228 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1673/4.




          Liber M M  altogether denyes to the Damage of the sd John Offley three Thow
                 sand pounds of Tobacco and thereupon he bringeth his suite.
                   And now here at this day to wit the sd 10th day of ffebruary in
                 the 42th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Domini 1673.
                 the sd Sheriff of Dorchester County Retornes that the said Richard
                 Meekins absconds himself and lyes hid so that him he Cannot take as
                 by the sd writ he was Comaunded. whereupon the said John Offley
                 of the Court here prayeth attachmt agt his goods &c according to
                 act of Assembly, and it is by the Court here graunted unto him
                 Retornable the next Provincial Court. and the same day is given
                 to both ptyes

                Constant Daniel Richard Meakins late of Dorchester County other
                     agt wise called Richard Meakins of Dorchester
               Richard Meekins County in the Province of Maryland was Suth
                             oned to answere unto Constant Daniel in a plea
                             that he rendr unto him the sume of 4601 of good
                             grose porke.
                   And whereupon the said Constant by Kenelm Chiseldyne his At
                 torney saith that whereas the said Richard the 5th Day of Septem
                 ber in the yeare one Thowsand six hundred Seaventy and
                 by his Certeine writing obligatory sealed with the seale of the sd
                 Richard and here in Court pduced whose date is the same day and
                 yeare abovewritten did binde himself his heires Executors Admrs or
                 assignes to pay or Cause to be payd unto the sd Constant Daniel
                 of the County of St Maryes in the aforesd Province his heirs or
                 assignes the full and Just sume or quantity of foure hundred & sixty
                 pounds of good grose Porke to be Delivered at the now prsent Land
                 ing of William Asbiston scituate at the Lower End of the Towne
                 in St Maryes County at or upon the Tenth day of Decemb next
                 Ensueing the date thereof the sd Constant Daniel being to stand
                 to all Damages of Coming by water Notwithstanding wch the sd
                 Richard the sd quantity of foure hundred & sixty pounds of good
             p. 164  grosse porke according to the Tenor of his said bill though often
                 Required hath not payd to him the sd Daniel but the same still to
                 pay doth altogether deny to the Damage of the said Constant 20001
                 Tob & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
                   And now here at this day to wit the said 10th day of ffebruary in
                 the 42th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Domini 1673.
                 the said Sheriff of Dorchester County Retornes to the Court here that
                 the said Richard Meekins absconds himself and lyes hid so that him
                 he Cannot take as by the said writ he was Comaunded, whereupon
                 the said Constant Daniel of the Court here prayeth attachmt, agt his
                 goods &c according to act of Assembly and it is by the Court here
                 graunted unto him Retornable the next Provincial Court & the same
                 day is given to both ptyes.