Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668-69.    423

      Ordred a Comcon doe issue out of the Office directed to the said Liber FF
     Philemon Loyd Wm Coursey and Joseph wicks impowring them to
     Audite the same as aforesaid and that they doe make theire full
     report thereof unto the Justices att the next Prouinciall Court undr
     theire hands & seales
     John Perce plaintiff                        Nottley p quer  [p. 767]
     Christopher Rousby
      & Eliz: his wife deft
      The sherriffe of Caluert County hauing return'd a Caepe Corpus,
     and the defendts not appearing Ordred that the sherriffe be amerced
     if hee brings not the defendts to the next Court, And that the plain-
     tiff haue the Bayle Bond Assigned ouer to hime

      Whereas it was Ordred last Court that the sherriffe of Ann
     Arrundell County should make enquirery within his Bayliwick if
     any heire or other person related to John Hatton late of the said
     County decd could shew Cause why the Grant or pattent as well of
     one parcell of land purchaced of James Rigby by the said Hatton and
     of Which the said Hatton dyed possest Containing foure hundred
     acres lying in Rumley Creek in Baltemore County as alsoe of one
     other parcell of land purchaced by the said 1-latton of Godfery Her-
     mor of which the said Hatton alsoe dyed possest lying in Baltemore
     County aforesaid Containing three hundred and fifty acres called
     Hermers mount and alsoe one other prcell of land purchaced by the
     said Hatton of Oliuer sprye and of the same likewise dyed possest
     Called Spryes Hills Contai: Six hundred acres both lying in sasafrax
     riuer, should not be uacated by wch the abouesaid parcells of land are
     held and to make returne of his proceedings therein to the Justices att
     this Court, The which hee doth in these words,
      By uertue of this I haue enquired and not any persons appeares
     for the wthin menconed John Hatton gent: Thomas Stockett sherr:
      Which said returne being not held sufficient by the Court, it is
     therefore againe Ordred, that the said sherriffe doe make a more
     plaine and Authentick returne thereof to the Justices att the next
     Prouinall Court
     Peternella Chiuers plaintiffe Jenifer p quef.
     Fran: Gunby defendant    Carleton p def:
      The plt sues the defendt in a plea of tresspass upon the Case for
     three Thowsand Fiue hundred pounds of tobaccoe, upon which the
     plt Craues speciall Bayle, whereupon Barnaby Jackson and Reymond
     Staple fort Came and appear'd in Court, and Bayled the said accon
     wth Acknow!edgmt to sattisfye the Judgmt of the Court or what
     tobaccoe the plt shall haue Judgmt for or recouer agst the defendt
     this Court in the abouesaid accon, which said Bayle being accepted