436        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

            Liber N N Robert Carvile
                                   agt
                                Wm Russell
                                   these two causes continued untill next
                  the same
                                  Court.
                                   agt
                  the same admr Thomas
                                Chandler.

                  Robert Peca This cause being upon supersedeas & writ of Error
                     agt in a cause late depending betweene the said parties in
                Henry Stockett  Ann Arrundell County & it appeareing to the Court
                             here this 26th day of April Anno 1677 that Security
                  is not given according to the Act of Assembly in Such case made &
                  provided a precedendo is granted and Ordered That of the said Peca
                  gives security in the County Court according to the said Act & Cer-
                  tificate thereof be sent hither that then the Supersedeas to stand good.
                    Afterwards to wit in June Court to wit the 19th day of June in
                  the yeare aforesaid Came the said Robert Peca and produced this
                  Certificate following under the hand of Richard Boughton Clerke
                  of the said County Court the tenor whereof followeth in these words
                  vizt Att a Court held at the Ridge in Ann Arundell County the
                  twelfth day of June 1677 Present Comissors Colt William Burges
                  Major Samuel Lane Robert ffrancklyn & Thomas ifrancis Gent
              p. 271  Robert Peca of this County planter together with his Suerties
                  Nathan Smith & Patrick Hall came here & for themselves &c did
                  become bound to Henry Stockett late High Sheriff of this County
                  his certaine Attorny &c by a certaine bond beareing date this
                  day of June instant to pay & Satisfie unto the Said Henry Stockett &c
                  the just Summe of seaven thousand pounds of merchantable tobacco
                  & caske in case the abovesaid Robert Peca shall not prosecute with
                  effect a certaine writ of Error by the said Robert purposed or in-
                  tended to be Sued Out against a certaine judgmt obtained by the said
                  Henry Stockett against the said Robert at a Court held in the County
                  aforesaid on the 17th day of October last past whereby the said
                  Henry recoured against the Said Robert aswell the summe of two
                  thousand six hundred pounds of tobacco debt as also the Summe of
                  eight hundred ninty Seaven pounds of tobacco costs of Suite. Which
                  being read & heard it is Ordered by the Court here that the said Peca
                  be discharged from the execution upon which he lyes prisoner at the
                  suite of the said Henry Stockett for fifteen hundred & eight pounds
                  of tobacco costs allowed by this Court & from the said procedendo.

                  Jonathan Sibrey Edward Gunnell late of Cecil County was attached
                  agt to answer unto Jonathan Sibrey in a plea of tres-
                  Edward Gunnell pas upon the case.
                               And whereupon the said Jonathan by Robert