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        the said morrow att the houre aforesaid to be pleaded or returned Liber N N
        depending undetermined or in the mean tyme shall have dayes untill
        the said morrow without delay you adjourne or cause to be ad
        journed And the parties in the same pleas writts bills proces & pre-
        cepts & other things whatsoever either in Law or Equity there
        upon you prefix the said morrow att the houre aforesaid Moreover
        comanding all Sheriffes Officers & Ministers whatsoever of our said
        Province of Maryland that every one of them in their custody de
        tame all & Singuler the writts bills proces & precepts whatsoever
        either in Law or equity before us att St Maryes on the said twelfth
        day of ffebruary or any other dayes aforesaid ought to be returned
        And them att the said morrow att the houre aforesaid att St Maryes
        aforesaid you cause to be returned So that on the same morrow
        att the same houre upon the same writts bill proces & precepts &
        other things whatsoever to you returned you proceed & make the
        proces thereupon as if those writts bills proces & precepts & other
        the prmisses on the said twelfth day of ffebruary or any other day
        aforesaid without any Adjournmt were Wittnes ourselfe att our
        Citty of St Maryes the twelfth day of ffebruary in the third yeare of
        our dominion &c Annoq Doni 1677
         His Lordpp sendeth also his other Writt to the respective Sheriffes P. 405
        of this Province, the tenour whereof followeth in these words.
         Charles &c to the Sheriffes of St Maryes Kent Ann Arundell
        Calvert Charles Baltemore Talbott Somrsett Dorchister & Cecil Coun
        tyes greeting we comand you that all & singuler our writts & precepts
        to you delivered & before us this twelfth day of ffebruary by you to
        be returned you detaine in your hands untill the morrow morning ten
        of the clock, And that you have them before us att our Provinciall
        Court with the returnes & Execucons of the same, that we may
        further proceed to the prosecution of the partyes in the same writts
        as of right we shall think fitt to be done in this behalfe And hereof
        ye are to make Proclamacon that all persons concerned may keep
        their day att the said morrow att the same houre afforesaid att St
        Maryes wittnes our self e att our Citty of St Maryes the twelfth day
        of ffebruary in the third yeare of our dominion &c Annoq Doni
        1677 which said writts being read & heard that Court is adjourned
        untill the morrow morning ten of the clock.
           Att a Provinciall Court held att St Maryes the thirteenth day of
           ffebruary in the yeane aforesaid & there continued untill the
           twenty fifth day of the same month Att which said thirteenth
           day were prsent
                Philip Calvert Esqr Chancelour
               William Calvert Esqr Principall Secry
        The Hon                          Justices
                Thomas Taillor Esqr
                Benjamin Rozer Esqr
         Then was Nicholas Painter sworne Clerke of the Provinciall Court
        & keeper of the lesser seale ut in lib Concit JJ fot. 13.