62        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677.

             Liber N N  Seven hundred twenty three pounds of tobacco cost of Suite, And
                    the said Dominick and Redmond the summe of five thousand Six
                    hundred & eighteen pounds of tobacco debt with seven hundred
                    twenty three pounds of tobacco costs of suite & the said John in
                    mercy.
                           Sept 26th 1677
                    Worthy ifreind
                      After my due respects to yr Selfe & good Lady not forgetting the
                    nest of yT good neighbours especially honest Harry & his wife whom
                    I thought to have with you & yr Second Selfe binn honoured with
                    yr good Companyes at my poore Cottage but I hope it is not too
                    late yet, Deane ifreind these are to informe you That I have made a
                    Composition with Major Benja Rozen about Bodkins Suite, & doe
                    hereby Order & desire you that On my behalfe you confesse judg
                    ment for my two bonds being Seven thousand nine hundred Seventy
                p. 350  seaven pounds of tobacco with twenty P Cent for the said summe
                    which I allow Mr Rozer for composition which in all is nine thou
                    sand five hundred Seventy two pounds of tobacco which pray give
                    judgment for
                                           yr assured ffreind to Comand
                    To his Highly Honrd ffreind      Jon ffaning.
                      Mr Kenelm Cheseldyn.

                      Comãnd was given to the Sheriff of St Maries County That all
                    the goods & chattells of Thomas Gerard Esq besides his Oxen &
                    Aifros of his Cart and in like manner the moyety of all his Lands &
                    Tenements in his Bailiwick remaineing in the hands of John Gerard
                    & Rose Gerard Exrs of the last will & Testament of the said Thomas
                    Gerard deceased at the time of Obtaineing a certaine judgment by
                    Edward Conery deceased against the estate of the Said Thomas
                    Gerard for the summe of aswell twenty five thousand pounds of
                    tobacco damages Susteined by Occasion of a certaine action of
                    Covenant by the said Edward Conery brought against the said exrs
                    as also the summe of two thousand foure hundred thirty foure
                    pounds of tobacco costs of suite, to Clement Haly and Mary his
                    wife administratrix of the goods & Chattells of the said Edward
                    Conery deceased he cause to be delivered by reasonable price &
                    Extent to hold to them the goods & chattells aforesaid and the
                    moyety aforesaid as their ffreehold to them and their assignes ac
                    cording to the forme of the Statute in such case made untill the
                    damages & costs aforesaid should be thereupon fully levyed & in what
                    manner he execute the same writ he make appeare here the Second
                    day of October in the second yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c
                    Annocp Doth 1677 & that he have there the said writ. Att which said
                    Second day of October in the yeare aforesd the same Sheriff maketh
                    returne of the writ aforesaid endorsed The execution of the within