316        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

             Liber N N  said Samuel Pensax or the Tenants or Occupiers of the said land
                    that they be and appeare at Our next Provinciall Court to be held at
                    St Maries the 28th of November next to shew cause if any they have
                    why the said Grant Ought not to be made void upon Record and
                    the same revoked evacuated adnulled & for void & invalid had and
                p. 192  esteemed. Att which said eight & twentith day of November in the
                    yeare aforesaid the same Sheriff maketh returne of the writ afore-
                    said endorsed No tenants or Occupiers to be found On the within
                    Specified land to whom I could make Knowne as within is directed.
                                              Thomas Marsh Sheriff.
                     Which being read & heard and his Lopps Certificate under his
                    hand of the 24th of November 1675 produced that the said land was
                    taken up about fifteen or sixteen yeares agoe or better for which there
                    hath been no rent paid these fourteen yeares It is the judgment
                    of the Court here the nine & twentith day of Novemr Anno 1676
                    That the said Land is escheated to his Lopp the Lord Propry for non
                    payment of Rent and not Seating.

                                  Eodem die
                     Ordered that an Attorny of this Court be allowed in a bill of
                    costs the Summe of four hundred pounds of tobacco.

                    December the first 1676.
                     Then Ordered that the bond of administration of Wm Dare admr
                    of John Parker be assigned Over aswell for Satisfaction of a judgmt
                    obtained in this Court against the estate of the said John Parker
                    by Wm King for twenty eight thousand Seven hundred sixty three
                    pounds of tobacco damages & costs of Suite & also fourteen hun-
                    dred & eighty pounds of tobacco for his costs allowed by the judge
                    in testamentary business. And also for Satisfaction of a judgment
                    obtained against the said John Parker in the County Court of Cal-
                    vert County by John Gramar for foure thousand five hundred eighty
                    Seaven pounds of tobacco damages and costs & also fourteen hundred
                    & eighty pounds of tobacco for his costs allowed by the judge in
                    Testamentary businesse.

                     Comãnd was given to the Sheriff of Dorchester County that he
                    attach any the goods or chattells of Thomas Ban ford if &c to the
                    value of fifty eight pounds thirteen shillings & foure pence sterling
                    and when he had the same so attached or any part thereof the same
                    in his custody to Keepe untill the Said Thomas Banford should by
                    himselfe or his Attorny appeare here the eight & twentith day of
                    November 1676 to answer unto James Connaway in a plea that he
                    render unto him twenty foure pounds sterling which to him he
                    oweth and unjustly deteineth, at which Said 28th day of November