434        Chancery Court Proceedings, 1674.

          Liber p C  who Surrendered up the afd Graunt of the sd Land Called Durham
                 into the hands of the sd Lord Propry, and the Court Ordered the
                 same to be Cancelled wch was Done by Tearing off the seale in open
                 Court and further ordered that the Record of the said Patent be
                 vacated oblitterated & scored out by the honoble the Chanceior of this
             p. 52   Province, and the Court doe adjudge order and Decree the said pcell
                 of Land Called Durham in the said Patent named to be seized into
                 the hands of the sd Lord Proprietary, and that the said Lord Propry
                 (Notwthstanding the graunt aforesd by the sd Walter Beane sur-
                 ruptitiously obteined) is lawfull & Right owner of the said land
                 and prmises and Every pt & pcell thereof; and the same may posssese
                 or Dispose of at his pleasure.

                John Bailey An attachmt issueing out of this Cort agt the Defendt
                    agt for not pforming a Decree agt him at suite of the
                 James Neale Complt the sheriff of Charles County having Executed
                 the same brought the sd Defendt into Court as by the sd writt he
                 was Comannded who alledged his Readines to Comply the sd
                 Decree, wherefore this Cort Discharged him of the Contempt but
                 the Decree to stand in force.

                  The Court Adjourned till the 14th of Aprill next.


                     Maryland ss. Att a Court held for the Chancery and
                    provinciall Court begun on Tuesday the fourtenth day of
                    April in the 42th yeare of the Dominion of CaeciIius &c
                    Annoqs Dom 1674 at the Citty of St Maries and there
                    continued untill the eightenth day of the Same month.
                                Present
                       His Excellency Charles Caivert Esq Capt Genll
                       The Honble Philip Calvert Esq Chancellour
                       The Honble Wm Calvert Esq Principall Secretary
                       The Honble Baker Brookes Esq
                 Henry Scarborough Complt     Which cause being continued till
                        agt            this Court and this plaintifs At-
                 Richard Henry Chancelir & others torney to produce a Sufficient
                 authority such as this Court should approve off otherwise to be
                 dismissed at which day the Complaints Attorney produced these
                 Letters of Attorney following vizt.
                  Know all men by these presents that Henry Scarborough of
                 Norwaisham in the County of Norfolk Gent have assigned author-
                 ized and appointed and in my place and stead have putt and con-
                 stituted Edmund Scarborough the eider of Accomack in Virginia