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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 21   View pdf image
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                                                        1671                                                      21

John Halfhead Comp.lt
          ag.t                     The partyes p.lt and Defend.t having Replyed, and the cause
Joseph Edloe defend.t   being appointed for hearing this Court, and the Defend.t
                                     being served with a subpoena to heare Judgement, does
                                     appeare and the Comp.lts Attorney likewise, the cause thereupon
       coming to hearing this day before his Excellency Charles Calvert Esq Cap.t Genall
       of this Province and Cheif Judge in the Rest of their Associates Justices of this Court
       and upon hearing and Debating thereupon, and upon Reading the Comp.lts bill
       and the Defend.ts answere thereunto, with the Depositions and proofes taken in
       this Cause being all by this Court seriously viewed and Considered, and hearing
       of what could be alledged on Either side, This Court was all Clearly satisfyed
       That the Depositions taken in this Cause for the Complainant be Entred upon
       Record, and so preserved for the future, that they may be good Evidence for the
       Comp.lt touching the land in the bill and answere mentioned, in case the witness
       should dy before the same Come in Dispute, and that the bill be dismissed out
       of this Court as to any Judgem.t to be had thereupon, and that the p.lt Halfehead
       pay the Defend.t Costs, since the intention of the filing of that bill was only to
       p.rserve his Evidence, and their being no Reason the Defend.t should be at the
       Charge to preserve the same.  It is therefore ordened and Decreed by this Court
       that the Depositions taken in this Clause for the Comp.lt be Entred upon
       Record, in the Records of this Court, and that the bill be Dismissed out of
       this Court as to any Judgem.t of this Court to be had touching the same, And
       this Court doe further order adjudge ordaine and Decree that the Comp.lt
       John Halfhead pay to the Defend.t Joseph Edloe the sume of Two Thowsand
       pounds of Tobacco for his Costs accordingly


             Interrogatoryes Exhibited by John Halfhead for the Examination of
                witnesses in a Cause depending in Chancery betweene the said John
                   Halfhead Comp.lt and Joseph Edloe defend.t

Imp.rnus  Doe you Know the p.lt and Defend.t
Secondly  Did you Know Barnaby Edloe in his life time, and how long is it since he
                Deceased, and of what age he was at the time of his Decease
Thirdly  Whether or no was the said Barnaby the Eldest sonne of his father Joseph
              Edloe declare the truth according to the best of your Knowledge
Fourthly  Whether or no did Joseph Edloe the father of Barnaby Edloe dy intestate
               declare the truth to the best of your Knowledge

                            Hugh Hopewell of Sackawit in Patuxent the 18.th day of February
                               1668 was sworne
                            William Asbiston of St Michaels hundred in St Maryes County planter
                                  sworne the same day
                                                                            Philip Calvert

                                     Depositions and Examinations of witnesses taken upon on this
                                     18.th day of February 1668 before the hono.ble the Chancelour in
                                                                                                                         a cause


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