280  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.




         Liber M M  vert Esp Principall Secretary and One of his Lopps justice of the
                 Provincial Court Henry Rider and tooke the Oath of a Constable
                 for St Michaels hundred in St Maries County.

                 Maryland ss.
          Att a Provincial Court of the Right Honble Caecilius Absolute Lord
          and Proprietary of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord
          Baron of Baltemore held at the Citty of St Maries the
           twelfth day of May and there continued untill the
            sixtenth day of the same month before his Lopps
              justices thereunto assigned Upon which said
                    twelfth day of May was present
            His Excellency the Capt Generall cheife justice
                         Philip Calvert Esp Chancellour
               The Honble     William Calvert Escp Principall Secretary
                         Baker Bookes Esq

                Caecilius Lord Baltemore It was Comanded the Sheriff of St
                     agt Maries County that he attach any the
                 Benjamin Coopergoods or chattells of Benjamin Cooper
                 of the Citty of London marriner other
                 wise called Benjamin Cooper master of
                 the Shipp Elias to the Value of two
                 hundred sixty six pounds Sterling if the same or any part thereof
                 be found with his Bailiwick and them in his custody Keepe un
                 till the said Benjamin by himselfe his Attorny should appeare here
                 at this day to answer Caecilius Lord Baltemore of a plea that
                 he render unto him two hundred pounds Sterling to say law full
                 mony of England which to him he oweth and unjustly deteineth,
                 Att which day the Same Sheriff makes returne of the writ afore
                 said in these words Vizt
                  The execution of this writt appeares in a schedule hereunto an
                 nexed By Virtue of a writt of attachment to me directed and here
                 unto annexed comanding me to attach any the goods and chattells
                 of Benjamin Cooper of the Citty of London marriner otherwise
                 called Benjamin Cooper Master of the shipp Elias to the Value of
                 two hundred sixty six pounds Sterling and them if found within
                 my Bailiwick in my custody to Keepe untill the said Benjamin Cooper
                 by himselfe or Attorny shall appeare at the next Provincial Court
                 to be held at the Citty of St Maries the twelfth day of May next
                 to answer unto Caecilius Lord Baltemore of a plea that he render
                 unto him, two hundred pounds Sterling which he oweth &c I Luke
                 Gardner High Sheriff of the County of St Maries have in the pres
                 ence of Mr Robert Carvile Thomas Spinke and Henry Smith and
                 others attached and seized this 28th day of April Ano Dom 1674 in
                 the hands custody and possession of Thomas Peirce shipp Carpenter