50         Chancery Court Proceedings, 1670-71.

        Liber C D  Ensuing, Wittness our Seal at our City of S.t maries the four &
               twentieth day of march in the nine and thirtieth year of our Do-
               minion over our Said province of Maryland Annoq Domini one
               thousand Six hundred and Seventy
          p.41Abraham Jause & als plts.     1 Ordered by the Court here that the
         (fol. 49)                  ag.t     Bill be dismissed for want of the

               Jacob Young ais Clause deftj Complainants Giving in Security for
               Costs they being foreigners
               Thomas ffisher Adm.r Rich.d    The plts Attorney being demanded
                Atkins deced pitby this Court if he would Give Security
                        ag.tfor Costs if upon hearing of the busie
               Richard Keene defend.t  ness the bill Should be dismissed, and
               he refusing the Comp.lt having at present no visible Estate in this
               province, It is Ordered by this Court that the Comp.lts Said Bill be
               dismissed and that the Said ffisher Comp.lt or Samson Warren his
               Attorney pay to the defend.t the Sume of three pounds Six Shillings
               & Eight pence for Costs, and that Decree pass out of this Court for
               the Same against the Said ffisher or his S.d Att.ry Samson Warren

             John Robinson plt    This busieness by Consent of both par-
                     ag.t tys was referred to m.r Thomas Notley
               Benjamin Rozer def.ts and m.r Thomas Lomax who are desired
                Thomas Sprigg to Examine State and Audite the whole
               busieness and to make Report to the Court here the Seventeenth
               day of Oct.r next how they find it in the meanetime Rozer one of the
               def.ts is by the Court here Ordered to Stop what Tobacco he hath
               or shall have of Richardsons in his hands untill the Court have
               made a final Determination in the S.d Cause

              John Stone The return of the Com.rs of Charles County upon
                  agt the Writt of Dimunution between the s.d partys being
               Sam.ll Cressy openly Read and found deficient, Whereupon Ordered
               by the Court here that the S.d Writt be ren.d Returnable the 17.th
               day of Oct.r next

             Jonathan   Hopkinson plt. The defend.ts being duely Served W.th
                     ag.t the Subpoena to Answer to the Complts
               John Wright & def Bill It is by the Count Ordered that an
                Rich.d Snowden attachm.t issue against them


                       February 18.th Present
                     The Right Hon.ble the Lieu.t Generall
                     The Hon.ble Phillip Calvert Esq.r Chancello.r
                     The Hon.ble William Talbot Esq.r Secretary
                     Edward ffitzherbert Esq.r