370  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.




          Liber M M  absconds and lye hid So that he could not have his body at the day
                  and place as he was required. Whereupon the Said Garrett by
                  Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny prayeth attachment against the goods
                  and Chattells of the said James Lewis according to Act of Assembly
                  in that case made and provided and it is granted unto him by the
                  Court here.

                  Garrett Vansweringen Comand was given to the Sheriff of St Maries
                     agt County that he take James Lewis if &c and
                  James Lewishim Safe Keepe So that he have his body
                  here the thirtenth day of October in the 43th
                  yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c to answer
                  unto Garrett Vansweringeen of a plea that he render unto him the
                  Summe of two thousand eight hundred Sixty two pounds of tobacco
                  which to him he oweth & unjustly deteineth Att which day the Same
                  Sheriff returnes that the said James Lewis absconds and lye hid
                  So that he could not have his body at the day and place as he was
                  comanded Whereupon the Said Garrett by Kenelm Cheseldyn his
                  Attorny prayeth attachment against the goods and Chattells of the
                  Said James Lewis according to Act of Assembly in that case made
                  and provided, and it is granted unto him by the Court here.

                   John Gittings and Robert Heigh of Calvert County Gent being
                  comissionated Cothissioners and justices to serve for the Said County
                  and refuseing to Serve and Officiate fined according to Act of
                  Assembly.

                   Upon the Petition of William Melton that whereas an action was
                  brought in Calvert County Court the 17th of August last past by
                  John Troster against the Petitioner as administrator of John ifoster
                  in prosecution of which suite Severall accompts were exhibited by
                  the Said Troster against the estate of the Said ifoster which accompts
                  the petitioner conceives unjust and not to be allowed, whereupon the
                  petitioner did upon giveing judgmt appeale to this Court and prayes
                  entry of his Said appeale which was refused him
                   Therefore it is by the Court here Ordered that the petitioners ap
                  peale be admitted and that the petitioner give Security to the County
                  Court for the prosecution of the Said appeale.

                   The Honble the Chancellour Thomas Taillor Thomas Truman and
                  Baker Brooke Esq continue the causes in Chancery untill the eighth
                  day of December next.
                        The Provinciall Court adjourned untill the same day.

              p. 280 Maryland ss.
                  Att a Provinciall Court of the Right Honble the Lord Proprietary
                  of this Province held at the Citty of St Maries the eighth day of