52        Chancery Court Proceedings, 1671.

       Liber C D  in the Complts Bill menconed according to the purpert of the Bill
              of Sale made thereof by the s.d William to the Complain.t Benjamin
              Cowell Said Sume of Twenty thousand pounds of Tobacco
              Together with Twelve pounds fifteen Shillings Sterl for his Costs
              to him adjudged by this Court the s.d Jonathan Sybry is Ordered
              and Decreed by this Court to pay to the Complain.t Benjamin
              Cowell accordingly.             Phillip Calvert
                                              Will Talbot

                Ordered that upon all Rehearings and Dismissions the Costs paid
           p. before Rehearing of the Busieness to the defend.t if the Busieness
        (fol. 15) go for the plantiff the defend.t to pay back the Said Costs again

              to the plt and this Order to be Observed for the future in this Court.

                Ordered also that the Reg.r take ffees in this Court as the officers
              of this Court in England having one penny stcrl for Every pound of
              Tobacco, and that he Compute fifteen lines to be a sheet and Seven
              or Eight words in each line, and that for Every Such Sheet writing,
              Ingrosing Copying or Inrolling he Charge but Eight pounds of
              Tobacco or Eight pence sterling

                Caecilius absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of
              Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c.a To Jonathan
              Sybry of the County of Talbot in our said province of Maryland
              Gentleman Greeting Whereas a Certain finall Judgment or De-
              cree was lately made before us in our Court of Chanry and there
              Remaineth upon Record in these words following Whereas hereto-
              fore that is to Say on the Eleventh day of ffebruary in the year of
              our Lord God one thousand Six hund.d Sixty and Eight Benjamin

       (foh. 52)  Cowell of London merchant Complainant did Exhibit his Bill of
              Complaint into this Honourable Court of Chancery of this province
              ag.t Jonathan Sybrey of this province planter defend.t thereby Setting
              forth that whereas Cuthbert Witham of the City of London merchant
              did about the first day of ffcbruary one thousand Six hundred
              Sixty Seven, And in the Twentieth year of the Reign of King Charles
              the Second in London Bargaind for to Receive & have of and with
              the Complain.t Severall Goods and merchandizes to the value of one
              hundred pounds Sterling upon the Creditt of Twenty thousand
              pounds of Tobacco w.ch he the Said Cuthbert Witham Said he had
              in the hands of Jonathan Sybry the def.t And of the Same did then
              in the City of London according to the Law of merchants make and
              give to the Complt an Assurance of Policy by Bill of Sale of the said
              Twenty thousand pounds of Tobacco t Complain.t & in the s.d
              Instrum.t did make a Deputation to Said Jonathan Sybrey to
              deliver the s.d Twenty thousand pounds tobacco to the Complt
              or his assigns upon Sight of the s Deputation according to the
              Law of merchants in that Cas sed, And the Complt further