Chancery Court Proceedings, 1678.   229





     Answer the Same & Shew if any they had why the Said Land LiberCD
     Should not be decreed to the Said Complt to his heirs for Ever ag.t
     the said Thomas Sparrow deed & his heirs & all Claiming by from
     or under him & that the Said Land might be Decreed accordingly
     the S.d Comp.lt Craved the aid & assistance of this Hon.ble Court &
     that process of Subp.a might be thereout awarded ag.t the s.d defend.ts
     to appear in this Court & Answer the S.d Comp.lts Bill the w.ch being
     Granted & the defend.ts there with all Served as by affidavit appears
     they did all by the Said George Parker their Attorney appears
     accordingly But the Said defend.ts not putting in their Answers to
     the Said Bill by the time by this Court allowed them for doing
     thereof an attachm.t of Contempt was by this Court awarded against
     them & they Still Standing in Contempt for not answering as af.d
     they being as they pretended not free to Swear or to put in any
     answer upon Oath It was this present day by ye Compits Councell &
     Attorney as af.d in the presence of the Said defend.ts moved the
     Court that the Said might be taken pro Confesso & that the s.d Lands
     might be decreed accordingly this Court demanding of the s.d
     defend.t8 att.ey if he had any thing to Say why the S.d Decree Should
     not pass w.ch not opposeing but owning of the Substance of the Bill
     to be true in Such manner and form as by the Same is Set forth &
     before Recited This Court doth thereupon think fitt & So order &
     Decree that the s.d Complt do hold & quietly & peaceably Enjoy the
     sd Lands & prmisses Called Locust Neck aforesaid according to the
     meets & bounds afores.d to him & his heirs for Ever ag.t the s.d
     Thomas Sparrow the Elder or any of the s.d Defend.ts or any
     other pson or psons whatsoever Claiming by from or und.r them
     or any of them according to the true Intent & meaning of the s.d
     writeing under the hand & Seal of the s.d Thomas Sparrow the
     Elder as afores.d
      Lett this be Enrolled          Phillip Calvert

      RR     Subp.a Garrett Vansweringen of S.t marys C: Gent to p. 188
     Answ.r a Bill in Chan.ry at the Suit of John Quigley dat 26 Septemb.r (fol. 225)
     ret 8. Oct.r 78

      KC     Edwd Gunnell ag.t Jonathan Sybrey writt of Error
     Supsedeas & Sci: fa.c dated y.e 23 June 1678 ret to y.e upper house of
     Assembly y.e 2d Tuesday in may 1678

      KC     Edw.d Gunnell ag.t Jon.a Sybrey Sci fa.c dat 1.th No
     vemb.r ret to y.e upper house of Assembly y.e 2.d ditto 1678
     m.r Sec.ry Calvert                      (fol. 226)
      Let Commission be drawn for Isaac Winchester to be Coroner of
     Kent Island Given under my hand 11th Novemb.r 1678
                                     Thomas Notley