Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     489

         Thomas ffrancis this cause being upon an appeale the defendant by Liber N N
           agt Mathew Warde his Attorny appeares & imparle
         John Darby untill next Court.

         April 26th 1677.
           Came Thomas Kemp of Calvert County before the Honble Thomas
         Notley Escp Gournr and made Oath he is not worth five pounds
         Sterling (besides the thing in question about Thomas Hagleton a
         negro) his debts being paid, Whereupon W Robert Carvile and
         Mr Robert Ridgely are assigned him for Counsell & that he sue in
         forma pauperis.

         April 27th 1677
           John Brookes being suthoned to give Evidence against Edward
         Turner jur. costs allowed him for comeing goeing & attendance to be
         paid by Edward Turner Senr two hundred ninty pounds of tobacco.

         April 28th 1677
           Came Thomas Bowdell with John Hollins his security & acknowl-
         edged to owe to his Lopp foure thousand pounds of tobacco in case
         the said Bowdell doe not psecute his replevin agt Charles Boteler
         for the unjust takeing of Jno Tassell his servant as it is said &c.
         John Howell & Nathaniell Howell    this cause being upon writ of p. 307
           exrs of Thomas Howell  Error & certiorari from Cecil
              agt               County returned the plaintiffs by
         George Wells           Robert Carvile their Attorny
                                haveing filed their Errors the de
         fendant by George Parker his Attorny appeare & Ordered that this
         cause come to tryall next Court.
           Clement Haly & Mary his wife admrs of the goods & chattells of
         Edward Conery prayed (by Robert Ridgely their Attorny) an elegitt
         against the moyety of the goods & Lands of Thomas Gerard Esq
         in the hands of his executrs John Gerard & Rose Gerard & it is
         granted them by the Court here the eight & twentith day of April
         1677 for five & twenty thousand pounds of tobacco damages recov-
         ered here against the estate of the said Thomas Gerard & also two
         thousand foure hundred thirty foure pounds of tobacco costs of Suite
         & it is granted unto them

         Thomas Taylor
             agt
         John Stanley these two actions in Ejectment continued untill
         Thomas Taylor 1 next Court.
             agt
         George Oldfeild