Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.    441

         Matthew Meriton His Lordpp the Lord Propry of this Province Liber N N
             agt sendeth his writt of habere facias possessionem
        Henry Parker   to the Sheriffe of Talbot County in these words.
                       vizt. Whereas Matthew Merriton Citizen &
          Salter of London att our Provinciall Court held att St Maryes the
          thirteenth day of April instant before our Justices there by the
          consideracon of the same Court hath recovered against Henry
          Parker his possession of one Messuage & two hundred twenty five
          acres of land comonly called by the name of Holden lying in the
          said County of Talbot in the Province aforesaid on the South side
          of a River there called St Michaels River, on the South side of a
          branch of water called ifosley branch with the appurtennces which
          the said Henry Parker unjustly detained from the said Meriton Wee
          therefore comand you that to him the said Matthew Meriton his
          possession of the said Messuage & land with the appurtennces with
          out delay you cause to be had & given And in what manner you
          Execute this precept that you make known to our Justices of our
          said Court to be held att St Maryes the Eleventh day of June next
          & have you there this writt Witness our trusty & welbeloved Thomas
          Notley Esqr our Liev tenant Genll & chiefe Justice of our said Prov
          ince the thirteenth day of April in the third yeare of our Dominion
          &c Annoq3 Doni 1678 Att which said Eleventh day of June the same
          Sheriffe maketh returne of the writt Aforesaid endorsed vizt accord- p. 66o
          ing to the tenour of the within named writt I have this twenty
          seventh day of May 1678. given quiet & peaceable possession of the
          within Messuage & land unto Mr Thomas Smithson Attorney to the
          within named Matthew Meriton

          Benja Rozer Admr His Lordpp the Lord Propry of this Province
          Dominick Bodkin sendeth his writt of habere facias possessionem
            agt        to the Sheriffe of Charles County in these words
        John Allen     Whereas att a Provinciall Court held att St
                       Maryes the ninth day of April last past before
          our Justices there by the consideracon of the same Court, Benjamin
          Rozer Esqr Admr of the Goods & Chattels of Dominick Bodkin de
          ceased hath recovered against John Allen his possession of two
          Messuages one Water Mill & five hundred acres of land comonly
          called the Mill lying in yor County & now or late in the possession
          of the said John Allen which he the said John Allen hath unjustly
          detained from him, therefore we comand you that to him the said
          Benjamin Rozer his possession of the said Messuages land & water-
          mill without delay you cause to be had & given And in what manner
          you execute this prcept that you make known to our Justices of our
          said Court to be held att St Maryes the Eleventh day of June next,
          & have you there this writt Wittnes our trusty & welbeloved Thomas
          Notley Esqr our Lievtenant Genll & chiefe Justice of our said