Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681/1682.  135

     torney before the honble Philip Calvert Esqr Chancellour of this        Liber W. C.
     Province of Maryland, and Prayed his Lopps writt of Error to them
     the said Peter and Elizabeth to be granted To his Lopps Justices of
     the County Court of Baltemore County to be directed To Require
     them the said Justices to send before his Lops Justices of the Provin
     ciall Court the Tenor of the Record Proceedings and Judgment of
     the said County Court in a Cawse there depending betweene the said
     Peter Ellis & Elizabeth his wife Adx as aforesaid Plantiffes &
     Thomas Preston Deft in an accon of Trespasse upon the Case.
     and itt is granted unto them. wch said writ followeth in these words:
     Charles Absolute Lord and Propry of the Provinces of Maryland
     and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c To Our Comissionrs of
     our County Court of Baltemore County Greeting Because in the
     Record and Processe as also in the Rendering of Judgment before
     you in our said County Court against Peter Ellis and Elizabeth his
     wife Admx of William Palmer deed in a Cause late there depending
     betweene the said Peter & Elizabeth Admx as aforesaid pfl and
     Thomas Preston deft: Manifest Error hath happened to the greiv
     ous damage of the said Peter & Elizabeth as out of their Complaint
     wee have accepted The Tenor of the Record and Processe of wch
     said Judgment the Three and twentyeth day of November next
     before the Justices of our Provinciall Court to be held att our
     Citty of st Maryes Wee have Caused to be sent, and wee being will
     ing that the Errors (if any be) should in due manner be Corrected
     and full and Speedy Justice be done to the said pties in this behalfe:
     Doe Comand you that the Tenor of the Record and Processe afore
     said wth all things touching the same before our Justices of our
     Provinciall Court to be held at Our Citty of st Maryes the three &
     Twentyeth day of ffebruary next undr yor hands and Seales Dis
     tinctly and Openly you send that inspection being had of the Record
     and Proceedings therein Wee may Cause ffurther to be Done what
     of right and according to the Lawes and constitucons of this Our
     Province ought to be done therein
       On wch Three and twentyeth day of November aforesaid The
     Comissionrs of Baltemore County Court aforesaid (To wit) Miles
     Gibson & Edward Beedle Gentl. Sendeth to the Justices of the said
     Provinciall Court the Tenor of the Record and Proceedings of the
     Judgment aforesaid wch followeth in these words Viz.
     Maryland ss:
       Att a Court held for Baltemore County January the first Anno
     Dini 1677 & continued the Second Day following Att wch Court
     were then Present Coll George Wells: Mr Jno Waterton, Mr Henry
     Hazlewood. Capt John Stanesby, Mr Miles Gibson. Mr John Ireland
     & Mr Edward Beedle
       These are in the Name of the Right honoble the Lord Propry
     to will and Require you to take Thomas Preston if he be found in yor
     baliwick and him safe Keepe Soe that you have his body at a Court