Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     163
        Walter Carr                                 Liber N N
            agt
        John Stansby
        Marmaduke Semme
            agt
        John Ditchfeild
        Ann Bigger admrx of Jno
         Bigger             the defts by Robert Carvile their At
             agt            tornys appeare & imparle untill next
        Robert Lashley admr of Jno                  Court.
         Bigger
        John Ashcomb
            agt
        Cornelius Watkinson
        Charles Ashcomb
             agt
        Cornelius Watkinson & ux

        Walter Carr Comand was given the Sheriff of Calvert County that
        agt he take John Russell late of his County planter other-
        John Russell wise called John Russell of the Province of Maryland
                 in Calvert County if he Should be found in his Baili-
        wick and him safe Keepe so as he have his body here the fourth
        day of April in the first yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c to answer
        unto Walter Carr in a plea that he render unto him the full & just
        Summe of twenty One thousand nine hundred thirty eight pounds
        of good Sound and every way well conditioned tobacco with caske
        which to him he oweth and unjustly deteineth, which said fourth
        day of April On which the Provinciall Court ought to have been
        held was by his Lopps writ of adjournment adjourned until the fifth
        day of the Same month. At which said fifth day of April in the
        yeare aforesaid the Same Sheriff maketh returne of his writ afore-
        said that the Said John Russell is not found in his Bailiwick Where-
        upon the Said Walter Carr by George Parker his Attorny prayed an
        attachment against the goods and chattells of the Said John Russell
        according to Act of Assembly and it is granted unto him.
        John Machen
            agt
        James Jones
        Henry Jowles
            agt
        Samuel Groome Attorny of the defts appeare by Robert Ridgley
          Samuel Groome       .        .
                            their Attorny & imparle untill next
        Keneim Cheseldyn    Court.
             agt
        Mary Keene executrix of
          Richard Keene