140       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

            Liber N N  fifth day of this instant month of April at Our Said Provinciall
                   Court at st Maries are adjorned to be heard and tryed, Wee there-
                   fore Comand you that all pleas bills precepts and other processe what-
                   soever either in Law or equity, before Us at st Maries the said fifth
                   day of April by nine of the Clocke to be pleaded or returned depend-
                   ing undetermined or in the meane time shall have day untill the
                   Said fifth day of April without delay you adjourne or cause to be
                   adjourned, And the parties in the Same pleas, writs bills processe
                   and precepts and other things whatsoever either in Law or equity
                   thereupon you prefix the said fifty day of April Moreover comãnd-
                   ing all Sheriffs Officers and other ministers whatsoever of Our said
                   Province of Maryland that every One of them in their Custody
                   detaine all and Singular the writs bills processe and precepts and
                   thinges whatsoever either in Law or equity before Us at St Maries
                   On the Said fifth day of April or any other day as aforesaid or to
                   be returned, and them at the Said fifth day of April at nine of the
                   Clocke aforesaid you cause to be returned, so that On the Same
                   fifth day of April upon the same writs bills processe and precepts

                   and other things whatsoever to you returned you proceed and make
                   the processe thereupon as if these writs bills processe and prcepts
                   and other the premisses on the Said fourth day of April or any other
                   day aforesaid without any adjournment were. Wittnes Our Selfe
                   at Our Citty of st Maries the fourth day of April in the first yeare of
                   Our Dominion &c Annoq Dom One thousand Six hundred Sev-
                   enty six.
               p. 88  His Lordshipp sendeth also his other writ to the respective Sher-
                      iffs of this Province The tenor whereof followeth in these
                      words vizt
                    Charles Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of Mary-
                   land and Avalon Lord Baltemore &c To the Sheriff of St Maries,
                   Kent Ann Arrundel, Calvert Charles Baltemore, Talbot, Somersett
                   Dorchester and Cecill Countyes Greeting Wee comand you that all
                   and Singular Our writs and precepts to you delivered and before Us
                   this fourth day of April by you to be returned, you deteine in your
                   hands untill to morrow nine of the Clocke, and that you have them
                   before Us at Our Provinciall Court with the returnes and executions
                   of the same, that Wee may further proceed to to the prosecution of
                   the parties in the Same writs as of right Wee shall thinke fitt to be
                   done in this behalf e, and hereof you are to make proclamation that
                   all persons concerned may Keepe their day at St Maries tomorrow
                   at nine of the Clocke. Wittnes Our Selfe at Our Citty of st Maries
                   the fourth day of April in the first yeare of Our Dominion &c Annoq
                   Dom One thousand six hundred Seventy Six.—Which said writs
                   being read and heard the Court is adjourned untill the morrow morn-
                   ing nine of the Clocke.