8         Chancery Court Proceedings, 1669.

      Liber CD    to a second answer to the plantiffs to which answer M.r Moore-
              croft craves Leave till the next Court to reply or Except as thereof
              shall be cause which is ordered accordingly.

                The same day Benjam.n Cowell pl.t Jon.a Seybrey defend.t M.r
              Moorecroft attorney for the plantiff moves against the defend.t for
              a Comittment against him to the Sheriff of Saint Maries County
              untill he do pay his Contempt and putt in a perfect answer to the
              Complainants Bill there having an Attachm.t issued out against him
              for want of an Appearance M.r Rozer Attorney for the defend.t
              putts in a demurrer to the plantiffs Bill M.r Morecroft prays the
              Judgem.t of the Court upon the sd Demurrer and further moved that
              the defend.t was summoned to answer and ought not to put in a
              demurrer but this Court were of Opinion and so declared that the
           p.6    defend.t upon serving of a Subpoena to appear and answer may putt
          (fol. 6) in a plea answer or demurr and that the same shall stand good as if
              he had putt in answer according to the practice of the Chancery
              Court in England where the Rules of that Court were as to that
              particular read.
                Ordered by this Court that the sd Demurrer be sett down to be
              agreed upon Friday next of which all parties concerned are hereby
              to take notice
                In this Cause the Court caused the late Sheriff of Talbott County
              to whom it was alleadged to the said attachment was directed to
              return his writt he doth not appear nor had he returned
              that writt to the now sheriff being present in Court:

                It was thereupon ordered that the respective Sheriffs of the re-
              spective Countys within this province do by themselves or their
              deputys or Attorneys attend every Court held here at Saint Maries
              for the Chancery and provinciall Courts to answer to the said Courts
              for the return of Writts to them directed as they will answer the
              Contrary to the said Courts at their perills.

                Ordered likewise that the said defendant Sybrey do pay unto the
              plantiff or his Attorney 12.s and Sixpence for his Costs upon the
              Contempt of Setting an Attachment that he be Committed to the
              Custody of the Sheriff of S.t Maries till he pay the same the defend.t
              said he had no money but M.r Rozer his attorney Engageing in open
              Court to pay the same the sd Committment is discharged.

                The same day John Bayley p.lt Raym.d Staplefort defend.t M.r
              Rozer Attorney for the plantiff moves that the defendant may putt
              in his answer to the plantiffs Bill which was filed M.r
              Mooncroft attorney for the defendant a!leadges the last Court at