438  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665.





                Liber F F Joseph Hooper desires writt of Attachmt agst the Estate of James
                Ap 26 Jolly to the uallue of 1 500lb tob: and Caske wthin this prouince

                        Writt issued to the sherriffe of Charles County to attach &c untill
                      the said James Jolly shall appeare by himselfe or Atturney att the
                      next Prouinall Court to be holden att St Marys on the 13th day of
                      June next to answere the suite of the said Hooper in an accOn of debt
                      to that uallue and abide Iudgmt of Court therein and then and there
                      to returne the writt—
                      To the Honble Gouernor and Councell of the prouince of Maryland
                        The humble petn of Joseph Hooper Marriner Sheweth
                        That whereas James Jolly hath absented himselfe out of this prou
                   ince, And stands endebted unto yor petr (as by specialty may more at
                      large appeare) in the sume of One thowsand ffiue hundred pounds
                      of tobacco & Caske Wherefore yot petr humbly craues Order of this
                      honble Court for his said debt agst the said Jollyes Estate wth dam
                      ages and Cost of suite—And he shall pray &c.

                   26th Daniel Jenifer dds Execucon agst the Estate of James Jolly, the
                        said Jenifer as Attorney of Charles Caluert Escp: to the uallue of
                        Two Thowsand ffiue hundred pounds of tobaccoe and Caske being
                        the remaindt of 4000lb tob: recouered of the said Jolly by Order of
                        Court held the first of March 1664 and the same soe leauyed de!iuer
                        to the Daniel Jenifer or to his Order—
                        To the sherriffe of Charles County &c.

                 [p. 12] Cecilius &c To the sherriffe of st Marys County Greeting Whereas
                      Thomas Wells and John Hawkins haue taken to freight A Certaine
                      Vessell called the Prouidence of Maryland of Reymond Staplefort
                      for which there is due to the said Staplefort the sume of One hun
                      dred and twenty pounds sterling And whereas the said Staplefort
                      is accused of felony, Theis are to will and require yoW to secure the
                      said Thomas Wells and John Hawkins, till they giue yow in speciall
                      security for the said One hundred and twenty pounds, and hereof
                      fayle yow not wth the returne of this Or writt Giuen att St Marys this
                      25th of Aprill 1665 Wittnes Our deare Brother Philip Caluert Esq
                      Our Chancellor of Our said prouince of Maryland
                                                       Philip Caluert

                        Cecilius &c To the sherriffe of St Marys County Greeting Whereas
                      Reymond Staplefort of Caluert County Owner of a Certaine Vessell
                      called the Prouidence of Maryland now in the posson of Thomas
                      Wells and John Hawkins and whereas the said Reymond Staplefort
                      is accused of felony, Theis are therefore in the name of the Right
                      Honble the Lord Proprietary to will and require yow to seize the said
                      Vessell soe that yow may haue the said Vessell before Our Gouernot