352        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

            Liber N N  Court, It is ordered that the sheriff be allowed for committment and
                   release twenty pounds of tobacco.

               December 6th 1676.
                    Then did James Johnson take the Oath of Deputy Sheriff under
                   Clement Hill High Sheriff of st Maries County before the Honble
                   Wm Calvert Esq Secry.

                   Richard Peacocke & Elizabeth Delaroch late of st Maries County
                      Compa executrix of the last Will and Testament of
                      agt Charles Delaroch deceased was Summoned
               Elizabeth Delaroch exx to answer unto Richard Peacock and Corn-
                                   Charles Delaroch pany that she render unto them twelve hun-
                                   dred pounds of tobacco which from them
                                   she unjustly deteineth
                    And whereupon the said Richard & Compa by Robert Carvile
                   their Attorny say that whereas the said Charles in his life time to
                   witt the 13th day of April Anno Dom 1675 by his certaine writeing
                   Obligatory Sealed with the seale of him the said Charles & here in
                   Court produced whose date is the day & yeare abovewritten was
                   holden & firmly indebted unto them the said Richard & Company
                   in the full & just quantity of twelve hundred pounds of good sound
                   merchantable tobacco & caske to be paid unto them the said Richard
                   & Compa their executrs admrs or assignes or any of them in some con-
                   venient place in st Maries County aforesaid at or before the tenth
                   day of October next ensueing the date thereof notwithstanding which
                   the said Charles in his life time the said summe of twelve hundred
                   pounds of tobacco to them the said Richard & Compa according to
                   the tenor of his said writeing Obligatory nor the said Elizabeth
                   Since his death hath not paid although she hath beene often thereunto
                   required but the same to pay hath altogether denyed and Still doth
                   deny whereupon they Say they are dampnified & have losse to the
                   value of two thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon they bring
                   their suite.
                    And the Said Elizabeth by Keneim Cheseldyn her Attorny cometh
                   and defendeth the force & injury when &c and Saith that she is
                   indebted by debts of a higher nature beyond which she hath not
                   assetts to satisfie the said debt, and of this she putts her selfe upon
                   the Country. And the said Richard & Company say that the plea of
                   the defendant is not sufficient to be answered unto & of this they
                   putt themselves upon the judgment of the Court.
                    Now here at this day to wit the sixth day of December Anno 1676
                   It is considered by the Court that the said Richard Peacocke & Com-
                   pany recover against the estate of the said Charles Delaroch deceased
                   aswell the summe of twelve hundred pounds of tobacco the debt
                   aforesaid as also the summe of five hundred seventy nine pounds