396        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

            Liber N N day of April the same Sheriff maketh returne of the writ aforesaid
                   that the said Wm Milton fiyeth the Sheriff Whereupon the said James
                   More by George Parker his Attorny prayeth an attachment against
                   the estate of the said William Milton and it is granted him.

                    John Rawlings of Dorchester County being taken in execution
                   in the same County at the suite of Thomas Bell & Philip ffrench &
                   Compa & also at the Suite of John Staynes & brought downe here
                   this Aprill Court, and the said John Rawlins requesting he might
                   be remanded into the Custody of the same Sheriff The Court here
                   the 21th day of April 1677 doe with the Consent of Robert Ridgely
                   & George Parker Attornyes for the Plaintiffs Order that the said
                   John Rawlings be remanded to the Sheriff of Dorchester County &
                   that he bring him here the next Provinciall Court.

                   John Newton
                     a        the def by Robert Ridgely his Attorny appeares &
                     g        imples untill next Court.
                   George Oldfeild.

                Thomas Bland    Comand was given to the Sheriff of Ann
                      agt Arundell County That of the goods & chat-
                   Richard Hill Executr tells which were of Edward Gardner of
                    of Edward Gardner Severne River planter deceased in his County
                                  in the hands of Richard Hill executor of the
                   last will & Testament of the said Edward Gardner at the time of his
                   death being in his Bailiwick he cause to be levyed aswell the full
                   quantity of foure hundred pounds of tobacco which Thomas Bland &
                   Damoris his wife in this Court recovered against him as also the
                   summe of One thousand forty Seaven pounds of tobacco in this
                   Court adjudged against him for his costs of suite, if the said Richard
                   had so much of the goods & chattells which were of the Said Edwards
                   at the time of his death in his hands to be administred, and if the
                   said Richard Hill had not then the costs of Suite aforesaid to be
                   levyed of the proper goods & chattells of the Said Richard Hill and
                   that he have the said tobacco here the thirtenth of ffebruary last past
                   to render to the said Thomas Bland, which said Provinciall Court
                   to be holden upon the Said thirtenth day of ffebruary was by his
                   Lopps writ of adjournment adjourned untill the Sevententh day of
                   April 1677. At which said 17th day of April in the yeare aforesaid
                   the same Sheriff maketh returne of the writt aforesaid endorsed
                      By virtue of this writt I have executed a Gelding horse of the
                      proper goods & chattells of the within named Richard Hill which
                      I have ready but no goods or chattells of James Rawbones to
                      be found             By me John Welsh Sheriff.
                    Afterwards to witt the nintenth day of the same April the said
                   Richard Hill Sheweth unto this Court That he was by the last will