Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669—70. 511

    pounds of tobacco to him the said Thomas hath not satisfied accord- LiberJJ
    ing to his promise made to him in that behalf e but doth altogether
    refuse to doe the same to the great damage of him the said Thomas
    whereupon he saith he is dampnified and hath losse to the value of six
    thousand pounds of tobacco and thereupon he brings his suite.

                                   pleg deps Jn0 Doo
                                          Ri:    Roo
                                    Notley p p.

      And the said Edmund by Benjamin Rozer his Attorny cometh and
    defendeth the force and injury when &c and as to the two thousand
    seaven hundred thirty eight pounds of tobacco in the declaration men-
    tioned the said Benja saith he is not informed by the said Edmund his
    Client of any answer thereunto to give therefore the said Thomas
    doth remaine against the said Edmund as to the said two thousand
    seaven hundred thirty eight pounds of tobacco undefended.
                                        Benja Rozer

      Wherefore it was comanded the sheriff of Charles County that he
    attach the body of the said Edmund if &c so that he have his body
    before the justices here to witt the xiith day of February next to
    satisfie the said Thomas Notley aswell the said summe of two thou-
    sand seaven hundred thirty eight pounds of tobacco as also two hun-
    dred and tenn pounds of tobacco more for Costs of suite.

    Richard Perry agt It was Comanded the Sheriff of St Maries County [p. 60]
    Thomas Gerard that he take the body of Thomas Gerard of West-
    merland in the Colony of Virginia Esq otherwise called Thomas
    Gerard of Wiccocomocco in the province of Maryland Esq if &c so
    that he have his body here to witt the eighth day of February in the
    xxxviiith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c to answer unto Rich-
    ard Perry in a plea of debt, Att which day the same Sheriff returnes
    that the said Thomas Gerrard is not found within his Bailiwick
    wherefore it is Comanded the same Sheriff here to witt the said
    eighth day of February in the yeare aforesaid that he attach any the
    Goods Chattells or Creditts of the said Thomas Gerrard within his
    bailiwick to the value of three thousand five hundred pounds of to-
    bacco (which said debt was then proved by the Oathes of John Git-
    tings and Richard Boughton) and the same to Keepe in his Custody
    untill the said Thomas Gerrard should either by himselfe or his
    Attorny appeare at the next Provinciall Court to witt the twelfth day
    of April next to answer the suite of the said Richard Perry.

    Daniel Jenifer agt It was Comanded the Sheriff of St Maries County
    Thomas Gerard that he take the body of Thomas Gerard Esq if
    &c So that he have his body before his Löpps Justices here to witt the
    eighth day of February in the xxxviiith yeare of his Lopps Dominion