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The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County Greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon James Ritchie, to appear before the Judge of the High Court of Chancery of the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the 17^th day of the next term to answer a bill in Chancery exhibited against him by Edward Digges: and this he shall in no wise omit under the penalty of £100 and have then there this writ: Witness George Wythe judge of our said Court of Richmond this 10^th Day of June 1802, and in the 26^th year of the Commonwealth.

Subpoena

To injoin the defendants their agents, attornies and all others concerned from further proceeding on a judgment obtained by the defendant James Dunlop exor of Thomas Montgomery who was assignee of William Ransdell against the plaintiff in the district court of Dumfries as to the sum now appearing by the said judgment to be due, until the further order of this Court. But the effect of this injunction is to be suspended until the plaintiff enters into bond with sufficient security in the Clerks office of the said district Court in a penalty equal to double the money hereby injoined and until he also files with the said Clerk, or with the Clerk of this Court, a release of all errors at law in the said judgment proceedings

Mem^o If the release of errors be filed with the Clerk of the district aforesaid a copy thereof is to be certified to this court

Injunction to part of a judgment obta. by assignees

Injunction to a Judg^t. Deputy Shff and his securities

To injoin &c. from proceeding on a judgment obtained by the defendant W.C. against the plaintiff and the Securities for the faithful execution of his office as deputy Sheriff as to £10 until &c.

Injunction to a judgment on forthcoming bond

To injoin &c. from proceeding on a judgment obtained by the defendant J.M against the plaintiff C.D. in the district court of Dumfries on a bond given for the forthcoming of property at the day of sale on an execution sued out of the Clerks Office of the said district court on a judgment obtained therein by the said defendant J.M against the plaintiff J.S until &c.

Injunction to a Judg^t. on a forthcoming bond [???] Plt and the securities for the delivery of the property at the day of sale.

To injoin &c. from proceeding on a judgment obtained by the deft against the plaintiffs J.C and S.C in the district court of Dumfries on a bond given for the forthcoming of property at the day of sale on an execution sued out of the Clerks office of the said district court on a judgment thereon obtained by the deft [???]the plt H.T until the further order of this Court.

Injunction to a Judg^t. on a forthcoming bond as to 8 years interest

To injoin &c. from further proceeding on a judgment obtained by the deft against the plaintiff on a bond given for the forthcoming of property at the day of sale, upon an execution sued out of the Clerks office of the district court of Dumfries on a judgment obtained thereon by the defendant against the plaintiff as to so much of said first mentioned judgment as is equal to eight years interest on the principal money recovered by the last mentioned Judg^t. until &c.

Injunction to a Judg^t. on a forthcoming bond which Judg^t. was affirmed on an appeal to the D^t. C^t. of C.

To injoin &c. from further proceeding on a judgment obtained by the defendant against the plaintiff and others in the district Court of

of Charlottesville affirming a judgment of the County Court of Albemarle rendered on a bond given for the forthcoming of property at the day of sale upon an execution sued out of the Clerks Office of the said County Court on a judgment obtained therein by the defendant as assignee of S.C against the admons of C.S. deceased until the further order of this court: But the effect of this injunction is to be suspended until the plaintiff enters into bond with sufficient security in the Clerks Office of the said district court in a penalty equal to double the money recovered by the judgment first mentioned with such condition as the law requires; and until he and the said W.S.H. also file with the said Clerk of the district Court or with the Clerk of this Court a release of all errors at law in the said judgment and proceedings

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To injoin &c. from further proceeding on the execution now in the Sheriffs hands of Fluvanna in favor of William Adams and others against Richard Cocke until the further order of this court: But the effect of this injunction is to be suspended until the plt: B.R enters into bond with sufficient security in the Clerks office of the respective Courts in which the judgments on which the said executions were rendered in penalties equal to double &c.

Injunction to executions now in the Shffs hands.

To injoin the defendant his agents attornies and all others concerned from further proceeding on a judgment obtained by the defendant against the plaintiff in the county Court of Goochland also on a bond

Injunction to a Judg^t. and to a bond given in virtue of an exon sued out on the said Judgment.

bond given for the forthcoming of property at the day of sale upon an execution sued out of the said County Court on the judgment aforesaid, until the further order of this Court, but the effect of this Subpoena is to be suspended until the plaintiff enters into bond with sufficient security in the Clerks office of the said County Court in the penalty of two hundred and twenty pounds with such condition as the law requires, and until he also files with the said Clerk or with the Clerk of this court a release of all errors in the said judgment &c. proceedings

In the case of a review where the decree reviewed is not final.

Virginia In the High Court of Chancery Between A.E. plaintiff and C.D. defendant The plaintiff by leave of the Judge of the said court is allowed to file a bill for reviewing the decree and proceedings in the suit between A.E. plaintiff and C.D. defendant, and having filed the same accordingly, the commissioners appointed for performing the said decree which was pronounced on the day of are hereby to suspend all proceedings on the said decree until the further order of the said H.C.C.

Surveyors fees Sergeant inhibited from proceeding to distrain.

To inhibit the Sergeant of the City of Richmond from proceeding to distrain the property of the plaintiff to satisfy the tickets put into his the said Sergeants hands by the defendant Edward Jackson for fees said to be due him as surveyor of Randolph County from the plaintiff for services performed in the years one thousand seven hundred and ninety five and 1796, amounting to $908 and 66 until

until the further order of this Court.

To inhibit the defendant R.K. until the further order of this court from proceeding to sell more of the property conveyed to him in trust by the plaintiff Rice N. by Indenture bearing date the 29.^th of March 1800 to secure the payment of a debt due by him the said R.N. to Robert Haslie and others surviving partners of B.H. & C^o. than may be sufficient to raise so much of the debt intended to be secured by the said indenture as shall remain after deduction therefrom of one hundred and forty nine pounds 13/5 with interest thereon from the 25.^th day of July 1799.

Trustee inhibited from proceeding to sell trust property.

To injoin &c. from further proceeding on a judgment obtained by the defendants J.D. &c. exors of T.M who was was assignee of W.R. against the plaintiff in the district Court of Dumfries as to the sum now appearing by the said judgment to be due: until the further order of this court. But the effect of this injunction is to be suspended until the plaintiff enters into bond with sufficient security in the Clerks Office of the said district court in a penalty equal to double the money hereby injoined and until he also files the said Clerk or with the Clerk of this Court a release of all errors of law in the said judgment and proceedings.

Injunction to part of a Judg^t. Obtained by assignee.

To injoin &c. from further proceedings on a judgment obtained by the defendants J.L. and J.L. exors of F.L. deceased against the plaintiff in the district court of Fredericksburg until the last day of this month, and no longer, upon condition that the goods

Injunction to continue to the end of such a period then to cease unless cause be shown to the contrary after giving notice to the deft. as required

goods and chattels taken or to be taken, in execution be suffered to remain under the Officers power, to the end that in the mean time, the defendants to whom the plaintiff is required to give reasonable notice of this motion may attend the Judge of the high court of Chancery personally or by counsil for the purpose of opposing it if they will and that if the injunction be not continued, the creditors may not be longer delayed.

Injunction to a Judg^t. and to two others to be confessed in the actions now depending in court.

To injoin &c. from further proceeding on a judgment obtained by the defendant of the plaintiff in the district court of ~ Winchester, until the further order of this court: But the effect of this injunction is to be suspended until the plaintiff enters into bond with sufficient security in the Clerks office of the said district court in a penalty equal to double the money recovered by the said judgment with such condition as the law requires and until he also files a release of errors. &c. (from) And upon the plaintiffs confessing judgments in the two actions commenced against him by the defendant and now depending in the said district Court, and entering into like bond in a penalty equal to double the money recovered by the judgments so to be confessed: and moreover filing with the said Clerk, or with the Clerk of this court, a release of all errors at law in the said ~ judgments and proceedings, the defendant, his agents, attornies & all others concerned, are hereby injoined from further proceeding on the said judgments until the further order of this court.

Injunction to two Judgments specifying the sums injoined

To injoin &c. from further proceeding on two judgments obtained by the defendants against the plaintiffs in the district court of F one

one for £112 10 with interest from the 1.^st day of April 1792. and costs and the other for £120 17 6 ¼ with interest from the 1.^st day of April 92, and costs, until the further order of this court, but the effect of this injunction is to be suspended until the plaintiff enters into bond with sufficient security in the Clerks office of the said district court in a penalty equal to double the money recovered by the said judgments with such condition as the law requires: and until he also files with the said Clerk or with the Clerk of this court a release of all errors of law in the said judgments and proceedings.

To inhibit the commrs. from proceeding to make sale of the eight hundred acres of land mentioned in the complainants bill it being part of the land mortgaged by John P.P. to J.B. by indenture bearing date the 8.^th day of September 1787, for the foreclosure of which said mortgage a decree was made on the 22^d day of May 1801, in a suit in the high Court of Chancery between the said J.B. plaintiff and M. Posey defendant, until the further order &c. but the effect &c. penalty of the bond to be directed by the Judge. Mem^o. The Clerk of the said County Court is directed to transmit to this court the bond to be taken in pursuance of the above injunction.

Commissioners inhibited from proceeding to sell land.

To injoin &c. from further proceeding on two judgments one obtained by the defendant J.M. against the plaintiff in the district court of B and the other against him as Garnishee of the defendant F.G. in

Injunctions to Jugdmt. obtained vs the plt. in different characters and in different Courts.

in the County Court of Brunswick, until the further order of this court: but the effect of this injunction is to be suspended until the plaintiff enters into bonds in the Clerks office of the said county and district courts in a penalty equal to double the amount of the said judgments, and until he also files with the said Clerks a release of all errors at law in the said judgments and proceedings.

Upon plaintiffs confessing Judg^t. Injunction awarded.

Fontaine Maury against John Proudfit Upon the plaintiffs confessing judgment in the action commenced against him in the County Court of Spotsylvania by the ~ defendant for the debt and interest sought thereby to be recovered and entering into bond with sufficient security in the Clerks office of the said County Court in a penalty equal to double the amount due by the said judgment with such condition as the law requires in cases of injunctions, and moreover filing with the said Clerk or with the Clerk of this Court, a release of all errors of law in the said judgment and proceedings; the defendant his agents &c. are hereby injoined from proceeding on the said judgment until the further order of court.

Injunction from further proceeding on a forthcoming bond.

To injoin &c. from proceeding on a bond given for the forthcoming of property at the day of sale upon an execution sued out of the county Court of Gloucester on a judgment obtained in the said court by W.D. assignee &c. of S.C who was assignee of J.H. against the plaintiff, until the further order of this Court; but the effect of this injunction is to be suspended until the plaintiff enters into bond with sufficient security in the Clerks office of the said county court

court in a penalty equal to double the money appearing to be due by the said bond, with such condition as the law requires, and until he also files with the Clerk of the said Court, or with the Clerk of this Court a release of all errors in the said judgment and proceedings

To injoin &c. from further proceeding on two judgments obtained by the defendants G&c.F.T &c. assignee of C.M.&c. against the plaintiff one in the county Court of Norfolk, and the other in the district court of Suffolk, until the further order of this Court; but the effect of this injunction is to be suspended ~ until the plaintiff enters into bond in the Clerks office of the said respective Courts with sufficient security in penalties equal to double the money recovered by each of the said Judg.ts with such condition as the law requires; and until he also files with the Clerks of the said Courts a release of all errors of law in the said Judgments and proceedings

Injunction to two Judgments obtained in different ~ Courts

To injoin &c. from further proceeding on two judgments obtained by the defendant against the plaintiff in the district court of New London, one for the 104 pounds 10/- [???] with interest from the 9.th day of January 1794, till payment and the Costs, the other for 131 pounds 1/- [???] with interest from the same period till payment and costs, until the further order of this court: but the effect of this injunction is to be suspended, until the plaintiffs enter into bond with sufficient security in the Clerks office of the said district court in a penalty equal to double the money recovered by the said judgments with such condition as the law requires; and until they also file with the said Clerk, or with the clerk of this court a release of all errors at law in the said judgments and proceedings

Injunction to two Judgments sums recovered by the said Judgments specified.

Anthony Thornton and Mary his wife . . . . plaintiffs
     against                                                                      }
Graham Franks and others . . . . . . . . . defendants
     The demurrer put in to the bill of the plaintiffs by the defendants Francis Gaines and Frances his wife was this twentieth day of March, in the year of our lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety three, argued by counsil and ~ overruled by the Court, and therefore the court doth order these defendants to answer the said bill, and to pay to the plaintiffs their costs occasioned by the demurrer: and doth further order that the defendant Zachariah Shackleford, do make up an account of his administration of the estate of Richard Shackleford deceased, and also an account of the estate of Philip Rootes exor of Philip Rootes deceased and of the testator Philip Rootes which came to his hands; and with the consent of defendants Francis Gaines and Frances his wife by their counsil It is ordered that they do also render an account of the portion of the said estates which came to their hands, which accounts are to be made up before master commissioner Hay, who is directed to examine state and settle the same and make report thereof to the Court with such matters specially as he may think pertinent or as the parties may require

Order overruling Demurrer and directing account.

Plea to stand as an answer and leave given the deft to put in a further answer

William Thornton Alexander . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                       }
Patrick Maury . . . . . . . . . . . . . defendant
     The plea of the defendant, put into the bill of the Plt came on, this twenty third day of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety three, to be argued by counsil, and the court doth direct the said plea to stand for an answer, and doth give leave to the defendant further to answer the bill of the plaintiff.

Decree for partition and allotment and report to be made

Jesse Curd and others . . . . . . . . plaintiffs
     against                                                        }
Suzanna Ellis and others . . . . defendants
     This cause, by consent of parties, came on, this fifteenth day of September, in the year of our lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety five, to be heard on the bill and answers and the decree of the county court of Goochland in chancery, in a cause wherein the said Susanna Ellis widow and the present plaintiffs were plaintiffs and the said Samuel Woodson was defendant, and was argued by counsil; on consideration whereof the court doth appoint Miles Seldon, Nath.e Wilkinson, Daniel L. Hylton and William Price commissioners of whom any two or more may act, to assign to the said ~ Susanna the widow, her dower of the lands and slaves whereof John Ellis the father was seized and possessed at the times of his death, including in such lands the twenty five acres of Wood land mentioned in the said decree, of the County court of Goochland, and make partition of all the said lands and slaves subject to the said

said dower, among the children of the said John Ellis to be holden by them in coparcenery, and do also distribute the personal estate of the said John Ellis amongst his window and children, allotting one third part thereof to her, and that the defendant, Samuel Woodson, do convey the inheritance of the said twenty five acres of land after the confirmation of the report, to that plaintiff within the limits of whose property the same shall be; and that the said acting commissioners report the partition and distribution to the Court.

Overton Cosby and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . appellants
     against                                                                             }
Gilbert Currell executer of Henry Currell . . . . . . . . appellee
     This cause an appeal from a decree of Lancaster County Court in chancery pronounced, the twenty first day of may in the last year, by which an injunction to a judgment recovered by the appellants against the appellee was made perpetual, came on the nineteenth day of September, in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety four, to be heard on a transcript of the record of proceedings before the County Court and was argued by council; on behalf of the appellants no counsil appearing on behalf of the appellee; on consideration whereof this court is of opinion that before any decree was made in this cause an issue between the appellee and the appellant Overton Cosby who is executer of his copartner James Mills ought to have been made up and tried in order to determine whether that testator had received from the testator of the appellee the pine plank ~ mentioned

Cause remitted to the County court. Issue to be made up between the parties to try certain facts.

mentioned in the bill to been sold and delivered, or any other articles sold and delivered, or payments made to the said James Mills, for which just credits had not been given, and to ascertain the value of such articles and payments, if not credited, and therefore this court doth remit the cause to the County Court, to the end, that such issue, may there be directed, made up and tried, and that the said Court may proceed to compel execution of the said decree, or setting it aside make such other decree as the verdict to be found ~ upon trial of the issue shall justify: and this court doth award that the appellee do pay unto the appellants the costs expended by them in prosecuting their appeal all which is ordered and decreed accordingly.

Upon a motion to dissolve the Inj.n leave given the deft: to plead to the declaration on which Judgm.t was rendered. Verdict to be certified to this Court:

Bradley and others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiffs
     and                                                                 }
Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . defendant
     Upon a motion made the 29th day of May in the year of our lord 1797, by the counsil for the defendant to dissolve the injunction obtained by the plaintiffs to stay execution of a judgment recovered against them by the defendant in the district court Wmsburg, The court doth give leave to the plaintiffs to appear and set aside the said judgment by putting in such plea as they shall be advised to the declaration on which the same was rendered, and doth order that the verdict upon trial of the issue which may thereupon be made up be certified to this court.

Order recommitting Report.

Cary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiffs
     against                                               }
Herbert and others . . . . . . . . defendant
     The report pursuant to the order made in this cause on

on the 5.th day of June 1795, is this 15.th day of September, in the year of our lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight, for reasons appearing to the Court, recommitted to master Commissioner Keith for him to consider the same with the exceptions thereunto put in by the plaintiff and to report thereupon.

Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . appellant
          against                                                }
Robertson and others . . . . . . . appellees
     The court this 12.th day of September, in the year of our lord, 1798, doth recommit to master commissioner Rose the report made by him in this cause by virtue of the order of the 11.th day of march, in the year 1794 for him to reconsider and report thereupon.

Order recommitting Report

Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . appellant
     against                                     }
Leonard . . . . . . . . . appellee
     By consent of the parties by their counsil, the issue directed by the order made in this cause on the 19.th day of march, 1794 to be made up between the parties and tried before the district court of Richmond, and in which no verdict has been found is directed to be tried before the Hustings Court of the said City.

Order changing Venue.

Williamson and others . . . . . . appellants
     against                                                   }
Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . appellee
     This cause an appeal from a decree of the county court of

Decree of affirmation on an appeal.

of Henrico in Chancery pronounced the 5h day of November, in the year of our lord 1793, came on, the first day of June, in the year 1796, to be heard on a transcript of the record of proceedings before the said county court, and was argued by counsil: on consideration: whereof this court being of opinion that no error is in the said decree by which the testator of the appellants was decreed to pay unto the appellee £ 32 16 3 and his costs, doth affirm the same, as it is accordingly hereby affirmed, and adjudges, order and decree, that the appellants out of the estate in their hands to be administered of their testator do pay into the appellee the costs expended by him in defending the appeal.

Decree reversed cause remitted to the County Court to be there further proceeded in.

Langhorn and others . . . . . . . . . . . . . appellants
          against                                                                 }
Curle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . appellee
          This cause an appeal from a decree of Elizabeth City county Court in Chancery pronounced, the 27.th day of August, in the year of our lord 1795, by which the bill of the plaintiffs was dismissed came on the 15.th day of September, in the year 1796, to be heard on a transcript of the proceedings before the County Court and was ~ argued by counsil: on consideration whereof this court is of opinion that the said decree is erroneous because the allotment of dower to the appellee in the bill and answer mentioned made during the minority of Wilson Curle was not binding and therefore this court doth ~ reverse the said decree, as it is accordingly hereby reversed, and order that the appellee do pay unto the appellants the costs expended by them in prosecuting their appeal, and doth remit the cause to the said

said county court, to the end that the said Court may procede further therein

Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                  }
Dennis and others . . . . . . . . . . . appellees
     This cause an appeal from a decree of the County Court of Amelia in Chancery, pronounced the 29.th day of September in the year 1796 to be heard on a transcript of the record of proceedings before the County Court, and the petition of appeal and was argued by counsil, on behalf of the appellant, no counsil appearing on behalf of the appellees: on consideration whereof this Court being of opinion that the decree of the county Court, by which an injunction obtained by the appellees to stay execution of a Judgment in an action of common law recovered against them by the appellant was made perpetual and he was condemned to pay the costs is erroneous, doth reverse the said decree and adjudge, order and decree, that the bill of the appellees praying the said Injunction be dismissed, as it is accordingly hereby dismissed, and that the appellees do pay unto the appellant, the costs expended by him as well in his defense in the county Court, as in the prosecution of his appeal.

Decree of the County Court reversed and bill dismissed with costs &c.

Valentine . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                          }
Calvert . . . . . . . . . . . defendant
     This cause came on this 26.th day of September in the year of our lord 1796, to be heard on the bill and plea of the defendant ~ thereunto, and was argued by counsil: on consideration whereof the court doth order the said plea to stand for an answer.

Plea to stand for an answer

Report confirmed Injunction dissolved in part and made perpetual as to the residue

Randolph . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     and                                          }
Sheppard . . . . . . . . . . . defendant
     This cause by consent of parties, came on, this 28.th day of May in the year of our Lord 1798, to be heard on the bills, answer, exhibits and report of the commissioner pursuant to the order of the 19.th day of March last and was argued by counsil: on consideration whereof the court confirming the said report to which no exception was taken, doth adjudge, order and decree, that the injunction obtained by the plaintiff to stay execution of a Judgment recovered against him by the defendant in the district Court of Richmond, be dissolved as to one hundred and sixty pounds 15/ [???] part of the money recovered by the said Judgment with Interest thereupon from the 15.th day of May 1796, and also as to so much more as is equal to the Costs expended by the defendant in defending this suit, and be perpetual as to the residue.

Upon a motion to dissolve Injunction Issue directed &c.

Fulgham . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                          }
Lightfoot . . . . . . . . . . . defendant
     Upon a motion made this 18.th day of May in the year of our Lord 1798, by the Counsil for the defendant to dissolve the Injunction obtained by the plaintiff to stay execution of a Judgment recovered against him by the defendant in the County Court of Isle of Wight, the Court after hearing counsil in opposition to the motion doth order that another trial of the ~ Issue in the action at common law, upon which the said Judgment was rendered be tried before the district Court of Williamsburg, for which purpose a ~ transcript of the record of proceedings before the said County Court is directed to be transmitted by the Clerk thereof, to the Clerk of the said district Court, as the costs of the present plaintiff: and that the verdict to be found upon such other trial to be certified to this Court.

Cabell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                          }
Cooper &c . . . . . . . . . . . defendant
     This cause came on, this 21.st day of September in the year of our Lord 1798, to be heard on the bill, answer, exhibits and examinations of witnesses, and was argued by counsil: on consideration whereof the Court doth adjudge, order and decree, that the injunction obtained by the plaintiff to stay execution of a Judgmt recovered against him by the defendants in the district court of Prince Edward be perpetual as to £ 30 admitted by the answer of the defendant James ~ Hendren to have been received by him of the money recovered by the said Judgt and as to the residue of the money so recovered that the bill of the bill of the plaintiff be dismissed, as it is accordingly hereby dismissed, and that he do pay unto the defendants the Costs expended by them in their defence.

Decree making Injunction perpetual in part and dismissing bill as to the residue.

Reins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                            }
Nichols and others . . . . . . defendants
     This cause came on, this 17.th day of September, in the year of our Lord 1798, to be heard on the bill, answers, exhibits, and was argued by counsil; on consideration whereof the court doth adjudge, order and decree, that the injunction obtained by the plaintiff to stay execution of a Judgment recovered against him by the Justices of the County Court of King and Queen, in the district court holden at the Courthouse of that County, for the benefit of the defendants, be dissolved except as to two pounds 18[???] the difference between the actual price of the negroe Bett, in the proceedings mentioned and the sum now appearing by the record referred to by the answer of the defendants Falkner and wife to have been formerly credited for her, and be perpetual, as to the said two pounds 18[???] as it is so far ~ accordingly hereby made perpetual.

Decree dissolving injunction as to part and perpetuating the same as to the residue

Cause heard on transcript of record and certificate of the verdict found ~ pursuant to an order directing an issue. Decree of the county court affirmed and appellant ordered to pay costs.

Crider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . appellant
     against                                            }
Barger . . . . . . . . appellee
     This cause an appeal from a decree of the County Court of Pittsyla in Chancery pronounced the 18.th day of August in the year of our lord 1795, by which the appellee recovered against the appellant £ 44. 13. 7. with costs came on this 20.th day of September 1798 to be heard on a transcript of the record of proceedings before the County Court and on a certificate of the verdict found pursuant to the order of the 10.th day of March last, and was argued by counsil: on consideration whereof this court doth affirm the said decree, and moreover ~ adjudge, order and decree, that the appellant do pay unto the appellee the Costs expended by him in defending the appeal, including the costs in trial directed by this Court of the action at common law.

Order awarding Injunction

Bolling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     and                                            }
Bolling and others . . . . . . . . defendants
     By consent of the parties by their counsil, a writ of injunction is awarded the plaintiff to restrain the defendant Thomas T. Bolling from further proceeding on an Attachment issued on his behalf from the county Court of Dinwiddie against the plaintiff for her contempt in not appearing and rendering to the said County Court an account of her Exxship of the estate of Robert Bolling deceased, until the further order of this Court.

Order awarding writ of Certiorari.

Thomas T. Bolling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                            }
Mary Bolling Executrix of Robert Bolling deceased and others . . . . . . . . defendants

The Same . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                            }
Mary Bolling . . . . . . . . defendants
     By consent of the parties by their counsil a writ of Certiorari is

is awarded the defendants to be directed to the Justices of the County Court of Dinwiddie commanding them to certify the record the record and proceedings in these suits returnable here &c.

John Dandridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                  }
John Leprade and others . . . . . . . . defendants
     By consent of the plaintiff and the defendants John Leprade and William Thomson by their counsel, the court, this 13.th day of September, in the year of our lord 1798, doth adjudge, order and decree, that the ~ injunction obtained by the plaintiff, to stay execution of two Judgments recovered against him in the County Court of Henrico, one in the name of the defendant Thomas Harding and the other in the name of the defendant R.A. the benefit whereof is stated in the bill to have been transferred to the defendant W.m Thomson, be perpetual as to the sum of ten pounds 19/8 ¾ being the amount of 1218.00 of Tobacco paid by the plaintiff to the defendant John Leprade, and be dissolved as to the residue of the money and Costs recovered by the said Judgments, and that the defendant John Leprade do pay unto the defendant Wm Thomson the said sum of £10[???] 19[???] 8 ¾ with Interest thereon to be computed after the rate of five per Centum per annum from the month of June in the year 1791 till paid, and do also pay unto the plaintiff and the said defendant Wm Thomson their Costs.

Injunction made perpetual as to £ and deft. A. ordered to pay £ 10.18.8¾ to deft. T.

On the motion of James Bland it is ordered that Peter Rust do pay unto unto the said James Bland 6 dollars and 74 Cents for one days attendance at this Court and in travelling 65 Miles in coming and the same in returning pursuant to the command of the Subpoena ducestecum awarded on the ninth day of March last, in the suit between the said Peter Rust and R. Sanford and other defendants.

Order directing a witness to be paid for his attendance at court.

Order directing a witness to be paid for his attendance before one of the commissioners of the court.

On the motion of H.C. a witness for Richard Gatewood and A. his wife against R.P. executor of Richard Tunstall the younger and also executor of George Brooke who were executors of Richard Tunstall the elder and others defendants. It is ordered that the said Richard Gatewood and Agness his wife do pay unto the said H.C. four dollars and 64 Cents for one days attendance before mater Commissioner Danscomb and travelling 45 miles in coming and the same in returning.

Order allowing petition of appeal and awarding Supersedeas and a writ of Certiorari

On the motion of J.P. by his counsil, the Court, this fourth day of June, in the year of our Lord 1798, doth allow his petition of appeal from a decree of the County court of Rockbridge in Chancery pronounced in May last, in a suit between Mary Paul, A.P. E.P. J.P. J. Beatty and J. his wife &c. J.W. and M. his wife heirs of John Paul deceased plaintiffs and the said John Paul defendant: and doth award the writs of Supersedeas and Certiorari thereby prayed, on his entering into bond with sufficient security in the Clerks office of this Court in the penalty of £ 20. in two months from this day, with such condition as the law requires

Order reviving suit on the return of the Scire facias executed

Lee exor . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                         }
Banks and others . . . . . defendants
     The Subpoena Scire facias awarded in this cause being returned executed on the defendant John Banks, on the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil It is ordered that the suit lately depending in this Court between the said William Lee plaintiff and the present defendants, and the proceedings therein had, stand be revived in the name of the present plaintiff the said Banks having failed to appear and shew cause to the contrary.

Order directing suit to stand revived on the return of the Subpoena executed

Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                }
Muse . . . . . . . . . . . defendant
     The Subpoena adrovivendum awarded in this cause being returned

returned executed, on the motion of the plaintiff by his counsel, It is ordered that the suit lately depending in this Court between William Lee plaintiff and the present defendant, and the proceedings therein had stand revived in the name of the present plaintiff, the defendant having failed to appear and shew cause to the contrary.

Yates &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiffs
     against                                               }
Cunningham and others . . . . . . . . . defendants
     On the motion of the defendants W. Cunningham and company by their counsil, the court, this 25.th day of May, in the year of our Lord 1798, doth order that the effects of the said defendants in the hands of the other defendant W.C. be discharged from the attachment in this cause, upon security being given on behalf of the said defendants W.C and company in the penalty of £2000 with condition to perform the decree of the Court ~ therein; whereupon the said William Cunningham and company filed their answer: and the court doth further order that the plaintiff do deliver to the defendant W.C the agent for the other defendants the bonds mentioned in the exhibit N.o 6. referred to by the Bill.

Order discharging attached effects.

Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                          }
M. Craw and others . . . . . . . . . defendants
     On the motion of the defendants by their counsil, the Court this third day of March, in the year of our lord 1798, doth order that if BB, who as the defendants suggest, refuseth to be examined as a witness in this cause, shall after service of this order, still fail to give his testimony, before the commrs, who may be named in the commission for that purpose, that an attachment for such his contempt issue against him; unless he on or before the tenth day of the

Rule for Atta ag.t a witness refusing to be examined before one of the Commissioners of the Court.

the term next, after he shall have been served with a copy of this order show cause to the contrary.

Order directing Issue.

Flournoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                          }
Meade and others . . . . . . . . . defendants
     Upon a motion made this 26.th day of May, in the year of our lord 1798, by the counsil for the defendant Richard K. Meade to dissolve the ~ Injunction obtained by the plaintiff to stay execution of a Judgment recovered against him by the said defendant Richard K. Meade in the county Court of Henrico, the Court, after hearing counsil in opposition to the motion, doth order that another trial of the Issue in the action at common law upon which the said Judgment was rendered, be had before the said County Court, upon the plaintiffs paying to the said defendant the Costs of the former trial, and that the verdict to be found upon such other trial be certified to this Court.

Order directing proceedings in the nature of a writ of enquiry to be had if the deft refuse to join the issue directed by the former order.

Daniel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                          }
Ross . . . . . . . . . defendant
     On the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil the court, this 16th day of may in the year of our lord 1798, doth order if the defendant shall refuse or fail to join in the issue directed by the order made in this cause, on the second day of June 1796, to be made up between the parties before the ~ County Court of Berkley, that a proceeding in the nature of a writ of enquiry, after judgment by default, be had before the said County Court, to ascertain the value of the land in the said order mentioned and that the verdict thereupon be certified to this Court.

Wilkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                          }
Jarvis . . . . . . . . . defendant
     This cause came on this 24th day of May, in the year of our Lord 1798, to be heard on the bill, answer, exhibits and examinations of witnesses, and was argued by counsil; on consideration whereof, the court, doth order that the plaintiff do render an account of his administration of the goods, chattels and credits of his father and testator John Wilkins, before one of the commissioners of the court, to be by him examined, stated, settled and to the Court reported, with any matters specially stated thought pertinent by himself or required by the parties to be so stated.

Order directing account of admon

Medearis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                          }
Harfield and others . . . . . . . . . defendants
     Upon a motion made this 21.st day of May, in the year of our lord 1798, by the counsil for the defendants to dissolve the injunction awarded the plaintiff to stay execution of a Judgment recovered against him by the defendant M. Harfield in the County Court of New Kent. the Court, after hearing counsil in opposition to the motion, doth refer the accounts between the plaintiff and the said defendant M. H. to one of its commissioners, to be by him examined, stated, settled and to the Court reported, with any matters specially stated thought pertinent by or required by the parties to be stated.

Order directing account on motion to dissolve Inj.n

Noland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                          }
Cromwell . . . . . . . . . defendant
     On the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil, the Court, this eighth

Order restoring property recovered.

eighth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight, doth order that the defendant restore to the plaintiff possession of the land, which, she had recovered from him by a Judgment of the Winchester district Court, from proceeding to execute which Judgment she was injoined by this Court.

Order taking bill for confessed in case of absentees and decree for conveyance.

James Swann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                          }
Henry Banks and others . . . . . . . . . defendants
     The defendants, who are out of this country, and against whom the plaintiff appears to have proceeded in the mode prescribed by law, in such cases, not having entered their appearances, and given security to perform the decree, the Court, this sixth day of June in the year of our lord 1798, upon the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil doth take his bill for confessed, and adjudge, order and decree, that the defendant Henry Banks do convey to the plaintiff at his Costs the 35,000 acres of land lying in the county of Monongalia mentioned in the bill to have been conveyed by him to the defendant Richard Smyth and by the defendant Richard Smyth conveyed to the defendant David Allison, and by the said Allison to the plaintiff with warranty as well against himself and all persons claiming by, from, or under him, as against all his creditors and all purchasers of the said land subsequent to the conveyance thereof by him to the defendant Richard Smyth, and that the said defendant Henry Banks do pay unto the plaintiff the Costs by him expended in the prosecution of this suit.

Order requiring the defendants to shew cause why the plt should not have the benefit of Inj.n without giving security.

Mandeville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                   }
Sutton and others . . . . . . . . . defendants
     On the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil, the Court, this tenth day of June in the year of our lord 1798, doth order that the defendant John

John Sutton do on the first day of the next term, being served with a copy of this order ten days previous thereto, shew cause, if any he can, why the plaintiff shall not have the benefit of the injunction awarded him on the third day of August last, without giving security.

Kelley and wife . . . . . . . . . plaintiffs
     against                                          }
Godfrey . . . . . . . . . . . . defendant
     This cause, which abates as to the plaintiff G. Kelly by his death, came on, this 24th day of May, in the year of our lord 1799, to be heard on the bill, answer, exhibits and examinations of witnesses and was argued by counsil: on consideration whereof the court doth adjudge, order and decree, if the defendant shall not, on or before the 24th day of August next seal, and to the plaintiff Katy deliver: a sufficient release to her of all his right and title in and to the land whereof his father M. Godfrey is mentioned in the bill, to have been seized when he died, which release is to be certified to this Court, that partition as well of that as of the other land which he had conveyed to the defendant be made between the parties; and that of each tract one moiety be allotted to the plaintiff Katy, and the other to the defendant and Benjamin Pollard, S. Coleman and W.m Ingram, of whom any two may act, are appointed commissioners for ministering in the partition and allotments and are required to report their proceedings to the Court.

Order directing partition if the deft shall fail to perform certain stipulations.

Irving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                          }
Moore and others . . . . defendants
     The defendants, who are out of this country and against whom the plaintiff appears to have proceeded in the mode prescribed by law, in such cases, not having entered their appearance, and given security to perform the decree

Order directing absentees land to be allotted and assigned by comrs to plts: who have proceeded in the mode prescribed by law in such cases.

decree, the Court, this sixth day of March, in the year of our lord 1800, upon the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil, doth take his bill for confessed, and adjudge, order and decree, that one equal sixth part of the 60,000 acres of land mentioned in the bill and appearing by the exhibits to have been granted to the defendants by patents under Seals of the Commonwealth be allotted and ~ assigned to the plaintiff to be holden by him and his heirs in severalty in fee simple and JP. W.P. and W.T. or any two of them are appointed Commm.rs for making the said allotment, and are required to report their proceedings to the Court in order to a final decree.

Order directing Issue respecting a will.

O. Anderson and others . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiffs
     against                                                             }
E. Anderson and wife &c. . . . . . . . . . defendants
     This cause came on, the third day of June, in the year of our lord 1799, to be heard on the bill, answers, exhibits and examinations of witnesses, and was argued by counsil: on consideration whereof the court doth order, that a Jury to be impanelled before the County Court of Sussex, and in due form charged, to enquire whether William Oliver did publish and declare, any testament and last will, if this be found affirmatively, do rehearse the words of the testator, where they are distinctly remembered by the witness or witnesses, or if they be so not remembered, recite the purport of them, and enquire whether the paper, on which such testament and last will had been written, was destroyed by the testator, or by his direction, or whether such testament and last will was otherwise revoked by the testator, and that the Verdict, to be rendered on trial of these Issues to be certified to this Court.

Smith . . . . . . . . . . . appellant
     and                                                             }
Williamson . . . . . . . . . . appellee
     The errors stated by the appellant in his petition of appeal being admitted, by the counsil for the appellee to exist, the court this 18.th day of may, in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine doth adjudge, order and decree, that the decree of the County Court of King William pronounced in this cause on the 26.th day of June 1798 be reversed, as it is accordingly hereby reversed, and that the appellee do pay unto the appellant the Costs by him expended in the prosecution of his appeal and this Court retaining the cause to be further prosecuted in, doth give leave to the appellee to answer the supplemental bill, whereupon he filed his answer, to which the plaintiff replied generally and commissions are awarded the parties to examine and take the depositions of their witnesses.

Errors stated in the petition admitted. decree reversed cause retained. Supe bill and answer and Gene Rep &c. Com.

A Whitlock &c. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     and                                                             }
T. Whitlock . . . . . . . . . . defendant
     On the motion of the defendant by his counsil and for good cause shewn a writ of Certiorari is awarded him to be directed to the Justices of the County of Wythe commanding them to certify the record and proceedings in this cause, returnable, here on the defendants entering into bond with sufficient security in the Clerks Office of this Court, in the penalty of one hundred dollars with such condition as the law requires.

Order awarding Certiorari on Sec.y being given

Richeson . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
Burke . . . . . . . . . . defendant
     The demurrer put in to the bill of the plaintiff by the defendant, was, this 13.th day of March, in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, argued by counsil and overruled by the court; and therefore the court doth order the defendant to answer the said bill, and to pay the plt. the costs occasioned by the demurrer.

Order overruling demurrer and the defendant Ordered to answer.

Order setting aside decree and recommitting report. the deft. ordered to deliver books and papers and the suit not to abate by the death of either party.

Walker . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
Snickers &c. . . . . . . . . . . defendant
     On the motion of the defendant by his counsil the court, this sixth day of september, in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, for reasons now appearing, setting aside the decree pronounced in this cause on the 25.th day of May last, and recommitting to master commissioner Maury the report by him made in pursuance of the orders of the eleventh day of March 1797, and the second day of June in the last year, for him to reconsider and report thereupon, and doth order that the defendant do on oath deliver to the said commissioner at such time as he shall appoint for the reinvestigation of the subject matter of reference, all the books and papers in his possession which may in any manner relate thereto: and by consent of the parties by their counsil this suit is not to abate by the death of either

Order suspending execution of decree and recommitting Report.

Ogilby . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
Gay . . . . . . . . . . defendant
     On the motion of the defendant by his counsil, and for reasons ~ appearing to the court, execution of the decree pronounced in this cause on the 27.th day of may last is suspended until the further order of the Court, and the court doth recommit to master commissioner Rose the reports by him made ~ pursuant to the order of the 14.th day of September, one thousand seven hundred and ninety five, for him to reconsider and report thereupon.

Atta: and Spa to revive executed no cause shewn to the contrary Bill taken for confessed.

Craig administrator . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
Faris . . . . . . . . . . defendant
     The defendant, upon whom an Attachment for his contempt in not ~ answering the original bill in this cause hath been returned executed, and upon whom a subpoena ad revivendum hath been duly served, failing to appear and answer the said

said Bill, or to shew cause against its revival, the court this 25.th day of May in the year of our lord 1798, on the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil, doth take his bill for confessed, and will procede at a future day to decree the matter thereof, unless the said defendant on or before the tenth day of the term next, after he shall have been served with a copy of this order shew cause to the contrary.

Fleet &c. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
M Donald and others . . . . . . . . . . defendants
     This cause, by consent of parties, came on, this 18.th day of March, in the year of our lord, 1799, to be heard on the bill, answer of the defendant J.G, sundry exhibits and the examinations of witnesses, and was argued by counsil: on consideration whereof, the court doth order that another trial of the Issue in the action at common law, upon which the judgment sought to be injoined was rendered, be had before the district Court of King and Queen, and the Verdict thereupon be certified to this Court: and this ~ court doth give leave to the plaintiffs to amend their plea to the declaration in the said action.

Order directing another trial of the Issue and leave given to amend the plea to the declaration.

Reynolds . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
Savage and others . . . . . . . . . . defendants
     This cause, by consent of parties, came on, this seventh day of May, in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, to be heard on the bill, answer and the deed of trust and last will and testament of the said William Reynolds, and was argued by counsil: on consideration whereof the court doth appoint the said William Savage and J.C. the younger, who, or in case of disagreement, their umpire chosen by themselves, shall allot to the plaintiff her dower in all the lands of the said William Reynolds deceased in

Order appointing commissioners to allot dower.

in Virginia of which she is intitled to dower; and instead of dividing all the tracts of the said land, or any of them into the partition, due for dower, they shall be at liberty to allot her said dower in some one tract in Virginia, and to report their proceedings in the premises to the Court.

Order on motion to dissolve Issue directed, and leave given the deft. to give evidence of discounts

Robertson and others . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiffs
     against                                                             }
Campbell and others . . . . . . . . . . defendants
     Upon a motion made this 16.th day of March, in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, by the counsil for the defendants to dissolve the injunction obtained by the plaintiffs to stay execution of the judgment in the bill mentioned, the court after hearing ~ counsil in opposition to the motion, and denying the same, doth, with the consent of the parties, order that another trial of the Issue joined between the parties in the action at common law, in the proceedings mentioned, be had, on which trial the plaintiff W.B may give evidence of discounts prior to the signature of the note on which the judgment against him was rendered, and that the verdict to be found upon such trial be certified to this Court.

Order directing suit to stand revived unless deft. shew cause to the ~ contrary after being served with a copy of this order the Sub: sci fac having been duly served.

Semple and others . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiffs
     against                                                             }
Kealines administrator . . . . . . . . . . defendants
     The Subpoena Scire facias awarded in this cause being returned duly served, and the defendant failing to appear, on the motion of the plts by their counsil, It is ordered unless the defendant on or before the tenth day of the term next, after he shall have been served with a copy of this order shew cause to the contrary, that the decree pronounced on the 26.th day of may 1795 in a suit then depending in this court between the present plaintiffs and John Halley Norton and George F. Norton surviving partners of John Norton

Norton and sons defendants, stand and be revived; and that the present defendant out of the goods chattels and credits in his hands to be admtred of the said John H. Norton, do pay unto the plaintiffs the money and costs recovered by the said decree together with the costs by them expended in suing forth and prosecuting the said subpoena scire facias.

Meredith . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                   }
Johns and others . . . . . . . . . . defendants
     On the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil, the court, this fifth day of June, in the year of our one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, for reasons now appearing, doth order that the new trial directed by an order made in this cause on the 18.th day of Sept.r 1794, to be had before the district Court of Prince Edward, and in which no verdict has been found, be tried before the district court of Richmond, for which purpose a transcript of the record of proceedings before the former Court is directed to be transmitted by the Clerk thereof, to the Clerk of the latter, at the Costs of the present plaintiff and that the verdict to be found on such trial be certified to this court.

Order changing venue, and directing a transcript of the record to be transmitted to that Court

Graham . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     and                                       }
Lash . . . . . . . . . . defendant
     This cause came on, the 21.st day of May, in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, to be heard on the bill, answer, exhibits and examinations of witnesses, and was argued by counsil: on consideration whereof the court doth order that another trial of the Issue in the action at common law, upon which the Judgment sought to be injoined was rendered, be had before the district court of Dumfries and the Verdict thereupon be certified to this Court.

Order directing another trial of the Issue before another Court.

Order suspending the execution of a decree discharged.

Ronald and others . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiffs
     against                                                     }
Lyle and others . . . . . . . . . . defendants
     On the motion of the defendant James Lyle by his counsil, the court, this 13.th day of March, in the year our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, seeing no cause for further suspending execution of the decrees pronounced on the 21.st day of september, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety five, and the 25.th day of May, in the last year, in the suit between James Lyle plaintiff and Peter Stoner, William Bentley administrator of William Ronald deceased, and the present plaintiffs, defendants, doth discharge the order in this suit for that purpose on the seventeenth day of June last.

Order taking bill for confessed vs absentees and directing account.

Charles Conner . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
John Likeley and James Wardrop . . . . . . . . . . defendants
     The defendant John Likeley, who is out of this country, and against whom the plaintiff appears to have proceeded in the mode prescribed by law in such cases, not having entered his appearance and given security to perform the decree, the court, this 18.th day of May, in year of our Lord 1799, upon the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil, doth take his bill for confessed as to that defendant, and refer the accounts between the plaintiff and the said defendant, and between the said defendant and the defendant John Wardrop against whom the bill heretofore has been taken for confessed, to master commissioner Rose, to be by him examined, stated, settled and to the court reported with any matters specially stated thought pertinent by ~ himself or required by the parties to be so stated.

Dormoy . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                }
Lee &c. . . . . . . . . . . defendants
     On a motion made this 15.th day of May in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, by the counsil for the defendant to dissolve the injunction awarded the plaintiff on the 15.th day of October, one thousand seven hundred and ninety three, the court doth discharge the condition which suspended the effect of the order made in this cause, before its abatement, of the 8.th day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety four, so that the dissolution of that day is now absolute.

Order discharging suspention of the Execution of a decree upon certain conditions.

Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                }
Nutt . . . . . . . . . . defendant
     This cause came on, this 15.th day of May, in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, to be heard on the bill &c. answer and the proceedings to which they refer, and the court after hearing counsil, discovering no error in the decree reviewed, doth affirm the same, and adjudge, order and decree, that the bill of the plaintiff be dismissed, as it is accordingly hereby dismissed, and that he do pay unto the defendant the costs expended by him in his defence.

Decree reviewed afterwards affirmed and bill dismissed.

Sugett and others . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiffs
     against                                                             }
Robertson and others . . . . . . . . . . defendants
     This cause, by consent of parties, came on, the twenty ninth day of September, in the final year of the eighteenth century since the christian aera, to be heard on the bill and answer of the defendant C.R. and was argued by counsil: on consideration whereof the court being of opinion that all the grand children of the intestate M.H. who were living at the time of

Order directing division of estates and accounts of administration.

of her death are intitled to equal portions of her slaves and personal estate, doth adjudge and decree, that the same be divided and allotted among the parties so intitled accordingly, and that the defendant C.R. do render an account of his administration of the goods chattels and credits of the said M.H before Edward L. Tabb A. S. &c. commissioners as well for that purpose appointed as for the purpose of making the said division and allotment; and the said ~ commissioners, any two of whom may act, are empowered to proceed in the business submitted to them, in the absence of either party, who having reasonable notice of their primary appointment or adjournments shall fail to attend them, and are required to report the whole matter to the court, with any matters specially stated thought pertinent by themselves or required by the parties to be so stated. &c.

Decree against an absent defendant and division of land Ordered.

Kirkham and others . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiffs
     against                                                             }
Beall administrator &c. . . . . . . . . . . defendants
     The defendant P.B., who is out of this country, and against whom the plaintiffs appear to have proceeded in the mode prescribed law, in such cases, not having entered his appearance, and given security to perform the decree, the court, this 19.th day of September, in the final year of the eighteenth century since the christian aera, upon the motion of the plaintiffs by their counsil doth take their bill for confessed as to that defendant, and adjudge and decree with the consent of the plaintiffs, that the tract of land lying in the county of ~ Richmond mentioned in the bill to have been purchased by Vincent Brown of H.C. and claimed by the defendant P.B. as heir as heir at law of the said V.B. be divided into four equal parts, and that of these parts one be allotted and assigned to each of the plaintiffs E.K. S.B and H. Brown, and another to the defendant P.B. and E.L. T.S. G.M. &c. of whom any two may act, are ~ appointed

appointed commissioners for making the said division and allotment and are required to report their proceedings to the Court; and the bill is dismissed as to the defendant P.B. against whom the plaintiffs no further prosecute for a settlement of his administration of the estate of his intestate Vincent Brown deceased.

Gregorie . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
Glasscook &c. . . . . . . . . . . defendants
     The Subpoena ad revivendum awarded in this cause, being returned executed on the defendant C.G and she failing to appear and answer or to shew cause against the revival, and it appearing to the Court that previous to the abatement, an attachment against G.G. for his contempt in not answering, had been duly executed, the Court this 7.th day of March 1801, upon the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil doth take his bill for confessed as to that defendant, and will proceed at a future day to decree the matter thereof, unless the said defendant, on or before the tenth day of the term next, after she shall have been served with a copy of this order shew cause to the contrary.

Spa to revive returned executed and bill taken for confessed where the atta: had been executed before the ~ abatement.

A.B. &c. Company . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiffs
     against                                                             }
C.D and E.F . . . . . . . . . . defendants
     On the motion of E.F. by his counsil, the court this tenth day of May, in the year of our lord 1799, doth order that the effects of the deft C.D in the hands of the said E.F. be discharged from the Attachment issued in this suit, on security being given on behalf of the said C.D. in the penalty of one hundred pounds with condition to perform the decree of the Court therein.

Order discharging attached affects on Securities being given on behalf of the absentees to perform the future decree of the Court.

Order giving leave to file a bill of interpleader and appointing a receiver

A.B. and D.D. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiffs
     against                                                             }
E.F. and G.H. . . . . . . . . . . defendants
On the motion of the plaintiffs by their counsil leave is given them to file a bill of interpleader whereupon they filed the same accordingly, and the court doth appoint J.K. receiver of the rent due, and to become due, for the land in the bill mentioned, subject to the future order of the Court, and doth order that the defendants do cease from proceeding to recover from the plaintiffs the said rents till the further order of this court.

Order directing partition and giving leave to make other parties.

A.B. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
C.D and E.F . . . . . . . . . . defendants
     By consent of the plaintiff and of the defendants by their respective Counsil, It is Ordered that M.N. be appointed commissioner to lay of the lands in the bill mentioned into four parts, having regard to quantity and quality; and to report such their partition to the court: that the plaintiff be at liberty to make all other persons, who may from time to time be discovered to be interested in the said lands, parties to the suit, in order that the said report may be then discussed, and decided on; and that for the expenses attending the said partition the said lands shall be liable.

Order taking bill for confessed and directing account of administration.

A.B. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
C.D. and E.F his wife administratrix of G.H. who was administrator of J.K. and others . . . . . . . . . . defendants
     The defendants, upon whom attachments for their contempt in not answering the bill of the plaintiff have been returned executed still failing to

to answer the same, the court, the 20.th day of September, in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, upon the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil, doth take his bill for confessed, and will procede at a future day to decree the matter thereof, unless the said defendants on or before the tenth day of the term next after they shall have been served with a copy of this order shew cause to the contrary: and in the meantime the Court doth order that the defendants C.D. and wife do render an, account of the administration of the estate of G.H deceased, as well by the said E.F admx before her intermarriage with the said C.D., as by the said C.D. and E.F since their intermarriage: and that the other defts do also render an account of their administration of the estate of their ~ testator before one of the commissioners of the Court, who is directed to examine, state and settle the same accounts and make report thereof to the court, with any matters specially stated thought pertinent by himself or required by the parties to be so stated.

A.B. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
C.D. . . . . . . . . . defendant
     On the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil, the court, this 20.th day of September, in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred, doth order that E.F. late deputy sheriff of the county of Hanover, do pay unto the plaintiff £30 acknowledged to have been received by him of the intestate of the plaintiff in discharge of a replevy bond given by the said intestate, in consequence of an execution sued out of the Clerks Office of the county Court of F. on a judgment obtained against him in the said Court by the defendant; from proceeding on which replevy bond they were injoined by this court.

Order awarding injunction after part of the money had been received.

Order overruling Demurrer, deft ordered to answer and the cause sent to the rules.

A.B.C. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
D.E.F. . . . . . . . . . defendant
     The Demurrer put in by the defendants to the bill of the plts came on this 20.th day of September in the year of our lord 1800, to be argued, and being argued accordingly, the court, on consideration thereof, overruling the demurrer, doth order that the defendants do answer the bill of the plaintiffs, and pay unto them the costs occasioned by the demurrer, and the cause is sent to the rules to be there further proceeded in.

Order Overruling Exceptions and confirming the Report

A.B. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
C.D.E. . . . . . . . . . defendants
     This cause came on, this 20.th day of May in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, to be heard on the bill, answer, exhibits, examinations of witnesses and report of the commissioner pursuant to the order of 10.th day of March last, with exceptions to the said said report by the plaintiff and was argued by counsil: on consideration whereof the court, disallowing the said exceptions, and confirming the report, doth adjudge, order and decree, that the defendant do pay thirty ~ pounds appearing by the said report to be due from him to the plt and the costs expended by him in prosecuting this suit.

Decree dismissing plts bill with costs.

A.B. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
C.D.E. . . . . . . . . . defendants
     This cause came on, the 22.d of May, in the year of our lord 1800, to be heard on the bill, answers, exhibits and examinations of witnesses, and

and was argued by counsil: on consideration whereof, the Court doth adjudge, order and decree, that the bill of the plaintiff be dismissed as it is accordingly hereby dismissed, and that he do pay unto the defendants the costs by them expended about their defence.

A.B. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
C.D. and E.F. . . . . . . . . . defendants
     This cause, which abated as to the deft E.F. by his death, came on this 22.d day of May, in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred, to be heard on the bill, answers, and examinations of witnesses, and was argued by counsil: on consideration whereof, the matters of equity stated in the bill, being denied by the answers, and not supported by the testimony, the court doth adjudge, order and decree, that the injunction obtained by the plaintiff to stay execution of a judgment ~ recovered against him and the said E.F by the deft C.D. in the county court of Augusta stand and be perpetual as to so much acknowledged by the said defendant to have been paid to him the 10.th day of april 1798 before which period the bill of the plaintiff was exhibited and filed, with interest upon such payment: that the bill be dismissed for the residue of the plaintiffs demand, and that he do pay unto the said deft C.D. the costs by him about his defence expended.

Cause abated as to the deft E.F. heard as to the other deft. Injunction made perpetual in part and bill dismissed as to the residue.

A.B. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
C.D. one of the executors of EF. deceased and G.H. defendants
     Upon a bond taken for the forthcoming of property at the day of sale upon an execution sued out of this court by the plt against the goods and chattels of E.F. in hands C.D. his exor as aforesaid This day came the plaintiff by his counsil and it appearing by ~ the

Decree upon a forthcoming Bond.

the affidavit of J.T. that the defendants have had legal notice of this motion, they were solemnly called but came not: therefore It is decreed and ordered that the defendants do pay unto the plaintiff fifty four pounds the penalty of the said bond, and his costs by him in this behalf expended: But this decree is to be discharged by the payment of twenty seven pounds with interest thereon to be computed after the rate of six per Centum per annum from the 12.th day of June 1802 till payment and the Costs.

Order setting aside dismission at the Rules.

A.B. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
C.D. . . . . . . . . . defendant
     On the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil, and for reasons appearing to the court, it is Ordered that the rule for dismissing this suit in the office to be set aside, and that the cause be again placed on the rule docket, to be there further proceeded in.

Order dismissing appeal for want of jurisdiction.

H.T. . . . . . . . . . . . appellant
     against                                                             }
C.S. . . . . . . . . . appellee
     The Court this 22.d day of May, in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred, perceiving from a transcript of the decree pronounced in this cause, by the County Court of Prince William, in chancery, the 12.th day of June in the year 1798, that it hath no ~ jurisdiction of the appeal prayed from the said decree, doth order that the said appeal be dismissed, and that the appellant do pay unto the appellee the costs expended by him on this occasion.

Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiffs
     against                                                             }
Francisco . . . . . . . . . defendant
     This cause an appeal from a decree of the county Court of Essex in chancery pronounced the fifth day of May, in the year 1799, and wherein the transcript of proceedings had not been sent up by the appellant, but was produced by the appellee, on the motion of the appellee by his counsil, neither the other party, nor any counsil for him appearing, the court, this 23.d day of May, in the year of our lord 1801, doth order that the appeal be dismissed, and that the appellant do pay unto the appellee the Costs expended by him in procuring the said transcript as well as the costs of this order.

Order dismissing appeal, the record being brought up by the appellee.

Banks . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
Anderson . . . . . . . . . defendant
     The defendant having filed his answer to the bill of the plt. the Court, this 24.th day of May, in the year of our lord 1801, doth set aside the order of the sixth day of March last taking the bill for confessed against him.

Order rescinding Order taking bill for confessed.

W.B. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
R.G. . . . . . . . . . defendant
     The defendant not having entered his appearance and given security according to the act of assembly and the rules of this court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that he is not an inhabitant of this country; on the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil, It is ordered that the said deft do appear here on the first day of the next term and answer the bill of the plt. and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in some news paper of the City of Richmond for two months successively and pasted at the front door of the ~ Capitol in the said City.

Order for publication.

Order dissolving Injunction.

N.C. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
L.C. . . . . . . . . . defendant
     The material allegations of the bill which are denied by the answer, not being proved, the court, this 25.th day September, in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, on the motion of the defendant by his counsil, doth order that the injunction obtained by the plaintiff to stay execution of a judgment recovered against him by the defendant in the County Court of Wythe be dissolved as it is accordingly hereby dissolved.

Order dissolving Injunction.

G.R. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
J.D. . . . . . . . . . defendant
     The matters of equity alledged in the bill, which are denied by the answer, not being proved, the court, this 26.th day of September in the year of our lord 1802, on the motion of the defendant by his counsil, doth order that the Injunction awarded the plaintiff to stay execution of a Judgment recovered agnt him by the defendant in the in the County Court of Fluvanna be dissolved as it is accordingly hereby dissolved.

Decree for partition and report to be made.

A.B. C.D. W.Z. and E.K. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiffs
     and                                                             }
E.G. and H.J. and K.M. and S.M. representatives of G.G. . . . . . . . . . defendants
     This cause came on this 27.th day of September, in the year of our lord 1802, to be heard on the bill answers and exhibits, and was argued by counsil: on consideration whereof, It is decreed and ordered that partition be made between the parties of the tract of land in the bill mentioned, lying in the dismal swamp in N[illegible] County and containing 12.396 acres, that is to say, that the said land be divided into four equal parts, respect being had to the true value of the whole, and that one fourth part be allotted and assigned to each of the said

said parties to AB and CD. one fourth, WZ one fourth, EK. one fourth, and to the representatives of G.G. the other fourth, part, to be held in severalty to them and their heirs and assigns, and that a commission be directed to G.K. J.P. and J.W. Gentleman, or any two of them to make the said partition, ~ which is to be returned to the Court in order to a final decree, and the ~ surveyor of the said County is to assist the Commissioners in making the said partition.

W.L. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
T.E. . . . . . . . . . defendant
     The defendant, upon whom an attachment for his contempt, in not answering the bill of the plaintiff hath been returned executed, still failing to answer the same, the court, this 27.th day of September, in the year of our lord 1802, upon the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil doth take his bill for confessed, and will proceed at a future day to decree the matter thereof, unless the said defendant on or before the tenth day of the term next after he shall have been served with a copy of this order shew cause to the contrary.

Order taking Bill for confessed.

A.B. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
C.D. . . . . . . . . . defendant
     This cause came on, the 29.th day of September, in the year of our lord 1802, to be finally heard on the papers formerly read, and the report of master commissioner Dunscomb pursuant to the order of the 12.th of May 1799, and was argued by counsil, on consideration whereof the court confirming the said report, to which no exception was taken, doth adjudge, order and decree, that the plaintiff out of the goods, chattels and credits in his hands to be administered of his testator do pay into the defendant

Decree confirming Report and a sum of money decreed to be paid.

defendant the sum of £223. 13. C with Interest therein to be computed after the rate of six per Centum per annum from the 17.th day of June, in the year one thousand eight hundred and one.

Order awarding Certiorari.

A.B. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
C.D. . . . . . . . . . defendant
     Upon an appeal from a decree of the county Court of Patrick in Chancery, pronounced the 17.th day of May 1801. On the motion of the appellant by his counsil a writ of Certiorari is awarded him, to be directed to the Justices of the said County Court commanding them to certify a complete transcript of the record and proceedings in the action at common law lately depending between the present appellee plaintiff and the present appellant defendant.

Order of reference of accounts to arbitrators.

A.B. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
C.D. . . . . . . . . . defendant
     By consent of the parties by their counsil all matters of ~ difference between them in this suit are referred to the final determination of D. E. and F. or in case of disagreement, their umpire, whose award, or umpirage, is to be made the decree of the court; and the same is Ordered accordingly.

Order directing an Issue.

A.B. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
C.D. . . . . . . . . . defendant
     On the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil, the Court this 30.th day of September in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and two doth

doth order that an Issue be made up between the parties, to determine whether the writing admitted to record in the County Court of Isle of Wight as and for the last will and testament of P.T deceased, be the true last will and testament of the said P.T.: that the said Issue be tried before the County Court of Cumberland, and the verdict thereupon be certified to this Court.

A.B. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
C.D. and others . . . . . . . . . defendants
     On the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil, the court, this 30.th day of September, in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and two, doth order that an Attachment be sued forth against the defendant C.D. for his contempt in not performing the decree pronounced in this cause on the 20.th day of May, in the year 1801. unless the said defendant C.D. being served with a copy of this order shew cause to the contrary on some day of the present term.

Order for atta: in not performing decree.

AB . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
C.D. . . . . . . . . . defendant
     The Subpoena scire facias awarded in this cause being returned executed, and the defendant failing to appear, on the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil It is ordered that unless the said defendant, on or before the tenth day of the term next after he shall have been served with a copy of this Order shew cause to the contrary, the decree pronounced in this cause on the ninth day of June in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety five, stand and be revived, and that he do pay unto the plaintiff the costs expended by him in suing forth and prosecuting the said Subpoena Scire facias.

Order reviving decree the subpoena scire facias being returned executed.

Decree against absentees, on foreign atta:

J.T. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
G. and M. partners and Druggists and J.C. . . . . . . . . . defendants
     This cause in which the bill of the plaintiff hath been taken for confessed against the defendants G. and M. came on, this fourth day of June, in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, to be heard on the bill, answer of the defendant J.C and the verdict certified to have been found on trial of the Issue directed by the order of the 15.th day of may, in the year 1797, and was argued by counsil: on consideration whereof the court doth adjudge, order and decree, that the defendant J.C out of the money confessed by him, in his answer, to be due from him to the other defendants G. and M., retaining his costs, do pay unto the plaintiff one thousand dollars damages, appearing by the verdict aforesaid to been assessed by the Jury: and also the Costs expended by him in prosecuting this suit; on the plaintiffs entering into bond with sufficient security, to be approved of by the Clerk of this court, in the penalty of two thousand dollars with condition to refund to the defendants G. and M. the said one thousand dollars and costs, if they hereafter claim the same and be adjudged entitled thereto.

Order reviving suit by consent.

A.B. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
C.D. . . . . . . . . . defendant
     This suit abates by the death of the plaintiff, and by consent of the parties by their counsil, stands revived in the name of E.F his executor.

P.C. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
M.N. . . . . . . . . . defendant
     This cause came on, this 20.th May in the year of our lord 1803, to be heard on the bill, answer and exhibits, and was argued by counsil: on consideration whereof the Court doth adjudge, order and decree, that unless the defendant on or before the 20.th day of October next, do pay unto the plaintiff the sum of £300 with interest thereon to be computed after the rate of five per Centum per ~ annum from the 15.th day of June, in the year 1790, and the costs expended by the plaintiff in prosecuting this suit, the said defendant and his heirs and all persons claiming under him be from henceforth barred and foreclosed of their equity and right to redeem the seven hundred and fifty acres of land ~ mentioned in the Indenture of mortgage, among the exhibits, made the 6.th day of January 1789 between the said P.C of the one part and MN of the other part; and in case of default in the payment of the said debt interest and Costs at the time aforesaid, that M.G. W.C. and J.E., or any two of them ~ after giving three weeks previous notice thereof in one of the Richmond news papers, do expose to public sale by auction for ready money, the said land, and out of the proceeds of such sale pay to the plaintiff his said debt, Interest, and costs, and the surplus, if any, after deducting the expenses attending the said sale pay to the defendant: and make report thereof to the Court in order to a final decree.

Decree to foreclose a mortgage.

A.B. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     against                                                             }
C.D. . . . . . . . . . defendant
     On the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil, and for good cause shewn a writ of Injunction is awarded him to stay execution of a judgment recovered against him by the defendant in the district court of Dumfries, until the

Order awarding Injunction.

the further order of this court, on the plaintiffs releasing all errors at law and entering into bond with sufficient security in the Clerks office of the said district court in the penalty of fifty pounds, with such condition as the law requires.

Virginia In the High Court of Chancery Between A.B. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     and                                                                                                     }
C.D. . . . . . . . . . defendant
     The plaintiff having been ruled to file his bill, and failing so to do, on the motion of the defendant by his counsil it is ordered that this suit be dismissed; and that the plaintiff do pay unto the defendant his Costs.

Certificate of dismission at the rules for want of Bill.

E.T. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     and                                                             }
G.F. . . . . . . . . . defendant
     This suit is dismissed, the plaintiff who is not an inhabitant of this Commonwealth, having been ruled to give security for the Costs which he might incur in the prosecution thereof, and failing so to do.

Certificate of dismission at the rules for want of Security for costs.

Virginia         In the high Court of Chancery

         Between

A.B. . . . . . . . . . . . plaintiff
     and                                                             }
C.D. . . . . . . . . . defendant
     I do certify that the bond directed to be given by the plaintiff, to entitle him to the benefit of the injunction awarded him by the said Court on the 17.th day of April last, to inhibit the defendant and all others concerned from proceeding to sell the tract of land conveyed by the plaintiff to G.H. in trust to secure the payment of a debt due from the plt to the said defendant has been given. Certified this 20.th day of June 1800.

Certificate of the Clerk that the bond required on obtaining an injunction is given.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County, greeting: you are hereby commanded that from all further proceedings on an execution issued from the Clerks office of the high Court of Chancery the 10.th day of June 1802, by A.B. against C.D. you altogether supersede, he the said C.D. having by the leave of the Judge of the said Court, filed a bill for the purpose of reviewing the said decree, we also command you to summon the said C.D. to appear before the Judge of our high Court of Chancery at the capitol in the city of Richmond on the first day of the next term to answer the said bill of review, and this he shall in no wise omit under the penalty of £100. and have then there this writ. Witness P.T. Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 20th day of May 1801 and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth.

Supersedeas in cases where the bonds are executed in the office. Decree of the high Court of ch.y supersed and leave to file a bill of review.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County Greeting: you are hereby commanded that from further proceeding on an execution issued from the Clerks office of our high Court of Chancery on the 5.th day of ~ July 1802, against the goods and chattels of T.T. on a decree pronounced by our said Court the 22.d day of March 1802 in a suit then depending therein between the said T.T. appellant and J.R. appellee, you altogether supersede, the said T.T. having by petition to the Judge of our said high Court of Chancery since the [???] of the said execution obtained an appeal from the said decree to the Court of appeals. And how you shall execute this writ, make known to our Judge of our said high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term. Witness P.T. Clerk of our said Court at Staunton the 22.d day of May 1801, and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth. P.T. C,C

Supersedeas awarded to a decree of the high court of chancery and appeal allowed on petition.

Supersedeas to a a decree of the high Court of Ch.y

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County, greeting: you are hereby commanded that from all further proceeding on an execution issued from the Clerks office of the high Court of Chancery the 23.d day of May, in the year 1802, on a decree pronounced in the said Court, the 17.th day of March 1801, in a suit then depending therein between A.B. plaintiff and C.D. defendant, you altogether supersede, the said C.D. on a petition to the Judge of the said Court having been allowed to appeal from the said decree to the Court of appeals, and how you shall execute this writ make known to our Judge of our said high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term. Witness P.T. Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 23.d day of July 1802 and in the 26.th year of the commonwealth.

Attachment against a witness for failing to appear before Commissioner

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County, Greeting: you are hereby commanded to attach A.B. one of the executors of C.D. so that you have his body before the Judge of the high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term to answer us as well of a certain contempt by him to us offered, as it is said as upon those things which to him shall then and there be objected; and further to do and receive what our said Court shall in that part consider: and have then there this Writ: Witness AB. Clerk of our said at Staunton, this 24.th day of July 1802 and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth. A.B.

For not appearing before master Commissioner Hay at his office in order to an investigation of the subject matter of an order made on the 20.th day of August. 1801, in a suit depending in our said Court between AB. plaintiff and CD. defendant, according to the directions of an order made in the said

said twentieth day of August one thousand eight hundred and one. A.B. Clerk

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County, Greeting; you are hereby commanded to attach A.B. so that you have his body before the Judge of the high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Rich.d on the first day of the next term, to answer us as well of a certain contempt by him to us offered, as it is said, as upon those things which to him shall then and there be objected: and further to do and receive what our said court shall in that part consider: and have then there this Writ. Witness C.D. Clerk of our said Court at Richmond this 25.th day of July 1802, and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth. A.B.

For not performing an order made the 17.th day of May, 1802, in a suit now depending in our said Court between AB plaintiff and C.D. defendant whereby the defendant was ordered to deposit with the Clerk of the said Court, to remain in hands, subject to the future order of the court, the Books, bonds, Notes and papers admited by his answer, to be in his possession A.B. Clerk

Attachment for not performing an order of Court

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County: Greeting: whereas in our County Court of Berkeley, to wit, on the 17.th day of July in the year of our lord 1799. in a suit in chancery then depending in the said Court between AB. plt and C.D. defendant it was by our said court decreed and ordered “that &c. (here insert the decree) from which decree the said A.B. appealed to our high Court of Chancery; and whereas the said A.B. since obtaining the said appeal hath departed this life leaving F.G. and H.J his representatives, first having duly made and published his last will and testament and thereof appointed L.J. and HG his executors who have proved the same and taken upon themselves the burthen of the execution thereof and

Scire facias to revive a decree of the county Court in the name of the appellants representatives

and the said F.G. and H.J have supplicated us for a proper remedy in this behalf. We therefore being willing that right and Justice should be done, command you that you make known to the said CD. that he be before the Judge of our said high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond, on the first day of the next term, to shew if any thing, he hath for himself, or can say, why the appeal aforesaid should not be revived in the names of the said F.G and H.J, and further to do and receive what our said Court shall in that part consider: and have then there this Writ, Witness P.T. Clerk of our said Court at Richmond this 29.th day May, 1802, and in the 26.th year of the Commonwealth.

Scire facias to revive in the names of the executors of the plt and against the exors of the deft.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County, Greeting: whereas in a suit lately depending in our high court of chancery between AB plaintiff and C.D defendant on. the 15.th day of August, 1799, one of the commissioners of the Court was directed (here insert order for account) but before the said order was carried into effect the plaintiff and the defendant departed this life, whereby the said suit abated, and we being supplicated for a proper remedy in this behalf, and being willing that what in our said court is rightly done should be duly executed, do therefore ~ command you to summon the representatives of the said CD. to appear before the Judge of our said high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term to shew cause, if any they can, why the suit aforesaid should not stand and be revived ~ against them in the name of JK executor of the said AB. deceased and the order above referred to carried into effect: And this they shall in no wise omit under the penalty of £100 each, And have then there this Writ. Witness P.T. Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 20.th day of August 1799 and in the 25.th year of the Commonwealth.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County, Greeting: whereas in a suit lately depending in the high Court of Chancery between AB. and C.D. executors of E.F appellants and G.H. appellee on the 23.d day of March, 1798. it was by our said Court adjudged, ordered and decreed that &c. (here insert decree) but before the said decree was carried into effect the said AB departed this life having first made and published his last will and testament, but the executors therein named refusing to take upon themselves the burthen of the execution thereof, administration of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said A.B. have in due form been committed to F.G. who hath undertaken the administration of the same, And we being supplicated for a proper remedy in this behalf and being willing that what in our said Court is rightly done should be duly executed, do therefore command you to summon the said George ~~ Hannah to appear before the Judge of our high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term, to shew cause, if any they can, why the decree above referred to should not stand and be revived against him in the name of the said F.G admor as aforesaid, and the same carried into effect; and this he shall in no wise, omit under the penalty of £100 and have then there this Writ. Witness P.T. Clerk of our said Court at Richmond this 20.th day of August, 1799, and in the 25.th year of the Commonwealth.

Appellant dies his executors refuse to act, administration committed to FG Subpoena Scire facis to revive the appeal in his name.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County, Greeting; you whereas in a suit lately depending in our high Court of Chancery between A.B. plt and C.D. defendant, on the 10.th day of March, in the year 1799, the following decree was pronounced, This cause &c. (here insert decree) but before the said decree was carried into effect, the said A.B. departed this

Plaintiff dies intestate admon granted E.R Spa Scire facias to revive the suit and proceedings in his name.

this life intestate and administration of all and singular his goods and chattels rights and credits have been in due form committed to E.R. who hath taken upon himself the burthen of the execution thereof; and we being supplicated for a proper remedy in this behalf, and being willing that what in our said Court is rightly done should be duly executed, do therefore command you to summon the said C.D. to appear before the Judge of our high Court of Chancery at the capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term, to shew cause, if any he can why the decree ~ aforesaid should not stand and be revived against him; and this he shall in no wise omit, under the penalty of £100. and have then there this Writ. Witness P.T Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 15.th day of August 1801 and in the 26.th year of the Commonwealth.

Scire facias to revive a decree that is out of date. where exor thereof remains to be made.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County, Greeting Whereas in a suit lately depending in the high Court of Chancery, between A.B. plaintiff and C.D. defendant on the 27.th day of May, in the year 1801, It was by our said Court of Chancery among other things decreed that &c. (here enter decree) nevertheless execution of the said decree still remains to be made, as by the said AB we are informed, and we being willing that what in our said Court is rightly done should be duly executed; Therefore we command you that you summon the said C.D. to appear before the Judge of our said high Court of Chancery, at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term, to shew cause, if any he can, why the decree above referred to should not be carried into execution: And this he shall in no wise omit under the penalty of £100. And have then there this Writ. Witness P.T Clerk of our said Court of Richmond &c.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County, Greeting: whereas in a suit lately depending in the high Court of Chancery ~ between AB plaintiff and C.D. administrator &c. of E.F. defendant on the 23.d day of September in the year 1801, the said court did among other things adjudge, order and decree that &c. (here insert the decree) but before the said decree was fully carried into effect, the said C.D. administrator as aforesaid departed this life and administration de bonis non of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of E.F. deceased, unadministered by the said C.D. hath in due form been committed to M.N. and we being supplicated for a proper remedy in this behalf, and we being willing that what in our said Court is rightly done should be duly executed, we therefore command you to summon: the said M.N. to appear before the Judge of our high court of Chancery at the ~ Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term to shew cause, if any he can why the decree above referred to should not stand be revived against him as administrator as aforesaid, and this he shall in no wise omit under the penalty of £100 and have then there this Writ. Witness P.T Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 15.th day of August 1801, and in the 26.th year of the Commonwealth.

Scire facias to revive a decree.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County, Greeting: Whereas in a suit lately depending in the high Court of Chancery between: AB. plaintiff and CD. defendant, on the 27.th day of September in the year 1801, the following decree was pronounced ‘this cause &c. (here enter decree) but since the pronunciation of the said decree the said C.D. departed this life having first duly made and published his last will and testament in writing and thereof appointed E.F. his executor who hath proved the same, and taken upon himself

Scire facias to revive a decree.

himself the burthen of the execution thereof and execution of the said decree still remains to be made as by the insinuation of the said E.F. we are informed, and because these things which in our said court are rightly done we would have duly carried into execution, therefore we command you to summon AB. to appear before the Judge of the high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term, to shew cause, if any he can, why the decree aforesaid should not be revived and carried into execution against him, in the name of the said E.F. executor of C. D. deceased and further to do and receive what our said Court shall in that part consider, and this he shall in no wise omit under the penalty of £100, and have then there this writ. Witness P.T. Clerk of our said Court at Richmond, the 29.th day of June 1801 and in the 26.th year of the Commonwealth.

Certiorari.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Justices of our County Court of Caroline, Greeting: for certain causes moved before the Judge of our high Court of ~ Chancery, by T.L. in a suit lately depending before you, wherein AB was plaintiff and the said T.L. defendant, and sent to our said high Court of Ch.y at the Capitol in the City of Richmond by reason of the appeal of the said T.L. from your decree pronounced therein: We command you, and every of you, that you, or one of you, under your, or one of your, hands and seals, the depositions of A.B. and C.D. the former taken the 10.th day of April 1797, and the latter the 14.th day of May 1796, and rejected at the hearing in the said County Court, do send and certify enclosed to our Judge of our said high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term ~ returning also this writ. Witness P.T Clerk of our said Court at Richmond, the 20.th day of May 1802, and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth. P.T.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Justices of our County Court of Augusta Greeting: Whereas A.B. hath sued out of our high Court of Chancery a writ of Supersedeas to a decree recovered against him by C.D. in the said County Court the 24.th day of July 1799 for £150 with interest thereon to be computed after the rate of five per Centum per annum from the 7.th day of January 1795, in order to have a rehearing of the whole matter in the decree aforesaid contained: therefore we command you, and each of you, that you, or one of you, the record and proceedings in the said suit with all things touching the same as fully and wholly as they now exist among the records of the said County Court to the Judge of our said high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term, under your, or one of your, hands and seals, do certify and safely send enclosed to the Clerk of our said high Court of Chancery, together with this writ: Witness P.T. Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 26.th day of July 1802. and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth.

Certiorari on an appeal.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Justices of Berkeley County Court Greeting; you, and every of you, are hereby commanded, that you, or one of you, under your, or one of your hands and seals the proceedings in a suit in Chancery in the said Court before you depending between A.B. plaintiff and C.D. defendant with all things touching the same as fully and wholly as the same is now depending before you the Judge of our high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term, do send and certify enclosed, returning also this Writ: Witness P.T. Clerk of our said Court at Richmond, the 26.th day of July 1802 and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth. P.T.

Certiorari.

Certiorari.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Justices of the County Court of Ohio whereas in the record and proceedings in a certain suit in Chancery between A.B. plaintiff and C.D. defendant, lately sent to our high Court of Chancery holden at the Capitol in the City of Richmond by reason of the appeal of the said C.D. from the decree pronounced therein, diminution is suggested: therefore we command you, and every of you that you or one of you, under your or one of your hands and seals the record and proceedings aforesaid more fully to the Judge of our said high Court of Chancery on the 29.th day of the next term, returning also this writ. Witness P.T Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 27.th day of July 1802, and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth.

Writ of Lunacy.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to Gentleman Greeting. We command you, or any three of you, that you diligently enquire whether A.B. who was heretofore found to be a Lunatic, and whose person and estate were by an order of the Court of Essex County bearing date the twenty eighth day of May, in the year of our lord 1797, committed to the care of D.E.F.G. hath ceased to be a Lunatic, and if is found, at what time was he restored to sanity of understanding, and if in the negative, whether there be not intervals of sanity, ~ and send the inquisition thereof, distinctly and openly made to us in our high Court of Chancery on the first day of the next term, under your seals, together with this writ. Witness P.T Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 27.th day of July 1802, and in the 27.th year of the Commwlth

Writ of Sequestration.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County Greeting: whereas in a suit depending in our high Court of Chancery between AB. and aD. plaintiffs and E.F.&c.G.H defendants on the 10.th day May 1801 It was ordered that the defendants do perform the following decree, (here insert the decree) Know ye therefore, that we in confidence of your prudence and fidelity, have given, and

and by these presents do give to you full power and authority, to enter upon all the Messuages, Tenements and real estate whatsoever of the said defts and to collect, take, receive and sequester into your hands, not only all the rents and profits of their said Messuages, lands, Tenements and real estates but also all their goods, chattels and personal estates whatsoever, and therefore we command you, that you do at certain proper and convenient days and hours go to and enter upon all the messuages lands tenements and real estate of the said defendants, and that you do collect, take and get into your hands not only the rents and profits of all their said real estates but also all their goods chattels and personal estates and detain and keep the same under sequestration in your hands, until the said defendants shall fully satisfy and perform the said decree, or our said Court make such other order to the contrary. Witness P.T Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 29.th day of July 1802, and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth.

Virginia Sc.t The Commonwealth of Virginia To Gentlemen Greeting; Know ye that we trusting to your fidelity and provident circumspection in fulfilling a certain decretal order of our high Court of Chy between A.B. plaintiff and C.D. defendant lately made and given bearing date the 10.th day of September 1801, have assigned you, and by the tenor of these presents do give unto you full power and authority of going to entering into, and perambulating the tract of land in the bill of the plaintiff mentioned lying in the County of Hanover and containing 450 acres, and the same lands of dividing and separating and of allotting and assigning the same in severalty according to the tenor and effect of the aforesaid order, hereby requiring you to make and reduce in writing your certificate of all your acts and doings in

Commission of partition

in the premises, and when your shall have so done, that your certificate aforesaid to our Judge of our said high Court of Chancery on the first day of the next term, under your seals, distinctly and plainly, you send, together with this Writ, doing and proceeding, in all and singular the premises ~ according to the direction and intent of the order aforesaid. Witness P.T. Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 29.th day of July 1802 and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth.

Mandamus.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Justices of Botetourt County, greeting whereas a Judgment of Lunacy was given by the said Justices against A.B. from which Judgment the said A.B. prayed an appeal the high Court of Chancery, nevertheless you the Justices of the said County (as is suggested to us) have refused to admit the appeal of the said AB. to the great damage and grievance of him the said A.B. as by the complaint of the said AB we have understood: We therefore being willing that justice should be done to the said A.B. as is reasonable in this behalf, command you, that you do forthwith admit the appeal of the said AB from the Judgment aforesaid upon his (or any person who shall think himself interested therein, giving bond and security according to law, or signify to us cause to the contrary thereof, lest on your default, complaint should come to us repeated; and how you shall execute this our command [??? (erased?)] Certify to our Judge of our high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term, returning to us this our Writ. Witness P.T Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 29.th day of July 1802 and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth. P.T.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County; Whereas in a suit lately depending in the high Court of Chancery between A.B. plaintiff and C.D defendant, on the 10th day of March 1802, the said cause came on to be heard on the bill answer and exhibits and was argued by counsil: on consideration whereof the court delivered the opinion and pronounced the decree following (here insert it) whereof the said CD is convict as appears to us of record: therefore we command you that the said AB his possession of the ground with its appurtenances directed by the afore recited decree to be conveyed and restored to him, you cause to have and how you shall execute this writ make known to our Judge of our said high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term; We also command you that of the goods and chattels of the said C.D. in your bailiwich you cause to be made £300 which to the said A.B. late in our said Court were decreed and ordered to be paid by the said C.D. for the rents and profits of the said Tenement, and also of the goods and chattels of the said C.D. you cause to be made 210.ee of Tobacco and 24 dollars and 36 Cents which to the said AB. in the same Court were adjudged for his costs by him expended in prosecuting the suit aforesaid and that you have the same before the Judge of our said high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term. Witness P.T Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 29.th day of July 1802, and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth.

Writ of possession and Fi: Fa:

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County: Whereas in a suit depending in the high Court of Chancery between NK. plaintiff and J.S. defendant it was on the 10.th day of March 1802, by our said high court of Chancery among other things, adjudged, ordered and decreed, that the deft do deliver to the plaintiff the land recovered by the decree made in this cause

Writ of possession.

cause, on the 20.th day of September in the year 1799, whereof the said J.S. is convict as appears to us of record; therefore we command you that the said NK his possession of the lands in the County of Berkeley, you cause to have, and how you execute this our writ make known to our Judge of our high Court of Ch.y. at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term ~ returning to us this writ Witness P.T. Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 29.th day of July 1802, and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth.

Write of Habere Facias possessionem.

The Commonwealth of Virginia; to the Sheriff of County, Whereas in a suit lately depending in the high Court of Chancery between J.J appellant and and M.R appellee. upon an appeal from a decree of the County Court of Ohio on the 15.th day of April in the year of our lord 1797. It was decreed and ordered that the said J.J. convey and deliver to the said M.R the land in the bill ~ mentioned, and that the said M.R. be quieted in possession thereof against the claim of the said J.J. and all persons claiming under him; whereof the said JJ. is convict as appears to us of record; therefore we command you that the said M.R. his possession of 350 acres of land lying and being in the County of Ohio, and bounded by the lands of C.P. &c. with the appurtenances you cause to have, and how you execute this Writ make known to our Judge of our said Court at Richmond on the first day of the next term, returning to us this Writ. Witness P.T Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 29.th day of July 1802, and in 25.th year of the Commonwealth.

Writ of Injunction to stay Waste.

The Commonwealth of Virginia Th.s &c. Jam.s Ott, their agents, workmen, ~ labourers and servants, and each and every of them, and the Sheriff of Ohio County, greeting: whereas it hath been represented to our high Court of Ch.y in a certain cause then depending, wherein A.B. is plaintiff and you the said Thomas and James Ott are defendants, on the part of the said plaintiff that the said

Thomas and James Ott, by their slaves, servants and labourers are committing great waste and destruction on the tract of land (here describe the land) We therefore in consideration of the premises aforesaid, do strictly injoin and command you the said C.D. your workmen, labourers, servants and all and every of you, that you and every of you, do from henceforth altogether absolutely desist from clearing or felling any timber or other growth on the aforesaid land, or from building cultivating, selling or medling with the said land, or reaping, mowing or removing any thing on or from the premises until the further order of this Court to the contrary: we also command you the said Sheriff to summon the said Thomas and James Ott to appear before the Judge of our said high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term to answer the bill of the plaintiff in the suit ~ aforesaid, and this they shall in no wise omit under the penalty of £100. each and have then there this Writ. Witness P.T Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 29.th day of July 1802, and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Jailor of Henrico County, greeting: We command you that the body of A.B. detained in our prison under your custody, as it is said together with the day and cause of his being taken and detained by whatsoever name he may be called in the same you have under safe and secure conduct before G. Wythe Judge of the high Court of Chy. in Richmond in the County of Henrico or before any one of the Judges of the General Court; immediately after the receipt of this writ, Witness George Wythe Judge, and by whom this writ is awarded, according to the act of ~ assembly directing the mode of suing out and prosecuting writs of Habeas Corpus, the 29.th day of July 1802. G. Wythe

Mem.o The prisoner is to pay five dollars for bringing him up, and to give

Writ of Habeas Corpus.

security for payment of the like sum for carrying him back in case he be remanded and security in the sum of two hundred dollars that he will not escape by the way. G. Wythe

Discharge of AB. brought before the Judge of the high court of Chancery by Habeas Corpus who was detained in our Jail by atta: for his contempt

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the sheriff of Ohio County, greeting: A.B. on the 10.th day of March, in the year 1802 who was brought before me the under written by virtue of the Commonwealths writ of Habeas Corpus directed to you the said sheriff and bearing teste at Richmond the 29.th day of July 1802, having made affidavit in due form, that he had performed so much of the decree pronounced by the high Court of Ch.y in the case between AB plaintiff and C.D. and E.F. defendants the 20.th day of May in the year 1799, as he was thereby required to perform, and that he hath not been guilty of any contempt to the said Court; we ~ command you that you deliver the said A.B out of your custody, in ~ which he is detained for a contempt, in not performing the said decree; but this liberate is not to discharge the said AB absolutely from the said decree, unless the aforesaid GH. having timely notice of a motion for that purpose, shall fail on same day of the next succeeding term, to shew that the said AB. had been guilty of the contempt, in the premises, with which way he stands charged. Witness my hand and seal this 29th day of July 1802: G. Wythe Seal

Form of the Judges certificate on the prisoners being remanded.

Virginia to wit. Let all men, who are or may be concerned, in what followeth, know, that I. G. Wythe Judge of the high Court of Chy., before whom was brought, in obedience to the precept called habeas corpus, AB in custody of CD. keeper of Goal of Petersburg, to which the prisoner had been committed, accused of a felony alleged to have been

been perpetrated by him in South Carolina, being of opinion after hearing what he had to say, and considering his case, that no cause for liberating him hath been shewn, do remand him: and that, exercising my office of a peace conserator to prevent his escape or rescous, to effect which an attempt is apprehended. I do authorize the said Jailor to impress men sufficient to aid him in guarding the prisoner and conducting him to the Goal aforesaid, and do require those who shall be so impressed to perform that duty. In testimony whereof I subscribe my name, and have caused the seal of the said Court to be appended hereunto this 29.th day of July in the year 1802: liberty is reserved to the prisoner to demand a writ of Habeas Corpus of any Judge empowered by law to award and grant it in case he shall be advised or shall think, that he hath already shewn, or can hereafter shew, good cause for his discharge.

The Commonwealth of Virginia, to the Sheriff of County, greeting: you are hereby command to summon, AB to appear before C.D.E.F.&c.G.H. at the courthouse in the county of Augusta, on the 10.th day of August next, then and there to be examined, and to depose their knowledge on behalf of C.D. in a certain matter of controversy now depending in our high court of chancery between the said CD. plaintiff and E.F. defendant, and this he shall in no wise ~ omit under the penalty of £100. Witness P.T. Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 29.th day of July 1802 and in the 27.th year of the Commwlth.

Subpoena to summon witnesses to appear before magistrates to be examined.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County, Greeting: You are hereby commanded that of the goods and chattels of A.B. in the hands of C.D. administrator .&c. of the said A.B. to be administered in your bailiwick you cause to be made the sum of $26 which to E.F. late in our high ~ Court of Chancery were adjudged for his Costs by him expended in defending a certain suit in chancery at the suit of the said A.B. which suit by decree of our said Court pronounced the 2.d day of March, in the year 1799 was dismissed with costs, which costs since the death of the said A.B. on a writ of Scire facias sued out of our said Court to revive the said decree by the said E.F against the said C.D. administrator as aforesaid were adjudged and ordered by our said Court to be paid by the said C.D. administrator as aforesaid out of the goods and chattels and credits of the said A.B. in his hands to be administered, also of the same goods and chattels you cause to be made twenty dollars which to the said E.F in the same Court were adjudged for his costs by him expended in suing forth and prosecuting the said Subpoena Scire facias.

Execution for Costs on a decree revived by Scire facias.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County, greeting: you are hereby commanded that of the goods and chattels of A.B. in the hands of C.D. his executor to be administered in your bailiwick you cause to be made £150 which to E.F late in our high Court of Chancery were decreed and ordered to be paid; also you cause to be made twenty two dollars which to the said E.F. late in our said Court of Chancery were adjudged for his costs by him expended as well in prosecuting a certain suit in Chy against the said A.B. as in prosecuting a subpoena adrevivendum against the said C.D. executor as aforesaid: whereof the said C.D. is convict as appears

Execution on a decree of the high court of Chancery and for Costs in the County Court.

to us of record, and that you have the same before the Judge of our high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term to render unto the said E.F. the money and Costs aforesaid and have then there this Writ. Witness P.T Clerk of our said Court at. Richmond the 29.th day of May 1799 and in the 24.th year of the Comwlth.

Execution for different Costs in different Courts.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County, Greeting: you are hereby commanded that of the goods and chattels of A.B. in your ~ bailiwick you cause to be made the sum of £225. which to C.D. late in our Court of appeals by the reason of the appeal of the said A.B. from a decree of our high Court of Chancery, was decreed and ordered to be paid also twenty two dollars which to the said C.D. in said Court were adjudged for his costs by him expended in defending the said appeal, as appears by the certified copy thereof, which by our said high Court of Chancery was decreed and ordered accordingly: Also the goods and chattels of A.B. you cause to be made fifteen dollars, which to the said C.D. in the same Court were adjudged for his costs by him expended in the prosecution of his said appeal: whereof the said A.B. is convict as appears to us of record And that you have the same before the Judge of our said high Court of ~ Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond, to render unto the said C.D. of the money and costs aforesaid. And have them there this Writ. Witness P.T. Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 29.th day of July 1802 and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth.

Execution for Costs in the County Court High Court of Chancery and Court of Appeals.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County, greeting: you are hereby commanded that of the goods and chattels, of A.B. in your bailiwick you cause to be made the sum of twenty four dollars which to C.D.

C.D. administrator of E.F. late in our high Court of Chancery were adjudged for the Costs by him and his intestate expended, as well in defending a certain suit in chancery in the County Court of Augusta at the suit of the said A.B. as in prosecuting the appeal of the said E.F. from the ~ decree aforesaid county court to our high Court of Chancery; and the appeal of the said C.D. administrator aforesaid from the decree of our said high Court of Chancery to the Court of Appeals: whereof the said A.B. is convict as appears to us of record. And that you have the same before the Judge of our said high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term to render unto the said C.D. admor &c. of the costs aforesaid, and have then there this writ. Witness P.T. Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 29.th day of July 1802 and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County, Greeting: you are hereby commanded that of the goods and chattels of A.B. in your bailiwick you cause to be made the sum of twenty four dollars, which to CD. late in our high Court of Chancery were adjudged for his costs by him expended in depending a certain suit in chancery in the said county Court at the suit of the said A.B. as by the inspection of the record and proceedings thereupon which before the Judge of our high Court of Chy by reason of the appeal of the said C.D. from the decree aforesaid, were lately sent to us appeareth, and which decree by our said high Court of Chy is in all things reversed; also you cause to be made the sum of nineteen dollars which to the said C.D. in our said high Court of Chancery were adjudged for his costs by him expended in prosecuting the said appeal whereof

Execution for costs in the County Court.

whereof the said A.B. is convict as appears to us of record, and that you have the same before the Judge of our said Court at Richmond the 29.th day of July 1802 and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth,

Execution for costs of appeal to the high Court of Chancery.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County, Greeting: you are hereby commanded that of the goods and chattels of A.B. in your bailiwick you cause to be made the sum of twenty four dollars, which to C.D. late in our high Court of Chancery were adjudged for his costs by him expended in prosecuting an appeal from a decree of the County Court of Augusta, pronounced the 23.d day of May 1797, in a suit then depending in the said Court between J.H plaintiff and A.L. defendant which decree by our said high court of Chancery is reversed and the case aforesaid ~ remitted to the said County Court, to be there further proceeded in, whereof the said L.D. is convict as appears to us of record and that you have the same before the Judge of our said high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term to render unto the said A.B. of the Costs aforesaid And have then there this Writ. Witness P.T Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 29.th day of July 1802, and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth.

Execution for Costs in the County Court and high Court of Chancery.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County, greeting, you are hereby commanded that of the goods and chattels of A.B. in your bailiwick you cause to be made the sum of twenty seven dollars which to C.D. late in our County Court of Bath were adjudged for his costs by him expended in ~ prosecuting a certain suit in chancery in the said County Court against the said A.B. as by the inspection of the record and process thereupon, which before the

the Judge of our high Court of Chancery by reason of the appeal of the said A.B. from the decree aforesaid were lately sent to us appeareth, and which in our said high Court of Chancery is in all things affirmed; also you cause to be made the sum of twenty dollars which to the said C.D. in our said high court of Chancery were adjudged for his costs by him expended in defending the said appeal whereof the said A.B. is convict as appears to us of record, and that you have the same before the Judge of our said high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term to render unto the said C.D. of the costs aforesaid, and have then there this Writ. Witness P.D. Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 29.th day of July 1802, and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of county greeting: Whereas in a suit lately depending in our high court of chancery between A.B plaintiff and C.D defendant at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of March in the year 1799, our said court did adjudge, order and decree, that C.D. should pay unto the plaintiff the sum of two hundred pounds with interest thereon to be computed after the rate of five per Centum per annum from the 10.th day of May 1795, till payment, whereof the said C.D. is convict as appears to us of record. And the said AB hath chosen to have delivered to him all the goods and chattels of the said C.D. saving only the oxen and beasts of his plough, and also a moiety of all his lands and tenements in your bailiwick to have and to hold the goods and chattels aforesaid as his own proper goods, and the said moiety as his freehold to him and his assigns until he shall have levied thereof the money and costs aforesaid. Therefore we command you that you cause to be delivered all the goods and chattels of the said C.D. saving the oxen and beasts of his plough, and also a moiety of

Writ of Elegit.

of all the lands and tenements in your bailiwick, whereof he at the day of obtaining the decree was seized, or at any time afterwards, by reasonable price and extent to have and to hold the said goods and chattels to him the said AB as his own proper goods and chattels and the said moiety as his freehold, to him and his assigns until he shall have been levied thereof the money and costs aforesaid, and that you certify our Judge under your own seal and the seals of those by whose oath you shall make this extent and appraisement, how you execute this Writ on the first day of the next term. And have then there this Writ. Witness &c.

Execution on a forthcoming bond.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County, Greeting: you are hereby commanded that of the goods and chattels of A.B. in your bailiwick you cause to be made the sum of twenty four dollars, which to C.D. late in our high Court of Chancery were adjudged for his costs by him expended in prosecuting an appeal from a decree of the County Court of Augusta, pronounced the 23.d day of May 1797, in a suit then depending in the said Court between J.H plaintiff and A.L. defendant which decree by our said high court of Chancery is reversed and the case aforesaid ~ remitted to the said County Court, to be there further proceeded in, whereof the said L.D. is convict as appears to us of record and that you have the same before the Judge of our said high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term to render unto the said A.B. of the Costs aforesaid And have then there this Writ. Witness P.T Clerk of our said Court at Richmond the 29.th day of July 1802, and in the 27.th year of the Commonwealth.

Execution for Costs in the County Court and high Court of Chancery.

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of County greeting: you are hereby commanded that of the goods and chattels of A.B. in your bailiwick you cause to be made the sum of £60. which C.D. late in our high Court of Chancery hath recovered against him for the penalty of a bond taken for the forthcoming of property, also $17: 76 which to the said C.D. in the same Court were adjudged for his costs by him in that behalf expended: Whereof the said A.B. is convict as appears to us of record, and that you have the same before the Judge of our high Court of Chancery at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on the first day of the next term to render unto the said C.D. the money and costs aforesaid. And have then there this writ. Witness &c.

Memorandum. This execution is to be discharged by the payment of £30 with interest thereon to be computed after the rate of five per Centum per annum from 10.th day of July 1802, till payment and the Costs within mentioned. Teste A.B. Clk No security of any kind whatever is to be taken A.B. Clk

Ordered that it be an instruction to the Clerk of this Court to issue commissions for the examination of witnesses de bene esse at any time after the plaintiff has filed his bill whether the answer be filed or not, and before the suit is set for hearing, upon either parties producing such an affidavit as will at present intitle the plaintiff thereto before the answer is filed.

Order of Court respecting commissions.

On consideration of the rule in the act in October Session 1787, that whenever a Subpoena in chancery is returned executed, the plaintiff shall within three months thereafter file his bill, and if he fails so to do, within that period, the suit shall stand ipso facto dismissed with costs: the court is of opinion that the said rule is applicable to every suit whensoever commenced, in which the subpoena was returned and passing the act, and not to causes wherein the subpoena was returned before, and that the three months within which the plaintiff is required to file his bill shall be computed from the end of the first rule day after the return day of the Subpoena. The Clerk is therefore ordered to reinstate all suits dismissed contrary to this construction and to proceed therein according to the act of 1777.

Rule of court respecting the return of Subpoenas.

It is ordered that it be a standing rule of this Court that in cases where sureties in bonds executed upon obtaining injunctions became insufficient in the progress of the suit, the injunctions shall be dissolved unless the plaintiff give other sufficient securities at the time to be appointed in particular instances.

Rule of Court respecting securities to Injunctions.

The Court doth order that exceptions to reports of the commissioner with the grounds of exceptions and extracts of books, papers and evidences relied upon to maintain them be stated in writing and filed in the commissioners office within such

Rule of Court respecting exceptions to commissioners reports.

such time as he shall limit, which he may enlarge for good cause shewn to be transmitted by them with any remarks he may think proper to make to the Judge of this court, and that the like exceptions to the reports to the reports of commissioners in the country be filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, within a reasonable time to be determined by the Court and by him transmitted to the said Judge.

Rule of court respecting the dismission of suits.

The Court doth order the bills in all suits depending at the rules to be dismissed unless the plaintiffs by themselves, or their counsil, do appear and prosecute the same before, on the first rule day after the next term.

Rule of Court. respecting Orders directing Issues.

The Court doth order all orders directing trials of Issues at law in which no verdicts have been or shall be certified to be discharged unless cause be shown to the contrary sometime in the next term.

Rule of court directing papers read here to be read on trial of the issues

That the papers read at the hearing of any cause in this Court be read on trial of an issue directed before the court of common law, to avail there as much as they ought to avail here

Rule of Court respecting motions to dissolve. ~ Injunctions.

That notices of motions to dissolve injunctions shall be deemed sufficient if lodged with the Clerk of the Court a reasonable time before each such motion and the Clerk shall keep a book a book wherein such motions shall be entered, distinguishing therein at what time the notice is lodged and the day the motion is to be made, for the inspection of the counsil: no motion shall be admitted for dissolving an injunction unless the answer shall have been filed before the commencement of the term in which the motion is offered, except in cases of injunctions granted within three months preceding such term.

That in all cases where any accounts are directed to be made up that the auditors be directed to proceed exparte on one months notice being given to that party who shall not attend, provided that the auditors may for good cause shown give a further day and reserving to the absent party the priviledge of shewing shewing cause against the report upon the return thereof to the Court.

Rule of Court respecting the examination of accounts

Know all men by these presents that we J.B. and C.D. are held and firmly bound unto B.C in the just and full sum of one hundred dollars, to which payment well and truly to be made to the said B.C his certain attorney his heirs executors, administrators or assigs we bind ourselves our being executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by the presents sealed with our goals and dated. this 10.th august 1802.

The Condition of the above obligation is such, that if the above AB who hath instituted a suit in the high Court of Chancery. against the said B.C. do and shall from time to time pay all such costs as he shall incur in the prosecution of the said suit, and moreover well and truly pay unto the said B.C all such legal costs as he may incur in his defence thereof, in case the said JB shall be cast therein and condemned to pay the same, then the above obligation to be void else to remain in full force and virtue. Signed Sealed and delivered ) Seal In presence of ) Seal

Bond for Costs the plaintiff being a non resident of this Commonwealth.

Know all men by these presents that we &c. (the obligation as before.) The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas Lettice formerly the property of James Boyd of the County of New Kent; and conveyed by the said James Boyd in the month of August in the year of our lord 1798. to John Hamilton of the County of Norfolk hath prayed and obtained ~ from the honorable the Judge of the high Court of Chancery a writ of Injunction to restrain the above named John Hamilton from proceeding to sell the said Lettice and also restrain the court of the County of New Kent from proceeding on the commitment of the said Lettice to the jail of said county

Bond upon an injunction obtained by a pauper.

County Court, until the further order of the high Court of Chancery. Now if the above John Davis do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid aid unto the above named John Hamilton all such damages and costs as he may sustain by occasion of the issuing the writ aforesaid, in case the injunction aforesaid be dissolved, then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and Virtue. Signed Sealed and delivered ) Seal In presence of. ) Seal

Bond upon an injunction to restrain the defendant from proceeding on a writ of forcible entry and detainer

Kow all men by these presents that we &c. (the obligation as before). The Condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound H.A. hath obtained from the Judge of the high Court of Chancery a writ of injunction to restrain. J.R his agents and all others concerned from further proceeding on a warrant in the nature of a writ of forcible entry and detainer (or forcible detainer only) issued for the purpose of dispossessing the said H.A. of a parcel of land lying &c. (here describe the land) purchased by him of J.B. until the further order of this Court. Now if the said H.A shall well and truly satisfy and pay unto J.R. as aforesaid all costs which he may incur about his defence of the said injunction, if it shall be determined to have been awarded improperly, then the above obligation to be void else to remain full force and virtue. Signed Sealed and delivered ) Seal In presence of. ) Seal

Bond upon an appeal on a Supersedeas to a decree of the County Court.

Know all by their presents that &c. (the obligation as before) The Condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound G.G. hath obtained an appeal from and a writ of supersedes to a decree of the County Court of Amherst obtained by the forenamed R.C against the said G.

G.G. the 27.th day of July in the year 1799, Now of the said G.G. shall prosecute the said appeal and supersedeas with effect or shall well and truly perform the decree of the said County Court, and pay all such damages and costs as shall be awarded against him by the high Court of Chancery, in case the said decree be affirmed then the above obligation to be void or else to ~ remain in full force and virtue. Signed Sealed and delivered ) Seal In presence of. ) Seal

Know all by these presents that &c. (the obligation as before) The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound Z.J. hath prayed and obtained an appeal from a decree of the high Court of Chancery pronounced the 20.th day of May 1799, in a suit then depending in the said court between the said Z.J plaintiff and J.B. defendant. Now if the said Z.J. shall effectually prosecute the said appeal and perform the said decree, and pay all such damages and costs as shall be awarded against him by the Court of Appeals in case the said decree be affirmed then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Signed Sealed and delivered ) Seal In presence of. ) Seal

Bond upon an appeal from a decree of the high Court of Chancery to the Court of appeals

Know all men by these presents &c. (the obligation as before) The condition of the obligation is such that whereas the above bound W.G. hath obtained an injunction from the Judge of the high Court of Chancery to inhibit the above bound. AS. his agents, workmen, laborers, servants and slaves and each and every of them, from cultivating, felling, cutting down or removing any timber, or other trees growing or being in or upon (here describe the land) until the further order of this Court, Now if

Bond upon an injunction to stay Waste.

if the said W.G. shall prosecute the said injunction with effect, or shall well and truly pay unto the said A.S. all such damages and costs as he may ~ sustain by the suing forth the said injunction then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and Virtue. Signed Sealed and acknowledged ) Seal In presence of. . . . ) Seal

Bond to discharge attached effects.

Know all men by these presents &c. &c. (the obligation in before. The Condition of the above obligation is such that whereas in a suit depending in the high Court of Chancery between D.H. plaintiff and T. and C defendants on the 10.th day of September in the year of our lord 1801, the said Court ordered the effects of the said defendant T. in the hands of the other defendant to be discharged from the attachment in the said suit, upon security being given on behalf of the said T in the penalty of two thousand dollars with condition to perform the decree of the court therein. Now if the said T. shall well and truly stand to abide by and perform such decree as may be made by the said high Court of Chancery in the suit above ~ mentioned, then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue Signed Sealed and acknowledged ) Seal In presence of. . . . ) Seal

Bond upon a writ of No Exeat.

Know all men by these presents that &c. &c. (the obligation as before) The condition of the above obligation is such, that whereas N.H. hath prayed and obtained from the Judge of the high Court of Chancery the Commonwealth writ of No Exat to prevent the above named M.H departing this Commonwealth without entering into bond in the penalty of four thousand dollars to abide such decree as shall be made by the Court of Hastings of the

the Borough of Norfolk in a suit there depending between the said N.H, plt, and M.H. defendant, Now if the said N.H shall satisfy and pay unto the said M.H all such damages and Costs, which he the said M.H shall sustain by occasion of the issuing the writ aforesaid in case the same shall be quashed then this obligation to be void else to remain in full force and virtue. Signed Sealed and delivered ) Seal In presence of. ) Seal

Know all men by the presents that &c. &c. (the obligation as before) The condition of the above obligation is such, that whereas in a suit lately depending in the high Court of Chancery between the above bound J.D. plaintiff and G and M partners and druggists and J.C defendants, on the 13.th day of May, 1802, it was by the said Court decreed and ordered (here insert decree) Now if the said J.D. shall well and truly stand to and abide by and perform such future order or decree as may be made by the said high court of Chancery for returning the money recovered, to the defendants, to the defendants, to the defts G and M. if they claim the same and be adjudged entitled thereto, then the above obligation to be void else to remain in full force and virtue.

Bond to perform the future decree of the Court against absentees.

Know all men by these presents that &c. (the obligation as before). The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound S.F. did on the 20.th day of June 1800 obtain’d from the high court of chancery leave to file a bill in the said Court for reviewing the decree and proceedings in a suit lately depending therein between C.W and AC plaintiff and the above bound S.F defendant, and an order that the said C.W. and AC should cease from further proceeding in execution of the decree pronounced in the said suit on the 23.rd day of May 1800, till further order of this Court. Now if the said S.F. shall well and truly satisfy and perform such decree as may be

Bond upon a reviewed decree.

be made by the said Court on the review aforesaid, then the above obligation to be void else to remain in full force and virtue Signed Sealed and delivered ) Seal In presence of. ) Seal

Affidavit of the Security to all bonds executed in the Office.

Note. Parties entering into bonds similar to the foregoing are required by law to make the following affidavit: as also one or more of the witnesses thereto.

Henrico Sc.t Affidavit to be made by the Security to the bond This day AB. came before me and made oath that his estate, after the payment of all his just debts, is worth one thousand dollars, the penalty of the within bond. Given under my hand this 27.th day of August, 1802. CD.

Affidavit of the Witness

Affidavit to be made by the Witness Henrico Sc.t This day W.C came before me and made Oath that the obligors to the within bond; to which he hath subscribed his name as a witness, ~ acknowledged the same in his presence to be their act and deed. Given under my hand this 27.th day of August 1802. CD.

Virginia At a high court of Chancery held on at the Capitol in the City of Richmond on Monday the first day of September in the year our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, and in the twenty fourth year of the Commonwealth.

Before The honorable George Wythe Judge of the said court be it remembered that heretofore, to wit, at a high Court of Chancery holden on at the Capitol aforesaid, the 26.th day of March in the year of our Lord 1798, James Henry, by John Wickham his counsil sued out of the Clerks office of the said Court, a writ of subpoena against James M.cCraw, which said writ followeth in these words. to wit “The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff &c.” On which the sheriff made the following return. “Executed.” At a rule day appointed and held in the office of the said Court the 19th day of May, 1798, The said James Henry by his said attorney filed his bill of complaint against the said James M.cCraw, which said bill followeth in these words to wit. ‘To the honorable the Judge &c.. At a rule day appointed and held in the office of the said Court in the month of July 1798, further time given. . At a rule day appointed and held in the office of the said Court in the month of August 1798, on the motion of the plaintiff by his counsil an Attachment is awarded against the said defendant, which said attachment followeth in these words. “The Commonwealth of Virginia &c. On which the sheriff made the following return “Executed” And at rules holden in the Office of the said Court in the month of Novr 1798

1798, the defendant appeared by counsil and put in the following answer which said answer followeth in these words to wit: The answer of &c. and at Rules holden in the office of the said Court in the month of Jany 1799. The plaintiff by his counsil replied generally to the foregoing answer, and the cause being at issue divers witnesses were sworn and examined therein and their depositions duly and regularly taken and published according to the usual course of this honorable Court which depositions followeth in these words. The depositions &c. And at Rules holden in the office of the said Court this month of June 1799, This cause on motion of the plaintiff by his counsil was set for hearing. And at high court of Chancery holden at the Capitol aforesaid the tenth day of September in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine. This cause on to be heard upon the bill, answer exhibits and examinations of witnesses and was argued by counsil: on consideration whereof the court doth adjudge, order and decree, that &c. from which decree the defendant prayed an appeal which is allowed him on his entering into bond with sufficient security in the Clerks office of this court in the penalty of one hundred dollars within one month from this day with such condition as the law requires. Which he has accordingly done. The exhibits filed in the Cause as follow. This Indenture made this 10.th day of May 1795 &c.

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