514 MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS

ground their Said Appeale as also for Diverse Misrecitals and Omissions in
their Said Petition and other Defects in their prosecution af^d and for want
of alledging any matter of Equity in their favour Against the Defendant in
their Petition af^d for answer Nevertheless and to the End that this Hon^rble
Court may proceed w^thout Interruption or Delay to Enquire into and Deter-
mine upon the true Merit (if any Such) of the Complainants Cause of Com-
plaint in Equity Against According to the Matter thereof Contained in the
proceedings of the Chancery Court as the Same appear by the Transcript
thereof duely Attested and Lodged in this Hon^rble Court on the prayer and
appeale of the Appellants this Defendant Sayth in all and every the Matters
and things Alledged Ag^t him by the Said Jonathan Forward in his Bill in the
Chancery Court or by the Said Appellants in their Petition of Appeale as in
his answer and Demurrer to the Originall Bill of the S^d Forward Appearing
in the proceedings of the Chancery Court now by the appeale af^d Lodged and
remaining before your Honours in this High and Honourable Court as af^a
to w^ch he prays Leave to referr he hath already Said and doth and will man-
tain Aver and prove the Same as this Hon^rble Court Shall direct According to
the Just Rules and Legall practices in Such Cases used and Approved and
this Respondent further Saith that the Said Decree or Decreetall order for
Dismissall of the Said Forwards Bill in the Chancery Court from w^ch he hath
Appealed as af^d is Just and well Warranted by the Rules of Equity and there-
fore and for that the Said Petition of Appeale Contains no matter of Equity
Nor any Charge Against this Respondent Save that he Terrifyed Cockey
with Threats and Vaunts into the passing his Bills of Exchange for Seven
hundred and Twenty Pounds in Satisfaction of his Bills of Exchange of
Six hundred pounds protested w^ch Said Seven hundred [707] and Twenty
Pounds This Respondent insisteth is the Just Sume allowed by Law for prin-
cipal and Damages on Such protests for w^ch Said Sume of of [sic] Seven hun-
dred and Twenty Pounds Sterling the Said Thomas Cockey had before Con-
test a Judgment (which yet remains in full force) in his proper person openly
in the Provinciall Court of this Province in full Court when this Respondent
hopes the Appellant Cockey could have no pretence could have no pretence
[sic] of Suffering or being influenced by this Respondents Threats or Vaunts
had there been really Such instead of those Imaginary Ones pretended by the
Appellants and for that the Appellants Assigne no Error or Irregularity in
the Chancery proceedings but only generally pray that the Decree or De-
creetall order of the Said Chancery Court may be reverst This Respondent
therefore prays that the Said Decree or Decreetall order for dismissall made
in the Chancery Court and Appeal'd from to this Hon^rble Court may be in
all things Katiryed and affirmed and that the appellants Said Petition of
Appeale and their Appeale thereby prosecuted may be Dismist with Exam-
plary Costs etc.

Th Bordley in Propria Persona