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     that you Cause to Come before our Justices of our Provinciall Liber C D
     Court to be held at our City of S.t marys the Eleventh day of June
     next Twelve Good & Lawfull men of your Bailywick to Enquire
     what Charges and Damages the S.d Comp.lt hath laid out & Ex
     pended or Sustained by nonpformance of the Agreem.t af.d & by the
     Clearing Seating & building upon the premisses & other Charges
     relateing thereunto And what the S.d Comp.lt hath or without his
     own WilIfull default might have Received by the perception of the
     profits thereof as af.d and hereof fail not at your peril & have you
     there this writt Wittness our Self at our City of S.t marys the
     Eighth day of may in the third year of our Dominion &c Annoq
     Domini 1678

      IR      Subp.a Edward Dorsey & Sarah his wife And Richard
     Hill to Answ.r a Bill in Chancery ats Tho.8 Bland & Damaras his
     wife dat 17.th may ret 15.th June p p 1678

      RC      Subp.a Geo: Godfrey of Ch: Co: to appear to Revive
     the Suit in Cant in ye name of Eliz.a Beck, mary Beck & Marg.t Beck
     Daughters & Coheires or R.d Beck late of Ch: Co: decd all infants
     under y.e age of 21 years by Eliz.a Beck their mother & Guardian
     dat 16.th may ret 11.th June 1678

      RC      Subp.a Benj.a Rozer Esp Robert Robins & Tho. Allison p. 180
     ad Testificand: int Beck & Godfrey in p.te Beck dat 16th may ret (fol.217)
     June

      RR      Subp.a ffrancis Green ad Testificand Johnson & Abbing
     ton dat 29.th may ret 1 1th June

     June 11.th 1678
      Commission for Sheriff of Calvert Co.ty then issued to Cap.t
     Henry Darnall with writt of assistance

         To the Right Hon.ble the Lord Proprietary
      The Humble petition of John Warren of S.t marys Co.tY
     Humbly Sheweth to yo.r Lordpp
      Jn.° Warren pet.n ord.r & mandamus That yo.r Lpps peticonr
     is possessed of a piece of Land Called Newtown Lying at Newtown
     at the mouth of Brittains bay Containing by Estimation four
     hundred & fifty acres wch Said Land dureing yo.r pet.rs life is yo.r
     pet.rs but being Escheated at his decease will be yo.r Lordpps
      Yo.r Lordpps humble pet.r therefore humbly prays that your Ldp
     would be pleased to Confirm the Same upon yr pet.rs his heirs for
     Ever & that a mandamus may issue out of the Sec.rys office to Enquire
     who are the heirs to the S.d Land