120       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1666.

         Liber FF  Reymond Staple fort plt sherriffe of Cal uert County returnes his
              John Bayley de fendt writt agt the deft Non est Inuentus—Wher-
              upon the ptt craues writt of Attachmt agt the Estate of the deft, which
              by Order of Court is allowed him
              John Hunt CompttThe defendts craues an imparleance
              John Barnes Francis Bellass  to next Prouinall Court, which was
               and Henry Parker defendants granted and further agreed by both
              John Morecroft p quer   parties that a dedimus Potestatim
              Daniel Jenifer p deft   issue to take the defendts answers
              to the said bill of Complaint, Wherupon Ordred that a dedimus
              Potestatem issue to Wm Coursey and Richard Wooliman gent to take
              the Answers of the said defendts upon Oath to the said Bill and to
              returne the same to the next Prouinall Court

               sherriffe of St Maries County makes returne of his proseedings
              upon the Proclamacon by him published concerning the taking out
              of Pattents upon lands yet unpattented
               Comma of Somersett County makes their returne upon the saide
              Proclamacon
               Ordred the rest of the sherriffes of the other Countyes doe make
              each their returnes of the said Proclamacon the last day of the Court

              Morecroft agt The pltf requires speciall Bayle of the defendt Wm
              Champe fCaluert Esp and Daniel Jenifer then came and ten-
              der'd themselues who were accepted, therupon gaue speciall Bayle to
              answer the accon of the plt agt the defendt and to stand to the Con-
              demnacon or render the Body of the said Champ to Prison
         Court adjourn'd till 9 of the clock tomorrow morning
         [p.384]The Justices all mett as yesterday being the 17th October

              Philip Caluert Esq plt sherriffe returnes his writt that he hath
              Sath: Prickloe deft taken the Body of the deft &c but no ap-
              John Morecroft p quer : pearance by him made wherfore Procla-
              macon made that except the deft appeare by the last day of the Court
              the sherriffe to be amerced Fowrty shillings

              Wm Smyth plt sherriffe of Ann Arrundell County returnes his
              Peter Jones deft writt thus: Non erit Captus

              Wm Burgess plaintiffe sherriffe of Ann Arrundell County not hau-
              Ann Couill defendant ing returned his writt being ill in body Or-
              Daniel Jenifer p quer dred it be resplted till the last day of the
              John Morecroft p deft Court

                 The Court adjournes for 2 houres
                   All mett as in the forenoon