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       ordered that the Henry ffoxe Shall pay the Said debt within Liber B.

       Twenty dayes, otherwise Execution to be awarded. No. 3.

        Whereas Edward Lindsey is indebted to Phillip Land in

       the Summe of Eight hundred Seventy four pounds of To-

       bacco, and being arrested to this Court thereupon and hath

       not appeared, It is ordered that if the Said Lindsey doe not

       Satisfie the Said debt or appeare at the next Provinciall Court

       to answer the action, The Security of the Said Lindsey for his p. 169

       appearance at this Court Shall be liable to the paymt of the

       Said debt.

        Whereas ffloyd plf hath arrested Wm Johnson to ap-

       peare at two Severall Courts and hath not appeared to

       declare against the defendant, It is ordered that the plf Shall

       be nonsuited and pay two hundred pounds of Tobacco to the

       defendt for his Charges.

        It is ordered that the Inhabitants of the Counties of StMaries

       and Potomock & Putuxent having made default in payment of

       the Publick Levies due the last year Shall bring the Levies to

       Such Convenient places & by the Sheriffe Shall be appointed.

        Attachment Granted to Stephen Benson on Capt Stones

       Estate for 300' Tob for being kept tenne days by the Said

       Capt Stone in the last Rebellion.

        It is ordered that Execution be awarded on the Estate of all

       Such as Shall refuse or delay to pay the publick fines

        It is ordered by this Court for the more Exact pformance of

       the Sheriffes office, That Capt Sampon Waring and James

       Veitch being Elected and Sworne to Execute the office of

       Sheriff and undersheriffe for the Counties of Putuxent StMaries

       and Potomock Shall enter into bond with Such Security as the

       Court or Commissionrs Shall like of for the due performance

       of the Said office of Sheriffe for the precincts aforesaid

        mr John Norwood & The Said Capt Sampson Waring have

       entred into bond of 1000 l to the Lord Protector that the Sd

       Capt Waring Shall well duely performe the Said office.

        Capt Peter Johnson mr ffrancis Brookes & are Security 170

       for the Said Tames Veitch that he Shall give a Good account

       of the Said office in what is past and duely to Execute the

       Same for time to Come.