310      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

           Liber N N   he unjustly detaines Att which said ninth day of April the same
                   Sheriffe maketh returne of the writt aforesaid that he hath taken
                   the said Ralph Hutchinson whose body he hath as by the same Writt
                   he was comanded
                     Afterwards to witt the thirteenth day of April in the yeare a fore
                   said came the said plaintiffes by George Parker their Attorney. &
                   moved the Court (the Defendt being a fforreigner) for speciall
                   bayle & itt is granted by the Court here Then came the said Ralph
                   Hutchinson with Wm Salsbury his suerty. & undertooke in Open
                   Court for the said Ralph in the sunie of six thousand pounds of'
                   tobacco to be Levyed of his lands & tenemts Goods & Chattells to the
                   use of the plamtiffes upon this Condicon That if the said Ralph
                   Hutchinson plaintiffes shall obtaine a judgemt in an accon of debt
                   depending in the said Court agt the said Ralph Hutchinson, that
                   then the said Ralph shall pay the condemnacon or deliver himselfe
               p. 548  to the prison of the Sheriffe of the County of St Maryes, or that he
                   the said Wm Salsbury will doe itt for him


                   April 13th 1678.
                     Ordered by the Court, that all such Judgemts as are allready
                   obtained in the Provinciall Court agt the Estate of Thomas Carleton
                   deceased be first paid out of the Judgemts obtained agt Thomas
                   Todd Exr of the last Will & testamt of Thomas Todd deceased &
                   Charles James gentt suerties upon the Administracon of the Estate
                   of the said Thomas Carleton att the suite of the Lord Propry

                   Matthew Paine John ifaning otherwise called John ifaning of
                       agt Charles County in the Province aforesaid gentt was
                 John ifaning Sumoned to Answer unto Matthew Paine Marriner
                              of a plea that he render unto him twenty eight thou
                   sand seven hundred forty & six pounds of tob wch to him he owes
                   & unjustly detaines
                     And whereupon the said Matthew Paine by Christopher Rousby
                   his Attorney saith That whereas the said John ifaning the fourth
                   day of April 1677 by his certaine bond or writeing obligatory Sealed
                   with the Seale of him the said John ifaning & here in Court pro
                   duced whose date is the day & yeare above said was holden & firmly
                   bound unto Matthew Paine of London in the County of Middx Mar
                   ryner in the full & just Sume of twenty Eight thousand Seven
                   hundred forty & six pds of good sound Mrchantable leafe tob in
                   caske to containe the same to be paid unto the said Matthew Paine
                   his heyres Exrs Admrs or certaine Attorney att or upon the tenth
                   day of Novembr next ensuing the date thereof To the which paymt
                   well & truely to be made & performed the said John ifaning did
                   binde himselfe his heyres Exrs or Adrs firmly by those prsents Not
                   withstanding which the said John ifaning the said sume of twenty