82 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1636-1647.

Liber F.

what value or demand Soever the Same Shall be, and if any
person Shall be convicted of any debt either to ourself or any
other by the Confession and acknowledgement of the party
himself or by the verdict of Such as Shall trie the matter to
award execucon for all Such Several Sumes by a precept under
the hand of the Said William Brainthwait, which precept We
doe hereby appoint Shall be a Sufficient warrant to the Sherriff
of the Said Island to levie the Said Several Sumes contained
in the precept of execution either by distresse and Sale of the
goods of the partie against whome the Execution Shall be
awarded, or otherwise by Imprisom^t of his person as the Said
precept Shall direct, Given at S^t Maries the 2 I^th December
1638, Wittness Leonard Calvert Esq &c.

[Order to Sheriff to attach property of Claiborne and partners.]

Liber C. B.

1636-1657.
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Cecilius Lord Proprietary &c^a to the Sheriff of our Isle of
Kent Greeting Whereas William Cleyborn late of the Isle of
Kent and his partners William Cloberry and David Morehead
of the City of London in the Kingdom of England Merchants
have jointly usurped our said Isle of Kent & since the absolute
Lordship and Proprietary of the same Isle Granted unto us by
his Majestys Charter under the Great Seal of England and
since the promulgating of the said Charter within our province
have notwithstanding Continued and maintained the said usur-
pation and the said William Clobery and David Morehead
both by Letters Messages and otherwise out of England have
incouraged and Assisted the said William Cleyborn to Commit
sundry insolences Contempts and Rebellions against our lawful

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Government and Propriety of the said Island and have by
sundry supplies of men arms and other Commodities ministred
succour and means to the said William Cleyborn to defend
and maintain the said Island against our said just right and
Title ....... and to drive a trade with the Indians of our
province contrary to our Royal Right and priviledge therein
and thereby put Us to Great Expence and Charges for main-
taining our said just Rights and priviledges and for repressing
their sundry Attempts to the infringing and Overthrowing
thereof if it had been in their powers and by their Coopers and
Servants sent out of England to that purpose have felled down
divers of the best Timber Trees for making of pipe Staves
upon our said Land and have otherwise Trespassed and Com-
mitted Wasts upon the same to the Great disturbance of the
peace of our said Province and to our damage of a 1000^l sterling
therefore we do hereby Command and Authorize you to attach
all or any the Pipe Staves or other Goods and Chattels what-
soever of the said William Cleyborn and his partners within