286       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

             Liber     N N Richard Pery It was Comanded the Sheriff of Calvert County that
                P. 176 agt he attach any the goods chattells or Creditts of Joseph

                  Joseph Tilley  Tilley if they should be found in his Bailiwick to
                              the value of foure thousand seven hundred sixty two
                    pounds of tobacco and when he had the same so attached or any
                    part thereof the same in his custody to Keepe untill the said Joseph
                    Tilley should by himselfe or his Attorny appeare here the fourth day
                    of April 1676 to answer unto Richard Pery in a plea that he render
                    unto him the summe of three thousand five hundred Seventy two
                    pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth & unjustly deteineth. Att
                    which said fourth day of April the same Sheriff maketh returne of
                    the writt aforesaid endorsed the within mentioned attachmt is ex-
                    ecuted by me Henry Darnall Sheriff. Afterwards to witt the sixth
                    day of April in the yeare aforesaid came the Said Joseph Tilley by
                    George Parker his Attorny and saith nothing in barre or avoidance
                    of the action aforesaid of him the Said Richard because he oweth
                    unto the said Richard the said summe of three thousand five hundred
                    Seaventy two pounds of tobacco whereupon the Said Richard re-
                    maineth against the said Joseph thereof wholly undefended There-
                    fore it is granted by the Court here that the said Richd Pery recover
                    against the said Joseph Tilley aswell the summe of three thousand
                    five hundred Seventy two pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as
                    also the summe of        pounds of tobacco costs of
                    suite.

                   Robert Lashley Comand was given to the Sheriff of Calvert County
                       agt that he make Knowne by good and lawfull men of
                    Ann Bigger exx his Bailiwick unto Ann Bigger executrix of the last
                     Jno Bigger will & testament of John Bigger deceased that she
                              be and appeare here the fourth day of April 1676 to
                    shew cause if any she have why execution should not issue against
                    the goods and Chattells which were of the said John at the time of
                    his death upon a certaine judgment obtained against him in Our
                    Provinciall Court here the two & twentith day of November 1675
                    by Robert Lashley for eight thousand six hundred and five pounds
                    of tobacco debt and six hundred thirty five pounds of tobacco costs
                    of suite. Att which said fourth day of April the same Sheriff mak-
                    eth returne of the writt aforesaid endorsed the within mentioned
                    writt is executed by me Henry Darnall Sheriff. Afterwards to witt
                    the fiftenth day of April in the yeare aforesaid Came the said Robert
                    Lashley by Robert Carvile his Attorny but the said Ann came not
                    and the said Robert prayed execution against the goods & Chattells
                    of the said John Bigger deceased and it is granted unto him that
                    he the said Robert recover as aforesaid aswell the summe of eight
                    thousand Six hundred and five pounds of tobacco sixteen dozen of
                    wooden combes and three dozen of pinnes as also the summe of nine