his wife Adm.rs of Bartholomew Glevin p. 138
    deced bearing date y.e 12th day of may in the 43.th year of our (fol. 172)
    Dominion &c the Cause Comeing then to be heard in the prsence
    of ye atteys on both Sides the Comp.lts Bill & Replicacon & y.e def.ts
    answer being openly Read & heard & by the Court Considered of
    the Co.rt was Clearly Satisfied that the Quietus in the defend.ts
    answers pleaded in Barr against the Comp.lts Bill of Comp.lt for
    the Suth of fourteen thousand three hundred and Seventeen pounds
    of Tob.° due by Recognizance from the S.d Bartholomew Glevin
    deced to the Comp.it was not a Sufficient discharge of the def.ts ag.t
    the Complt but that the Same ought first & primarily to be Satisfied
    before debts of a Lower nature & thereupon Examinacon of acc.ts
    by the Court the def.ts having produced Severall Bills notes &
    Receipts in discharge of the Said Sume to the value of the Sd Sum
    to the value of five thousand Six hundred & fifty one pounds of
    Tobacco & by y.e Comp.lt allowed of the Court did thereby order &
    decree that the s.d John Wright & mary his wife do pay to the
    Comp.lt aswell the Suth 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 y.e
    Sume of Six thousand pounds of Tobacco for his Costs and Damages
    in this behalf Sustained S.d Suths in the whole do amount unto
    the Sume of fourteen thousand Six hundred Sixty & Six pounds
    of Tobacco to be by the S.d John Wright & Mary his wife paid to the
    S.d Tobias Wells with w.ch Sd Decree the s.d John \Vright & mary
    his wife had been divers times duely Served Demand Severall times
    made of the S.d Sume of fourteen thousand Six hundred Sixty and
    Six pounds of Tobacco decreed as aforesaid Yet the Jn° Wright &
    mary his wife had refused to pay ye Same or Give obedience to the
    S.d Decree as by the affidavit thereof made may appear whereupon
    Severall process of Contempt issued out of our Said Court ag.t the