Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5. 535




      against the said Thomas the said summe of three thousand two Liber M M
      hundred pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the sume of
      five hundred Seventy One pounds of tobacco for his costs & charges
      in this behalfe laid Out But so as execution thereof cease untill the
      tenth day of November next.

      Thomas Hedge Comand was given to the Sheriff of St Maries
          agt County that he attach Daniel Jenifer late of St
   Daniel Jenifer    Maries County otherwise called Daniel Jenifer of
                 Accomack County in Virginia if he should be found
                 in his Bailiwick so that he have his body here the
                 ninth day of ffebruary in the 43th yeare of his Lopps
      Dominion &c to answer unto Thomas Hedge in a plea that he render
      unto him the summe of seaven thousand three hundred pounds of
      tobacco which to him he oweth and unjustly deteineth. Att which
      said ninth day of ffebruary in the yeare aforesaid the Same Sheriff
      maketh returne that the said Daniel Jenifer is not found in his Baili
      wick whereupon the said Thomas Hedge by Robert Carvile his At
      torny prayed an attachment against the estate of the said Daniel
      according to Act of Assembly in that case made and provided and
      it is granted unto him by the Court here.
        At which Said next Provinciall Court to wit the fourth day of May p. 520
      in the 43th yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c Came the Said Daniel
      Jenifer in his proper pson and defendeth the force and injury when
      &c and Saith he hath nothing to Say in barr of the Said action but
      that judgment passe against him for the debt aforesaid therefore it is
      considered of by the Court here that the Said Thomas doe recover
      against him the Said Daniel the Said Summe of Seaven thousand
      three hundred pounds of tobacco with costs of Suite and the Said
      Daniel in mercy &c only execucön is Stayed till the tenth day of
      November next. Costs allowed 605 I tob.

      John Blomfeild Philip Rossell and George Mathews late of St
          agt Maries County otherwise called Philip Rossell and
      Philip Rossell & George Mathews of St Maries County were Sum-
      George Mathews öned to answer unto John Blomfeild Clerke of the
                 Provinciall Court according to the libertyes and
                 priviledges of Attornyes and other ministers of
                 the same Court allowed &c in a plea that they
                 Keepe with him the Covenants betweene them
                 made according to the forme force and effect of
                 certaine Articles of agreement between them made.
        And whereupon the said John by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny
      Saith that whereas the Said Philip and George by certaine Articles
      of agreement made the Six and twentith day of April in the 43th
      yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Doth One thousand