Chancery Court Proceedings, 1672.405

         Maryland ss At a Court held for the Chancery and Liber P C
       Provincial Court begun on Tuesday the ninth day of Aprill
       in the fortieth yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius absolute
       Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of Maryland and
       Avalon Lord Baron of Baltamore & Annoque Domini 1672
       at the Citty of st Maryes and there Continued untill the
       Twelfth day of the same Aprill, was Present
    His Excellency Charles Calvert Esq Capt Generali and
                  Cheif Judge in Equity
         The honble Philip Caivert Esq Chancelour
                   William Calvert
                   Baker Brooke
                   Samuel Chew and     Esqrs.
                   Edward ffitzherbert

   James Neale Complt Capt James Neale the Complt producing a Lre
         agt of Attorney with other papers from John
    John Bailey dedendt Nethway of ffiall, and the Court holding the
    said Letter of Attorney good and Authentique, and Judgeing the
    proofe thereof by the Testimonialls Endorsed good and Sufficient
    It is by the Cort Ordered that the Defendt Bailey deliver up here into
    Court all the bills that he hath in his hands wherein John Nethways
    name is used, and if he does not pforme the same to remaine a
    prisoner in the Custody of the Sheriff of st Maryes County untill
    he hath pformed the same unlesse he doe give good Security to
    pforme the same in some short time, and also to stand and abyde
    Judgemt, according to the writ of Ne Exeat Provinciam upon which
    the said Defendt was taken and that the sheriff take bond of him
    and his Security in the sume of forty Thowsand pounds of Tobacco.
      The said Bailey delivered up into Cort here Two bills taken in the
    name of the said Nethway the one from Thomas How for twelve
    hundred and fifty pounds of Tobacco the other from Thomas War-
    ner for three thowsand pounds of Tobacco.

    John Bailey Complt
         agt     This Cause Continued untill the next Court.
    James Neaie deft

   Joseph     Edioe Complt This cause was by the Cort dismissed for want
         agt of prosecucon and that the Complt pay unto
    John Halfhead deft the Defendt Two Thowsand pounds of To-
    bacco mistake Costs of suite accordingly.
    Edward Peerce          .  .   t   .
        The Defend having this Cor put in his answere p.27
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    Randall Revell the Comp is to Reply or Except agt the next Co.rt