Chancery Court Proceedings, 1675.  461

     agreived & not heard petition the Court for a reheareing the which Liber P C
     was granted when & where the petitioner produced his severall evi-
     dences Sufficient to cleare him as aforesaid as by the coppyes thereof
     ready to be produced may appeare Yet the Court Ordered the former
     Order to Stand with costs of Suite whereupon the petr appealed to
     this Court but the said appeale was never entered and the said Utie
     hath deteined in his hands the Said debt of 1400lbs of tobacco for
     his damages and cost as aforesaid. Now forasmuch as it plainly
     appears there hath been a Conspiracy and contrivance betweene the
     Said George Utie and the Said Hannah Bowen not only to ruine the
     petitioner his Creditt and Fortune but defraud him of his said debt of
     14001 tobacco for that the proceedings have been very illegall and
     erronioues the petr therefore humbly prayes to admitt his appeale
     and that the whole matter thereupon may be heard here next Court
     and that in the meantime an Order may issue to the Comissioners for
     a transcript of the Records of their whole proceedings therein and
     that the Said Hannah Bowen and George Utie may be Ordered then
     and there to appeare to heare the Said Appeale accordingly
      Which being read and heard it is this day to witt eighth of De-
     cember in the 43th yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c considered by
     the Court here that a Certiorari be granted the petitioners the tenor
     whereof followeth in those words vizt.
      Caecilius &c To the Commissioners of Baltemore County Greeting p. 77
     Whereas Thomas Marsh late of Our County of Ann Arundell Gent
     hath been prsented in our said Court of Baltemore County before
     you for certaine trepasses and contempts contrary to the iforme of
     the Act of Assembly against getting of Bastard Children made and
     enacted within Our Said Province Our Will being for certaine
     causes that all and singular the presentmts for whatsoever trespassse
     and contempts against the Said Act the said Thomas Marsh before
     you in Our Said Court Standeth prsented (as it is Said) Should
     be determined before Us and not else where Wee doe therefore
     Comand you and every of you that all and Singular the said prsentmts
     with the tenor of the Record concerning the Same So fully & intirely
     as before you the same day was taken by what name soever the
     Said Thomas be called in the same before Us in Our Chancery to
     be held the ninth day of ffebruary wheresoever it Shall then be
     fully and intirely you send and that you make knowne to George
     Utie and Hannah Bowen that they be & personally appeare before
     Us on the day and place aforesaid that we may further doe therein
     as according to Law and equity to Us shall Seeme meet Wittnes
     Our Selfe &c the 28th of December in the 43th yeare &c Annoq
     Doth 1674.
      Att which said ninth day of ffebruary the Said Comissioners
     made no returne of the writ aforesaid therefore it was the 22th