444       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

            Liber N N  And itt is considered by the Court here that the said James Mills Exr
                   as aforesaid recover against the said Jonathan Sibrey the sume of
                   Eight hundred forty foure pounds of tob for his costs & charges by
                   him about his defence in this behalfe laid out & expended And the
                   said Jonathan in mercy for his false claime

                   Benjamin Rozer Esqr Comand was given to the Sheriffe of Charles
                        agt County that he Attach any the Goods or
                   Dominick Bodkin    Chattells of Dominick Bodkin if they should
                   be found in his bailywick to the Value of
                   One hundred seventy five pounds ten shillings stert, the same so
                   Attached in his custody to keep untill the said Dominick Bodkin
                   should by himselte or his Attorney appeare here the Eleventh day ot
                   June in the third yeare of his Lordpps Dominion &c Annocp Doni
                   1678. to answer unto Benjamin Rozer in a plea that he render unto
                   him One hundred thirty one pounds twelve shillings & Eight pence
                   stert which to him he oweth and unjustly detaineth. Att which said
                   Eleventh day of June the same Sheriffe made returne of the writt
                   aforesaid that he hath Attached of the Goods & Chattells of Domi
                   nick Bodkin in the hands of Major Benjamin Rozer to the Value
                   of One hundred seventy five pounds tenn shillings.
                     Now here att this day to witt the twelfth day of June in the
                   third year of his Lordpps Dominion &c Annoq Doni 1678. came the
                   said Benjamin Rozer by Christopher Rousby his Attorney but the
                   said Dominick Bodkin came not Whereupon the said Benjamin Rozer
                   prayed that the Goods & Chattells so Attached as aforesaid might
                   be condemned unto him & itt is granted, the said Benjamin Rozer
                   giveing security to the Court here to indemnifie the Court & to make
                   restitucon thereof or of the Value thereof in case the said Dominick
                   Bodkin or his Attorney shall within a yeare & a day make his or
                   their just defence and proceed on in the said action in comon forme,
                   & make itt appeare that the said Benjamin Rozer is satisfied his
                   just demand or any part thereof according to the true intent and
                   meaning of a certaine Act of Assembly in that case made and
                   provided
                     Exchange for 651=16s=4d. Maryland 30th of April 1677 Att
                   tenn dayes sight of this my first of Exchange my second & third
                   not paid, pay to Major Benjamin Rozer or order the just sume of
                   sixty five pounds sixteen shillings & foure pence, make good pay
                   ment & place the same to the acct of Sr Yor humble servant
                                                  Dominick Bodkin
                   To Mr Jno Black Mrchant in London
                        May 19th 1677.
                   Sr
                     Pay the contents of the within menconed bill to Mr Benjamin
                   Whichcot of London Mrchant or to his order, itt being the order of
                   yor loveing friend             Benjamin Rozer