Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     401

         Wm Dare admr Comand was given the Sheriff of st Maries County Liber N N
           Jno Parker that he take Humphry Jones otherwise called Hum- p.247
             agt    phry Jones now resident in Petuxent River in Cal-
         Humphry Jones vert County if he should be found in his Bayliwick
                    & him safe Keepe so that he have his body here the
         13th day of ffebruary last past to answer unto Wm Dare administra-
         tor of John Parker in a plea that he render unto him nine hundred
         & fifty pounds of tobacco which from him he unjustly deteineth
         which said thirtenth day of ffebruary On which this Court should
         have ben holden was by his Lopps writ of adjournmt adjourned
         untill the sevententh day of April Anno 1677 Att which said 17th
         day of April the same Sheriff maketh returne of the writ aforesaid
         endorsed The within named Humphry Jones wilfully absconds him-
         self e & flyes so that I cannot have his body at the day & place within
         required as by this writ I am comanded. Clement Hill Sheriff.
           Whereupon the said William by Robert Carvile his Attorny prayed
         an attachment agt the estate of the said Humphry Jones & it is
         granted him.

         Joseph Pile
           agt
         Thomas Hussey
         Samuel Raspin
                     the defendants by John Jones their Attorny ap-
         John Allen peare and imparle untill next Court.
         John Watson
             agt
         Stephen Murty

         Thomas Marsh
             agt
         Stephen Burle executr
           Robt Burle
         Mary Clëments exrx
           Jno Clements
             agt
         John Cocks
         Mathias DeRing
             agt
         Henry Johnson & Eliz: his wife
           Exx Nath: Vtie
         John Peerce
                                  the defendants by Robert
  Jno Addison & uxr exx Tho: Dent Ridgely their Attorny ap-
                                  peare & imparle untill next
  john Watson
                     Court.
             ag
  Robert Graham