Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.    249
        Thomas Smith                 .    .          Liber N N
            agt    The Defend by Robert Ridgely his Attorney ap- p. 496
             peares & imparles untill next Court.
        Jn Dormand

        John Darnall Comand was given to the Sheriffe of Calvert County
            agt that he Attach any the Goods or Chattels of Jarvis
      Jarvis Ballard   Ballard if they should be found in his bailywick to
                   the Value of thirty three thousand three hundred
        thirty three pounds of tobacco And when he had the same so attached
        or any part thereof the same in his custody to keep, untill the said
        Jarvis Ballard should by himselfe or his Attorney appeare here the
        ninth day of April 1678 to Answer unto John Darnall of a plea of
        trespas upon the case: At which said ninth day of April in the
        yeare aforesaid the same Sheriffe maketh returne of the writt afore
        said endorsed vizt that he had Attached in the hands of Samuel
        Holdsworth nine thousand three hundred pounds of tobacco, in the
        hands of Wm Harris foure thousand pounds of tobacco, in the hands
        of ffrancis Collyer eighty pounds of matchcoating or comonly called
        Duffells att thirty pounds of tobacco p yard, eight hundred pounds
        of tobacco in the hands of Doctor Peirce, & foure thousand pounds
        of tobacco in the hands of Mr Rousby due from Capt Perry
           Which being read & heard, this day to witt the twelfth day of
        April in the third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore
        &c Annoq3 Doni 1678. the said John Darnall by Christopher Rousby
        his Attorney prayed his Lordpps writt of scire facias to the parties
        aforesaid to shew cause if any they have why Execucon for the said
        sumes of tobacco attached as aforesaid should not issue agt them, &
        itt is granted unto him by the Court here

        Thomas Notley Esqr
                      The Defend by Henry Bonner his Attorney
        ag appeares & imparles untill next Court
     James Tyre

        Benj a Rozer Esqr
            agt
        Francis Wyne
        Tho: Pattison
            agt
        Tho: Taillor
        Wm Nicklis
           agt
        Richard Royston These six actions are continued untill next June
        Edwa Dorsey & ux Court
            agt
        Tho: Bland & ux