338        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

            Liber N N  the petitioner his goods againe which he hath illegally & unjustly
                   deteined and also his cattle which he hath transported from the
                   petitioners plantation & some sold & converted the tobacco to his
                   Owne use, & the petitioner being a poore man in most humble
                   manner desireth that Councell may be assigned him whereby he
                   may recover his goods & cattle againe from the Said Grathar Now
                   here at this day to witt the first day of December 1676 the said
                   Wm Moffett haveing taken his corporall Oath that he is not worth
                   five pounds besides the matters in question Robert Carvile and
                   Robert Ridgely Attornyes of this Court are by the Court assigned
                   his Councell.

                     Henry Hosier Wm Smith, John Boules & Robert Hood being
                   Sumöned by James Ringold to testifie agt John Wedge, the 9th of
                   December 1676 are allowed by the Court for their comeing goeing
                   & attendance to be paid by the said James Ringold three hundred &
                   ninty pounds of tobacco apeice.

                     Pickawaxon November the 23th 1676.
                                 Mr Carvile
                     Sr these are to request you to con fesse Satisfaction upon record
                   of that judgment you obtained in the Provinciall Court for my
                   Unckle Bowles against Capt ffendall for which this shall be your
                   Sufficient warrant from Sr.
                   Wittnesses                 yr humble servant
                     John Douglas                    James Tyre.
                     Henry Bonner. November 29th 1676
                       Satisfaction for the judgment aforesaid was by the said
                       Robert Carvile in Open Court acknowledged.

                   December the 2d 1676.
                     It is the Opinion of the Court that the respective Sheriffs may be
                   admitted Attornyes here provided that the parties concerned be not
                   resident in their respective Countyes.

                                 Eodem die
                     Then was Coll Vincent Lowe admitted & Sworne One of the At-
                   tornyes of this Court

             p.205 Thomas Gerard His Lopp the Lord Proprietary of this
                       agt Province Sendeth his writ of Elegit to the
                   John Gerard & Rose Sheriff of St Maries County in these words
                   Gerard exrs of Thomas vizt Charles Absolute Lord and Proprietary
                     Gerard deceased, of the Provinces of Maryland & Avalon
                     Lord Baltemore &c To the Sheriff of
                   Maries County Greeting Whereas Thomas Gerard Gent lately in