178   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1676.




        Liber C D Charles &C.a To the Sheriff of Calvert County Greeting Whereas
               one John Newton mariner his Certain Bond or writeing obli
               gatory under his hand & Seal bearing date the 27.th day of march
               1676 became bound to us in the penall Sume of one hundred thou
               sand p.ds of Tob.o Condicon there under written for paym.t unto
               us of the Sume of forty nine thousand ninety Six pounds of Tob.o
               upon demand & Whereas we have by our Attorney Gen.ll Comenced
               an aeon in our provinciall Co.rt ag.t the Said Newton for Recovering
               the s.d debt of one hundred thousand p.ds of Tob.o the s.d Jn.o
               Newton hath not p.d or Satisfied though the ten Re
               quired And Whereas ye Said Jno Newton is upon departure out of
           p. T48 this province & may depart before he hath answered the Said action
         (fol.. 181) as afores.d brought & thereby no Redress or Relief can be had for
               us These are therefore to require you that you take the Body of
               him the Said John Newton if found within your Bailywick and
               him Safe keep till he hath Entered into Recognizance with Sufficient
               Suretys to our Sd Co :rt to pay to us the s.d debt of one hundred
               thousand pounds of Tob.o with Costs of Suit if he Shall be Cast in
               the Said Suit & to do & p form what our s.d Co.rt Shall do & determine
               yrein & hereof &c Wittness our Self &c 19th Apr rt 22 may

    (fol. 182) m.r Sec.ry      19th Apnill 1676
                I have Given order to m.r Richard Ladd to dem.d of you a writt
               of Mandamus to Enquire whether there be any heirs of Joseph
               Horsley to whom Ye Land w.ch the S.d Ladd Lives on did formriy
               belong to, I Pray Cause yo.r ake to dispatch the Busieness for
               m.r Ladd
               To the Hon.ble W.m Calvert EsqYor Loveing kindsman
                  Sec. ry at the office     Ch: Baltemore
               Post Script
                You may direct the Commission to mr Samll Boarne & mr Geo:
               Parker

               Apnill 19th 1676
                Mandamus then issued to Samll Boarne & Geo: Parker of Calvert
               Coty Gent that by the Oath of xij &c they Enquire what Lands
               Joseph Horsey dyed Seized of in Calvert Co.tY rt 22.th may p &

           17.th Apnill 1676   mr Blomfield
                My Lord desires you to give the bearer mr Tho: Taylor a Com
               mission for the Sheriff's place of Dorchester Co.tY he having Given
               Bond already to my Lord for the pformance of his Sheriff's place
               this by his Lpps Comand is all at prsent from
               To mr Jno Blomfield at the Sec.rys office Yor to Serve you
                                                Nic:  Sewell