Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677.     63

        writ lyes in a certaine inquisition to it annexed Gerard Slye Sheriff Liber N N
        the tenor whereof followeth in these words.

        St Maries County ss.
          An Inquisition taken at Mattapony in St Maries County afore
        said the fiftenth day of September in the Second yeare of the Do
        minion of the Right Honble Charles &c Over this Province Annop
        Dom 1677 before me Gerard Slye Sheriff of the County aforesaid
        By virtue of a writ from the Lord Propry to me directed and to
        this inquisition annexed By the Oathes of Jno Goldsmith Samuel
        Maddox John Tenison John Shankes Edward Turner John Gee
        John Hilton Jno Hoskins Vincent Mansell James Greene Jno Smith
        & Henry Poulter all of the County aforesaid Who say upon their
        Oathes That Thomas Gerard Esq in the writ named hath no goods
        nor chattells nor any Lands or Tenements in the County aforesaid
        to their Knowledge that they can extend or apprize to Satisfie the
        said debt of twenty five thousand pounds of tobacco as in the writ
        is expressed And the jurors doe further Say upon their Oathes
        That John Gerard and Rose Gerard Executrs of the last will & testa
        ment of the aforesaid Thomas Gerard Esp had not any goods or
        chattells or any Lands or Tenemts in the County aforesaid either at
        or since the time of the obtaineing of the judgment as in the writ is
        mentioned to their Knowledge In testimony of which the jurors to
        this inquisition have alternately Sett Our hands & seales the day
        place and yeare abovewritten
           signum                signum
          Jno  Gouldsmith (scale)    Jno     Gee     (seale)
          Samuell Maddox         (scale)   signum
           signum              Jno + Hilton  (seale)
          Jno Tennison(scale)John Hoskins    (scale)
          John Shankes(scale)      signum
             signum            Vincent Mansell (scale)
          Edwd  Turner (scale) James Greene(scale)
                               John Smith (scale)
                               Henry Poulter(scale)
          Which being read & heard & the Court being informed that the
        said Thomas Gerard had Lands & Tenements remaincing in the
        hands of the said Executrs at the time of the obtaincing the judgment
        aforesaid doe Order that it be againe Comanded the Sheriff as here
        tofore he was coffianded.
        Henry Jowles      . .         . .  .

                  this action in Ejectment continued till December
        Wm Parker Court the Attorny for the plt not being present.