240   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679.





         Liber C D afores.d And further that the sd Theophilus is Resolved & designed
         (fol. 235) Speedily to depart this Province before he hath Effectually Answered
               the S.d aeon and the Cause thereupon be brought to Tryall for the
               Recovery of the Tobacco and money af.d whereby the S.d John &
               Thomas for want of Speciall Bayl to abide Judgm.t in the sd aeon
               Shall be deprived of the [Bene]fit thereof, We therefore Command
               you that you take the Body [of the] Said Theophilus Turford &
               him Safely keep untill he Shallwith Good & Suffi
               cient Security in Double y.e Sume to aAccon & to
               Stand to & abide Such Judgm.t as Shall be thereupon
               Justices of our S.d Provinciall Co.rt at the hearing  and
               Satisfie & pay the Condemnacon to y.e Jn.° & Tho.s & how you shall
               [pros]ecute this our Writt that you make known to us at y.e
               City of S.t marys y.e 3.d day of June next & have you there this
               Writt, Wittness our Self dat 1.st may 1679

             RC         Subp.a John Blomfield to Answer a Bill in Chan.ry ats
         (fol. 235) Luke Barbier dat 23.th may ret 3,d June 1679

                RC      Subp.a John Quigley to Answer a Bill in Chancery ats
               marke Cordea dat 21.th may ret 3.d June 1679

                p pr    Subp.a James Chilcott to Answer a Bill in Chancery ats
               George Parker dat may ret 3.d June

              To the Right Hon.ble the Lord Prop.ry of this Province of maryland
                The Humble Petition of John Arding of Baltemore Co.tY
              Most Humbly Sheweth
                That yo.r Pet.r and one Edward Smith deced about Seven years
               Since agreed to take up a parcell of Land in Baltemore County
               Wherein they were to be Joynt Patentees & the Charges of Rights
               Survey & Patent to be Equally defrayed betwixt them; yo.r Pet.r paid
               all ffees as may be Testified by m.r George Yate and permitted Smith
               to take forth a Patent for the Same in his own name Edward Smith
               dyed Intestate & without heirs whereby his Land is become Es
               cheatable to yor Lopp
                Yo.r pet.r doth humbly beg that yo.r Lopps Writt of mandamus
               may issue to Enquire what Lands the Sd Smith dyed possessed of in
               Baltemore Co.ty And if the Land w.ch was to have been betwixt yo.r
               pet.r & Smith Contains Two hundred & Sixty acres Called
               Batchello.rs Delight Shall be Escheated to yo.r Lopp that yo.r pet.r
               may have a Patent for the Same upon defraying the Sworn Charges
               & other ffees that will be due yo.r pet.r having hitherto paid yor
               Lpps Rent for the Same.










                                 And as in duty bound he shall pray &c