256  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.




         Liber M M And whereupon the said William by Keneim Cheseidyn his At
                 torny saith that whereas the said David the tenth day of June in
                 the yeare One thousand Six hundred Seventy One did by his cer
                 taine writeing Obligatory sealed with the seale of the said David
                 here in Court produced whose date is the same day and yeare above-
                 written acknowledge himself e to owe and stand indebted unto the
                 said William the summe of twelve hundred pounds of tobacco to
                 be paid upon the tenth day of October the yeare aforesaid at some
                 convenient place in the County aforesaid and to the payment thereof
                 did bind himself his heirs executors administrators firmly by those
                 presents Notwithstanding which the said David the said Summe
                 of twelve hundred pounds of tobacco according to the tenor of his
                 said bill hath not paid though often thereunto required but the
                 same to pay hath and doth still deny to the damage of the said
                 William two thousand pounds of tobacco and thereupon he bringeth
                 his suite.
                   Now here at this day to wit the eightenth day of April in the
                 42th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c the Said Sheriff returneth
                 to the Court here that the said David Williamson is not found in
                 his Bailiwick whereupon the Said William prayes an attachment of
                 the goods & chattells of the Said David according to act of Assembly
                 in that case made & provided may to him be granted and it is granted
                 unto him by the Court here.

                 Thomas Abbott
                            the deft by Vincent Lowe his Attorny appears and
                   agt      imparles untill next Court.
                 Henry Turner

                 Raymond Staple fort It was Comănded the Sheriff of St Maries
                    agt County that whereas at a Provinciall Court
                 John Balley   holden here the ninth day of ffebruary in the
                 37th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c in a Suite depending
                 between the plt and deft the Said plt recovered against the deft
                 judgmt for the Summe of two thousand pounds Sterling and for
                 that execution had not thereupon issued, that by good and lawful
                 men of his Bailiwicke he make Knowne to the said John Bailey that
                 he be and appeare here this day to Shew cause (if any he could)
                 why execution should not issue forth against him
                   Att which day to wit the eightenth day of April in the 42th yeare
                 of the Dominion of Caecilius &c came the Said Sheriff and returnes
                 to the Court here that he hath made Knowne unto the Said John
                 Bailey as the writ requires him in the presence of John Warwick
                 Charles Delaroch and Peter Delaroch and the Said John Balley
                 came likewise.
             p. 187 But the Said John Balley Shewing no Sufficient cause to the Court
                 here it is Comănded the Same Sheriff that he take the Said John