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         Liber B.   Province the Several Sheriffs of each several County, and his

               and their Deputy or Deputys for the time being who Shall be

               employed by his Lordp or his Attorney General or Other

               Officer thereunto authorised for the time being for the Col-

               lecting or Receiveing of Such Rents and arrears Shall have

               power to distrain for or Leavy the Same or any part thereof or

               in value by way of execucon together withall ffees and charges

               relateing thereunto hereafter expressed upon any the goods

               Chattells or debts within this Province of the party or party

               from whome Such Rents or arrears are due respectively or

               upon any the goods Chattells or debts to be found upon the

               Land for which Such Rent or arrears are due of any Tennant

               or dweller thereupon not exempted therefrom by Some warrt

           p. 256   or Comission from his Lordp or his Lieutent or Attorney or

               other Officer here authorised thereunto) And that in Case the

               goods Chattells or debts Soe distrained or Leavyed be not in

               kinde, the Said Sherriff or his Deputy is with what convenient

               Speed he can to cause the Same to be valued or appraised by

               the Oaths of two Sufficient men to be administred unto them

               by Such Sheriff or deputy who is hereby authorised for that

               purpose, or by any Comiconer thereunto authorised, and Soe

               much as Shall be found upon Such valuacon to be over and

               above the Said Rent or Arrears ffees and charges the Said

               Sheriff or his Deputy is to return to the owner if he be to be

               found, or else to leave it where he made the distress or leavy,

               And that in Case noe Estate can be found leavyable for the

               purpose aforesd that then Such Sherriff or Deputy may take

               the parties from whome Such Rent arrears ffees or charges are

               due in Execucon, and him or her to detain in Safe Custody till

               Satisfaction be made therein or other Order to the Contrary,

               And that the Sherriff or his Deputy imployed as aforesd Shall

               be allowed for every distress or leavy by way of Execucon

               before menconed the Same ffees as are allowed upon other

               Execucons or Attachments, And in Case he be put to much

               trouble or travail by Land upon one particular Occasion in that

               kind he is to be allowed for every day he Shall necessarily

               Spend thereupon thirty pounds of Tobacco and Cask, And if

               he imploy Boat and hands therein Sixty pounds of Tobacco

               and Cask p day besides his ffee of Execucon from the party

               makeing defalt in payment as afd But in Case of imploying

               boat and hands upon Several Occasions of that kind, then to

               be allowed for every time he Shall Soe imploy boat and hands

               for that purpose from every person from whome any Such

               Rent is due or arrear to his Lordp holding any Lands distant

               from St Maries or any other respective place of receipt ten

               Miles by water and under, 10 l of Tobacco and Caske And if

               20 Miles or under and above 10 Miles 20 l of Tobo & Cask