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              Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.

       at his the Said Thomas Peirces house in St Inagoes hundred in the Liber M M
       said County as the proper goods and Chattels of the said Benjamin
       Cooper and belonging to the said Shipp Elias whereof he was
       Comander as aforesaid he the said Thomas Peirce being also present
       One long boate with a mast and boome, One gnapnell two lee boards
       windlesse and David One maine saile, foresaile, shrowds, stay,
       Burton and pendant and One old ifiat bottomed boate haveing sett
       the broad arrow upon the said Long boate and fiatt bottomed boate
       for the whole, which said boates rigging and furniture I have left
       still in the possession of the said Thomas at his house aforesaid
       for his said Lopps Use And whereas the said Benjamin Cooper had
       left in the possession of the said Thomas Peirce One Sloop with
       mast sailes One Cable One grapnell a boate and other furniture
       to the said sioop and boate belonging and the said Thomas Peirce
       haveing by Order from the said Benjamin lett the Said Sloop and
       boate with the appurtennces to hire to One Burgy Anderson Master
       of the north Boare rideing at Anchor at Wiccocomocco in this
       Province at the rate and price of five pounds and ten shillings sterling
       ? month and the said Burgy Anderson have ing given to the said p. 206
       Thomas Peirce a noate under his hand for the redelivery of the said
       Sloop and boate with the appurtennces and for payment of the
       said five pounds tenn shillings Sterling month by bills of exchange
       I have also attached in the hands of the said Thomas Peirce the
       said noate or writeing under the hand of the said Bungy Anderson
       and the sloop boate and furniture to the same appunteineing so to be
       redelivered and the mony due on to be due to be paid for hire of the
       said sloop and boate which writeing also remaines in the custody
       of the said Thomas Peirce for his said Lopps Use and other goods
       of the said Benjamin I cannot find in my Bailiwick as Wittnesse
       my hand this 28th day of April 1674 Luke Gardnor Sheriff
        Now here at this day came aswell the said Sheriff and the said
       Caecilius Lord Baltemore by Robert Ridgley his Attorney likewise
       came but the said Benjamin came not but made default where
       upon the said Caecilius Lord Baltemore prayed appnaisment of the
       premisses aswell for the makeing of a certaine debt of forty two
       pounds two shillings Sterling due from the said Benjamin Cooper
       as also his costs and damages Susteined laid Out and expended in
       and about the prosecution of this Suite
        Whereupon Ordered that Marke Cordea Mayor of this Citty and
       Walter Hail Gent appraise the said Long boate with mast boome
       grapnell Lee boards windlesse David maine saile foresaile shrowds
       stay Barton and pendant and One old fiatt bottomed boate to the
       true Value thereof now in possession of the said Thomas Peirce
       and that the same be by the same Sheriff delivered to the said
       Caecilius Lord Baltemore or his Order he giveing security to the
       Court here to indempnifie the Court and make restitution of the