Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     387

         Joseph Edloe admr of the defts by Robert Ridgely their Attorny Liber N N
          Jno Edloe     appear and imparle untill next Court.
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         Henry Rider                               p. 238

         Thomas Taylor Esq
           agt                 upon Sci: fa:
     John Cox
         Michael Miller        the defendts by Charles Boteler
             agt               their Attorny appeare & imparle
         John Cooper & Edward Browne   untill next Court.
         Thomas Hopkins
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         Henry Hatton

          Comand was given to the Sheriff of Calvert County that by good
         and lawfull men of his Bailiwick he make Knowne to John Manning,
         Joseph Dawkings Samuel Graves Henry Mitchell John Cox of
         England James Williams ffrancis Swinfen John Atkey and James
         Bery that they be here the eight & twentith day of November Anno
         1676 to shew cause if any they have why Severall summes of tobacco
         attached in their hands of the tobacco of Andrew Hunt ought not
         to be rendred satisfied & paid to Thomas Taylor Escp. At which
         day the same Sheriff maketh returne of the writt aforesaid That
         the said ffrancis Swinfen John Manning Joseph Dawkins Henry
         Mitchell Samuel Graves John Cox & John Atkey are Sumoned as
         by the same writ he was required—but the parties came not except-
         ing John Cox.

          Comand was given to the Sheriff of Dorchester County that by
         good & lawfull men of his Bailiwick he make Knowne to Henry
         Hooper admr of Henry Hooper deceased that he be here the eight &
         twentith day of November 1676 to Shew cause if any he had why
         three thousand seaven hundred eighty foure pounds of tobacco at-
         tached in the hands of Thomas Clegatt of the tobacco of Andrew
         Hunt ought not to be rendred satisfied & paid to Thomas Taylor
         Esq--At which day the same Sheriff maketh returne of the writ
         aforesaid That in the presence of Wm Jones & Samuel Millington he
         hath made Knowne to the said Henry Hooper that he be & appeare
         here at the day abovesaid. but the said Henry Came not.

          Comand was given to the Sheriff of Cecil County that he take
         William Dunkerton if &c so that he have his body here the eight &
         twentith day of November 1676 to answer unto Edward Cantwell
         in a plea that he render unto him the summe of ten thousand two
         hundred & eighty pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth & un