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56 Chancery Court Proceedings, 1671.
Liber C D for the Comp.lt Cowell tendred the S.d Costs & prayed Stay of the
Said Inrollm.t and to have the Cause again admitted upon w.ch the
Inrollm.t was Respited till the arrivall in this province of the Right
Hon.ble Charles Calvert Esq.r Chief Judge in Equity and upon
mocon made y.e S.d day in Court by the Attorney Morecroft for the
Comp.lt Cowell that the Cause be again heard next Co.rt and that
the Said m.r Morecroft first pay the one thousand pounds of Tobacco
Costs Taxed last Court and Give Security to pay further Costs if
the Said Bill shall be again the Second time dismissed after w.ch
(fol. 56) there shall be a Summons or Subp.a issued ag.t the def.t Sybrey to
Come to hear Judgem.t as af.d which Said Srniie of one thousand
pounds of Tobacco for Costs was paid & Security to pay further
Costs was Given by the Said John Morecroft according to the
S.d Order and thereupon Subpoena was issued out ag.t the defendant
Sybrey to hear Judgm.t this next Court being duely Served &
the defend.t appearing thereupon the Cause Came to hearing this day
that is to Say the Eighteenth day of ffebruary in the year of our
Lord one thousand Six hundred and Seventy before the Right Hon-
ourable Charles Calvert Esq.r Chief Judge in Equity Phillip Calvert
Esq.r Chancellour of this province and the Rest of the Justices of
the Court of Chancery in the presence of both parties Comp.lt and
defend.t and the Attorneys on both Sides the Scope of the Comp.lts
Bill and Replication and the defend.ts Answer appeared to be as is
before Set forth and Recited whereupon and upon Reading the
defend.ts Answer & the p.lts Replication being Seriously viewed
and Considered by this Court Together with the proofs taken in
the Said Cause and hearing what could be alledged on Either Side
this Court was all Clearly Satisfied that the s.d Release in the
defend.ts answ.t in Barr pleaded was not a Sufficient discharge of
the defend.t ag.t the Comp.lt But that the Comp.lt ought in Equity to
be Relieved and that the defend.t ought to pay to the Comp.lt the S.d
Sume of Twenty thousand pounds of Tobacco in the Complainants
Bill menconed according to the purport of the Bill of Sale thereof
made by the Said Witham to the Said Complainant Benjamin
Cowell w.ch S.d Sume of Twenty thousand pounds of Tob.° To-
gether with Twelve pounds fifteen Shillings Sterling for his Costs
to them adjudged by this Court the s.d Jonathan Sybrey is Ordered
and Decreed to pay to the Comp.It Benjamin Cowell accordingly,
We do therefore hereby Strictly Charge & Comand you that all &
Every the matters and things in the Said finall Judgment or decree
p. 48 mentioned Specified and Contained So far as the Same or any of
(fol. 56) them doe in any ways touch & concern you, you do well & truely
observe perform fullfill & keep to all Intents and purposes according
to the Teno.r and true meaning thereof and that you pay unto
the s.d Comp.lt Benjamin Cowell the Said Sume of Twenty thousand
pounds of Tobacco Together also with twelve pounds fifteen Shill-
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