Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.    343

        Henry Stocket plt Itt was comanded the Sheriff of Ann Arundell Liber N N
        Robt Peca Defendt County that he have the body of Robert Peca
                     of Ann Arundell County planter before the
        Justices of his Lopps Court in the said County to be holden on
        the thirteenth day of June in the first yeare of his Lopps Dominion
        &c Annoq3 Doni one thousand six hundred Seventy six to Answer
        unto Henry Stocket gentt late high Sheriff of the said County in
        a plea of trespas on the case—Att which day to witt the Seven
        teenth day of Octobr aforesaid came the said Sheriffe & returnes
        to the Court here that he hath taken the said Robert Peca whose
        body he hath att the day & place as the writt requires Ordered
        that the said cause be continued untill the next Court to be held on
        the tenth day of July next ensueing. On which tenth day of July
        ordered that all writts & proces in causes continued fall this Court,
        the Clerke haveing bin absent in June Court & employed in publick
        busines of the Countrey, & itt being adjudged by this Court, that no
        person can supply his office in Court sitting without a special depu
        tacon from the Secry of this Province
          Whereupon itt was comanded the Sheriffe of Ann Arundell
        County that he have the body of Robert Peca of Ann Arundell
        planter before the Justices of his Lopps Court in the said County to
        be holden on the Eighth day of August one thousand six hundred
        seventy six to Answer unto Henry Stocket gentt late high Sheriffe
        of the said County in a plea of trespas on the case. On which day
        to witt the eighth day of August aforesaid came the said Sheriffe &
        returnes to the Court here that he hath taken the said Robert Peca
        whose body he hath att the day & place as the writt requires—Ordered
        that the said cause be continued untill the next Court to be held on
        the twelfth day of Septembr next ensueing, & from thence to be
        continued untill the seventeenth day of Octobr next ensueing—And
        the same day to witt the seventeenth day of Octobr aforesaid came
        the aforesaid Henry Stocket by George Parker his Attorney & offered
        himselfe agt the said Robert Peca of & upon the prmisses And the
        said Robert Peca by Thomas Bland his Attorney came likewise
        whereupon the plaintiffes declaracon was read as followeth vizt

        Ann Arundell Robert Peca late of Ann Arundell County planter
        County Court ss was attached to Answer unto Henry Stocket genti
                    late high Sheriffe of the said County of Ann
        Arundell in a plea of trespas upon the case
          And whereupon the said Henry Stocket by George Parker his
        Attorney complaineth that whereas Thomas Taillor Esqr upon the
        fourth day of ffebruary in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand
        six hundred seventy five had prosecuted out of the County Court of
        Ann Arundell County aforesaid a certaine writt in the nature of a
        fieri facias agt the Goods debts & Chattells of Thomas Knighton