Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     421

         goods of him the said Josias ffendall and deteined them against Liber N N
         suertyes & pledges untill &c Whereupon he Saith he is dampnified
         three thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
           And the said James Neale by Robert Ridgely his Attorny cometh
         & defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty of
         Speakeing hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court and it is granted
         unto him, the same day is given to the said Josias.
           Now here at this day to witt the Seven & twentith day of April
         in the yeare of Our Lord 1677 came the said Josias by his Attorny
         aforesaid and offered himself e against the said James Neale in the
         plea aforesaid but the said James came not but made default, and the
         said Josias prayeth that the said James may gage deliverance of the
         tobacco & Corne aforesaid and it is granted unto him whereupon the
         said Josias remaines against the said James thereupon wholy un-
         defended, for which the said Josias his damages by Occasion of the
         takeing & unjust deteineing of the said tobacco & corne against the
         said James Ought to recover but because it is not Knowne what
         damages the said Josias hath susteined by Occasion of the takeing
         & unjust deteineing the tobacco and corne aforesaid, his Lopps writ
         of inquiry of Damages is granted the Said Josias.

           Comãnd was given to the Sheriff of Kent County That whereas
         complaint is made to his Lopp by Edward Dorsey admr of the
         goods and chattells of Nicholas Wyatt deceased That Thomas Bland
         & Damoris his wife have disposed of the estate of the said Nicholas
         and deny to render any accompt thereof to the said Edward Dorsey,
         & the said Edward haveing comenced his action here against the said
         Thomas & Damoris for compelling them to render an accompt of the
         estate of the said Nicholas to the Said Administrator, And that the
         said Thomas Bland is upon departure Out of this Province & may
         depart before he hath answered the said Action & thereby no releife
         can be had for him the said Edward, That he take the body of him
         the said Thomas Bland if &c & him safe Keepe so that he enter into
         recognizance with Sufficient Suertyes to this Court not to depart
         this Province untill he hath Answered the sd suite & to doe & per-
         forme what this Court should doe & determine therein. Now here
         at this day to witt the 17th day of April 1677 the same Sheriff maketh
         returne of the writt aforesaid endorsed. By virtue of this writt
         The body of the within named Thomas Bland. I have taken & here
         have him ready. Jno Welsh Sher.
           Att which said 17th day of April in the yeare aforesaid the said
         Thomas Bland appeareing in his proper person the same Sheriff is
         discharged & the said Edward Dorsey by Robert Carvile his Attorny
         prayes Speciall bayle whereupon it is Ordered by the Court here the
         said Thomas Bland be in custody of the Sheriff of St Maries County
         untill he gives speciall bayle to answer the said Suite. Afterwards