362   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1671.




        Liber CD Idem unto Humphrey Warren Sen.r for the Same Co.ty Teste &
               ret ut Supra

         (fol. 556) Supsedeas int Bunges & Hoop[er] vide Writt of Erro.r fol 426
                 Caecilius &.c To the Sheriff of Annarundell County Greeting
               because in the Records and proceedings as also in the Executing of a
               Certain writt of Enquiry of Damages & the Giveing of Judgm.t
               upon a Certain Plaint w.ch in our Court before our Chief Justice &
               his fellow Justices of our Provinciall Court held at S.t maries the
               fourteenth day of December last past Between Henry Hooper p.lt
               William Burges, Thomas Taylor & Samuell Chew defend.ts there
               hath manifest Erro.r Intervened to the Great damage of the S.d Def.ts
               as out of their Comp.lt we have Excepted the Records and process
               of which Said Judgm.t thereupon before us lately for Certain Causes
               we have Caused to Come And We being willing the Erro.r (if any
               be) Shall be in due manner Corrected & full and Speedy Justice to
               be done to the parties aforesaid in this behalf We Comand you that
               by honest & Lawfull men of yo.r Bailywick you make known to the
               Said Henry Hooper that he be before us and our Councill in the
               upper house of Generall Assembly on the xiiii day of march next
               Comeing to hear the Said Erro.r and further to do & Receive that
                we and our s.d Councill in the upper house of the Generall
               Assembly Shall then Consider, and have you there the names of them
           p.  by whom you make this known unto him, And have then there this
         (fol. 556) Writt Wittness our Self at our City of S.t maries the Second day
               of January in the 39.th year of our Dominion over our Said Province
               Annoq Dom 1670

              Hattons Estate a Writt of Diem Clausit Extremum Inquisicon ret
                  fol 443
                Caecilius &° To our Trusty and welbeloved Thomas Howell &
               James ffnisby Gent of our County of Baltemore Greeting We Comand
               you that by the Oaths of Twelve Good and Lawfull men of your
               Said County of Baltemore by whom the Truth of the matter may
               the better be known & Inquired of that you diligently Inquire what
               Lands or Tenements John Hatton late of our Said County of Balte
               more deceased of us in his Demeasne as of ffee at the time of his
               Death and of what manno.T and by what Services and how much
               those Lands and Tenements are of value by the year in all issues
               and at what time the Said John Hatton dyed and who is his next
               heir and of what age the Said heir is and who those Lands and
               Tenem.ts from the time of the Said Death of the Said Hatton have
               or doth Occupy and the issues & profits hath or doth Receive and by
               what Title and how & in what manner and the Inquisition thereof
               distinctly and openly made to us in our Chancery under your hands
               and Seales and the hands and Seals of them by whom it Shall be