304        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

             Liber N N Eodem die.
                     Then was read the inquisition returned concerning the land late
                   of Joseph Horsley deceased and it was the judgment of the Court
                   that the ffee Simple of the land in the inquisition named is escheate
                   to his Lopp & the One third part thereof reserved.

                                 Eodem die.
                     Ordered that what tobacco is in the hands of Mr Benjamin Rozer
                   upon the accompt of Joseph Pearce deceased be not disposed untill
                   further order of Court.

                   May 25th 1676.
                     Then was read the inquisition returned concerning the land of
                   Thomas Peircy deceased and it was the judgment of the Court that
                   the land in the inquisition named is escheate to his Lopp for want of
                   heire.

                                  May 26th

                     The buisness of the Assembly occasioning the members of the
                   upper house to attend, the Court adjournes till the morrow eight of
                   the Clock.

                     Memorandum that his Lopp the Lord Propry the fiftenth day of
                   April in the first yeare of his Dominion Annoq Dom 1676 Sendeth
                   his writt of Scire facias to the Sheriff of Talbott County in these
                   words vizt Charles Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces
                   of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baltemore &c To the Sheriff of Tat-
                   bott County Greeting Whereas Ralph Blackhall late of Talbott
                   County merchant was sumoned to answer unto John Quigley of a
                   plea that he render unto him his reasonable acct. of the time he was
                   receiver of the goods & merchandizes of him the Said John & which
                   to him to make he ought and the said Ralph by Vincent Lowe his
                   Attorny came & defended the force and injury when &c and the
                   defendant being present in Court the plaintiff moved for Speciall
                   bayle whereupon the deft was committed into the custody of the
                   sheriff of st Maries County untill he putt in Special bayle afterwards
                   to wit the twentith day of November in the 44th yeare of the Domin-
                   ion of Caecilius &c Came the said Ralph Blackhall and Richard Tilgh-
                   man & John Edmondson his Suertyes and acknowledged in Open
                   Court that if the said Ralph Blackhall be cast in this suite & doe not
                   satisfie the condemnation thereupon that they will satisfie & pay the
                   same And although the aforesaid John Quigley at a Provinciall Court
                   held at st John's the twelfth day of ffebruary now last past by the
                   consideration of the Court there had recovered against the said Ralph
                   Blackball the summe of ninty foure thousand six hundred and six
                   pounds of tobacco for his damages by Occasion of the premisses and