206   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1677.







          Liber C D     Stand Right in any of our Courts if any pson whatsoever do him
               therein Implead And We do hereby Restore the S.d Rickart Okaine
               unto the Liberty of the Law In Wittness whereof we have Caused
               these o.r Letters to be made Patents Wittness our Self at our City of
               S.t maries the tenth day of Octob.r the Second year of O.r Dominion
               over our Said province Annoq Domini 1677
           p. 169 Eodem die His Utps pardon then issued in the name of Rickart
         (fol. 204) Okaine for the Remission of the Corporall punishm.t due unto him
               for uncaseing one hogshead of Tobacco of the proper Goods of
               John Bearcroft
                Eodem die His Utp's pardon then issued in the name of martha
               the wife of Rickart Okaine for the Remission of the Corporall
               punishm.t due unto her for Stealing one hog of the pper Goods &
               Chattells of Sam” Mattox

                Charles &C To the Com.rs of Caecil County Greeting because in ye
               Record & process as also in the Rendring of Judgm.t before us in our
               County Co.rt of Caecil County ag.t the Estate of Thomas Howell
               Deced in a plaint before you at the psecution of George Wells in a
               plaint depending before you in our Said Court manifest Error hath
               happened to the Great damage of John & Nathaniell Howell Ex.rs
               of the last will & Testam.t of the Said Thomas as by the Complaint
               of the Sd John & Nathaniell Howell we have Received we willing
               that the Errors if any be Should in due manner be Corrected & full &
               Speedy Justice to be done to the Said partys in this behalf do Com
               mand you that if Judgm.t be Rendered that then the Record and
               process of Judgm.t afores.d with all things touching and con
               cerning the Sam us before our Justices of our Provinciall
               Court To be holden at [the] City of S.t marys the fourth day of
               Decemb.r next Ensuing under your hands and Seals distinctly &
               openly you Send that Inspe[ction] being had of the Record & pro
               ceedings therein we may Cause further to be done what of Right and
        (fol. 205) according to the Laws [and] Constitutions of this our province
               ought to be done there Wittness our Self & dated 24.th Oct.r Anno
               1677

                Charles &C To the Sheriff of Caecil County Greeting Because in
               the Record & pceedings as also in Rendring of Judgm.t ag.t the
               Estate of Th[omas] Howell deced at the Request of George Wells
               before our Justices of [our] Co.ty Court of Caecil County af.d mani
               fest Error hath happened to the Great damage of John & Nathan.'
               Howell Ex.rs of the last will and Testam.t of the Said Tho: Howell
               as by their Great Complaint we have accepted as by the Record &
               proceedings thereupon between S.cd partys of the plaint af.d by
               virtue of our writt for Correcting af.d Errors to our Said Com.rs
               of our s.d County Court directed & by them to be before us in our