154       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1666—67.

       Liber FF James and Mary Veitch theire appearance next Prouinciall Court,
              [p. 431] Who was accepted off by the Court And thereupon Entred in Recog-
              nizance to the Lord Proprietary in the sume of Fowre hundred
              pounds sterling, (Vizt)
                This day being the 14th of February 1666 Came into Court
              Mathew Stone Hugh Stanley and Sampson Waring of Caluert
              County gent: and acknowledged themselues and euery of themselues
              to Owe to the Lord Propriett of this Prouince Fowre hundred pounds
              sterling to be made and Leauyed of theire and euery of theire Goods
              and Chattles lands and Tenemts to the use of the said Lord Proprie-
              tary undr the Condicons following uizt
                That James Veitch and Mary his wife of Caluert County afore-
              said shall make theire and euery of theire prsonall appearance before
              his lordps Justices att the next Prouinall Court to be held the 9th day
              of Aprill next ensueing, to answere to such matters as shall bee
              Objected agt them on behalfe of the said Lord Proprietr and to abide
              in the said Court during his lops said Justices pleasure therein
                And further Ordered that the Estate of the said James and Mary
              allready secured into Custody bee still preserued untill further Order,
              Onely necessary Maintenance out of the same to be allowed the said
              James and the rest of his family as food & Clothing wth what else
              may be necessaryly required for theire accomodacons dureing the
              time untill next Prouinciall Court
              Thomas Gerrard plaintiffe    The deft pleads the generall issue and
              Tho: Dent & Hen: Hyde defts  in euidence brings his warrt of Ex
              Morecroft p querecucon, therein impowring the said
              Jenifer p defendantDent as high sherriffe of St Marys
              County to leauy by way of Execucon on any the Goods debts Chat-
              ties Tenements or Hereditamts belonging to the plaintiffe and the said
              writt issueing out of this Court Therefore humbly conceiues them-
              selues noe Tresspassers being Compell'd thereunto by authority
                The plt inferrs that by a Leuiri facias noe lands cann be extended,
              but onely by an Elegitt
               put to the uote wether the said writt did enable the defendt to out
              the plt of his possession
        [p. 432] The Court hauing throughly weighed the prmisses, hath resplted
              this Cause untill next Prouinall Court, being not desireous to aduize
              further thereon to make a president of this Consequence wthout a full
              Councell and that the Leiutennt Generall be prsent in Court

              Henry Hudson Complt Ordred last Court the deft put in his answer
              Henry Gooddrick deft to the Bill of Complaint this Court, which
           Morecroft p quer   being not done Ordred an Attachmt issue
           Caluert p defendt  agt the deft To bring him the next Prouinall
              Court to answer the prmisses, and his Contempt shewed therein