Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80. 253

October instant Remaine as well in Lawe as Equity Undetermined
in our said provinciall Court, or att any other dayes hereafter next
following ought to bee pleaded returned, untill the Sixth day of this
instant Moneth of October att Our Said Prov^ll Court att S^t Maryes
are adjourned to bee heard and Try ed Wee therefore Comand you
that all pleas writts bills p^rcepts and other things whatsoever Either
in Lawe or Equity before us att S^t Maryes the Said Sixth day of
October att Tenn of the Clock to bee pleaded or returned Depending
Undetermined or in the meane time shall have dayes untill the said
Sixth day of October, w^thout delay You adjourne or Cause to bee
Adjourned, and the ptyes in the same pleas writts bills processe &
p^rcepts and other things whatsoever either in Lawe or Equity there-
upon you prefix the said Sixth day of October, Moreover Comand-
ing all Sheriffes officers and other Ministers Whatsoever of our said
Province of Maryland that Every one of them in their Custody
detaine all and Singuler the writts bills pcesss and precepts and other
things Whatsoever Either in Lawe or Equity before us at s^{ Maryes
on the said ffifth day of Octob^r or any other dayes as aforesaid or
to bee Returned, and them att the said Sixth day of October att
S^t Maryes aforesaid You cawse to bee Returned, Soe that on the
Same Sixth day of October Upon the Same Writts bills processe
and p^rcepts and other things Whatsoever to You Returned You
proceed and make the processe thereupon as if those writts bills
processe and precepts and other the p^rmisses on the said sixth day
of October or any other day aforesaid without any adjournm^t Were
Witnesse Our self att our Citty of S^t Maryes the ffifth day of
October in the ffifth Yeare of our Dominion &c Annoq Domini 1680
His Lo^pp Sendeth also his other writt to the respective Sheriffes
of this province The Teno^r whereof followeth in these words: Viz
Charles Absolute Lord and Prop^ry of the Provinces of Maryland
and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c To the Sheriffes of
st Maryes Kent Ann Arrundell, Calvert, Charles, Baltemore Tal-
bott. Som^rsett Dorchester and Cecill Countyes greeting, Wee comand
you that all and Singuler our writts and precepts to you directed and
before us this ffifth day of October by you to bee Returned You
Detaine in yo^r hands untill the morrow Morning at Tenn of the
Clock, and that You have them before us at our Provinciall Court
w^th the Returnes and Executions of the Same, that Wee may further
proceed to the prosecution of the partyes in the same writts as of
Right Wee shall think fitt to bee done in this behalf, and therefore
You are to make proclamacon hereof, that all psons Concerned may
Keepe their day on the said Morrow at the same houre aforesaid

: Liber W. C.

at s^t Maryes, Witnesse our Self att our Citty of S^t Maryes the
ffifth day of October in the ffifth Yeare of our Dominion &c Annoq
Domini One thousand six hundred and Eighty
Att a Provinciall Court held at the Citty of S^t Maryes the Sixth
day of October in the ffifth yeare of the Dominion of the R^t hono^ble

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