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        the Said Henry Phippes in the custody of the Sheriff came likewise Liber N N
        whereupon it is the judgment of the Court here that the plaintiff give
        Special bayle as aforesaid which was often demanded of the At-
        tornyes for the plaintiff but they refused So to doe whereupon it is
        granted by the Court here that a nonsuite be awarded against the
        plaintiff and that the deft be released Out of prison

          Wm Marloe late of Charles County being taken by the Sheriff
        of the same County in execution at suite of James Thompson was
        the twentith day of November in the 44th yeare of the Dominion of
        Caecilius &c committed to the custody of the Sheriff of St Maries
        County untill he satisfie the same afterwards ordered to be remitted

        John Edmondson Comand was given to the Sheriff of Talbott
             agt County That he take Robert Williams & William
        Robt Wms & Wm Osborne late of his County otherwise Robert
          OsborneWilliams & Wm Osborne of Talbott County in the
          Province of Maryland if they should be found in
        his Bailiwick and then safe Keepe So that he have their bodyes here
        the Sixtenth day of November in the 44th yeare of the Dominion of
        Caecilius &c to answer unto John Edmondson of a plea that they
        render unto him the full and just summe of twenty foure thousand
        pounds of good tobacco & caske which to him they Owe & unjustly
        deteine. Att which said sixtenth day of November the same Sheriff
        maketh returne of his writ aforesaid & Saith That the Said Robert
        Williams & Wm Osborne are not found in his Bailiwick Whereupon
        the said John Edmondson by Robert Ridgely his Attorny prayed an
        attachment might be granted him against the goods & Chattells of the
        said Robert & Wm according to Act of Assembly in such case made
        & prnvided and it is granted iintn him.

        James Neale & Comand was given to the Sheriff of Charles County
        Anna his wife That all the goods and Chattells of William Russell
           agt    besides his Oxen & Affros of his Cart and in like
        Wm Russell manner the moyety of all his Lands & Tenements
                  within his Bailiwick of which the said Wm the elev-
        enth day of ffebruary in the 45th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius
        &c or at any time after was Seized to James Neale & Anna his wife
        he cause to be delivered by reasonable price and extent To hold to
        them the goods & Chattells aforesd as their Owne proper goods &
        Chattells and the moyety aforesaid as their ffreehold to them and
        their assignes according to the forme of the Statute in Such case
        made & provided untill the summe of foure thousand Six hundred
        Sixty eight pounds of tobacco shall be thereupon fully levyed. Now
        here at this day to wit the Sixtenth day of November in the 44th
        yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c the same Sheriff maketh returne