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     provinciall Court To be held at our City of S.t maries the fourth Liber CD
     day of decemb.r next ensuing & of Record now Remaining more fully
     appears And now on the behalf of the Sd Jn.° & Nathan.” in
     Court of Prov.ll Court We have accepted that although the s.d John
     & Nathan.” have Given Security to pSecute the writt of Error in the
     Record to be Corrected & that the plaint upon the writt of Error
     yet Remains before us in our Said Court undetermined yet the S.d
     George Wells had Endevoured to make & Leavy of the Goods &
     Chattells of the said Tho: Howell Two thousand two hundred
     Sixty Seven p.d of Tob.° Costs of same upon the Judgm.t af.d
     as we are Given to understand, & being Willing in this behalf to do
     what is Just & being unwilling to Injure ye Estate of the S.d Tho:
     Howell or the Ex.rs af.d in the prmisses We Coñiand you that from
     Levy[ing] any ye Goods or Chattells of the sd Tho: Howell deed or
     molesting of ye S.d John or Nath.ll or them or any of them by
     Reason of the Judgm.t af.d untill the plaint upon the S.d Writt
     of Error before us in our Prov.” Court af.d be determined you
     altogether Supersede & if any of the Goods or Chattells of the Said
    Tho: Howell from them ye S.d Jn° & Nathan.ll or Either of them r. 170
     by that Occasion & none other you have made or Leveyed then all (fol. 205)
     those Goods & Chattells to the s.d Jn.° & Nathan.” w.thout delay you
     Cause to be delivered Wittness & dat 29th oct 1677

      Charles &a To the Sheriff of Baltemore County Greeting because
     in the Record & process as also in the Rendring of Judgm.t ag.t the
     Estate of Tho: Howell deed in a plaint that was before our Com.rs
     of our Coty Court of Caecil County at the psecucon of George Wells
     manifest Error hath happened to the Great damage of Jn.° &
     Nathan.” Howell Ex.rs of the last will & Testam.t of the S.d Thomas
     as by their Great Complaint We have Received the Record & process
     of w.ch Sd Judgm.t thereupon before us in our Provinciall Court to
     be held at Or City of S.t marys the fourth day of Decemb.r next
     Ensueing for Certain Causes we have Caused to be brought & we
     being Willing the Errors if any be Should be in due manner
     Corrected & full & Speedy Justice to be done to the parties af.d in
     this behalf Do Command you that — Good & Lawfull men of your
     Bailywick you make known to the Said George Wells that he be &
     appear before us in our Provinciall Court the 4.th day of Decemb.r
     next af.d to hear the Record & process of the Judgm.t af.d & Errors
     af.d & further to do & Receive what our Said Court Shall Cause to
     be done in this behalf & have you there names of psons by whom (fol. 206)
     you make this known & this writt Test 24.th Oct.r 1677

      RC     John & Nathan.” Howell Ex.rs Tho Howell deed ag.t
     George Wells Writt of Error, Super Sedeas & Sci: fa: dat 6.th
     Decemb.r ret 12.th ffeb: 1677