238       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

            Liber N N   or any part thereof the same in his custody to keep untill the said
                    Jarvis should by himselfe or his Attorny appeare here the twelfth
                    day of ffebruary in the third yeare of his Lordpps Dominion &c
                    Annoq Doni 1677. to Answer unto John Darnall in a plea of trespas
                    upon the case And the same Sheriff maketh returne of the writt
                    aforesaid, that he hath Attached in the hands of Samuel Holesworth
                    nine thousand three hundred pounds of tobacco, Wm Harris foure
                    thousand pounds of tobacco, ffrancis Collier Eighty yards of Duffell
                    att Eight hundred pounds of tobacco, John Peirce Eight hundred
                    pounds of tobacco, & in the hands of W Christopher Rousby due
                    from Capt Perry foure thousand pounds of tobacco Whereupon itt
                    is granted by the Court here that Scire facias issue to the same
                    Sheriffe to make knowne to the said Samuell, William ffrancis, John
                    & Christopher that they be & appeare here to shew cause if any they
                    have why Execucon should not issue forth agt them for the aforesaid
                    sumes of tobacco so Attached in their hands as aforesaid.

                    ffebruary 21th 1677
                   John Watkins Itt is ordered by the Court here, that after the
                       agt plaintiff shall sue forth his Lordps writt of fieri
                    Richard Hill Adr facias to the high Sheriffe of Ann Arundell County
                    Ja: Rawboneto be directed, to levy of the Goods & chattels
                    which late were of James Rawbone deceased in
                    the hands of Richard Hill Adr of all & singuler the Goods & Chat
                    tels &c of the said James in the hands of the said Admr a certaine
                    debt of five thousand pounds of tobacco with costs of suite; Upon
                    the returne by the same Sheriffe of a Devastavit of the Goods &
                    Chattels which were the said Intestates, then Execucon to issue agt
                    the proper Goods & Chattells of the said Richard Hill the Admr for
                    the debt & costs aforesaid.

                   Richard Loyd The Sheriffe of St Maryes County haveing returned
                       agt a non est inventus upon a capias sued forth agt the
                  Wm Singleton    Deft by the said Richard in a plea of trespas upon the
                              case. the plt by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorney prayed
                    an Attachmt agt the Estate of the said Wm Singleton according to
                    Act of Assembly, & itt is granted unto him the fifteenth day of ffebru
                    ary Anno 1677

                              p. 487 Maryland ss
                      Att a Provinciall Court held att the Citty of St Maryes the ninth
                    day of April in the third yeare of the Dominion of Charles absolute
                    Lord & Propry of the Provinces of Maryland & Avalon Lord Balte
                    more &c Annoq Doni One thousand six hundred seventy eight And
                    there continued untill the thirteenth day of April then next following
                    Att which said ninth day of April were present