156 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1678/9.

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Justices of this Court according to Act of Assembly in that case
made And itt was so farr proceeded in this Court, that afterwards
to witt the ninth day of October then next following itt was ordered
by the Justices of this Court that a writt of Restitucon of the said
White Mare, Stone horse, gunn, feather bedd, red blanketts, hamock,
red Cow & Calfe by the same Sheriffe so made as aforesaid be
awarded to the said Robert Peca Itt was therefore Comanded the
same Sheriffe that the said white Mare, young stone horse, gunn,
feather bedd, red blanketts, hamocke, red Cow & Calfe to the said
Robert Peca without delay he cause to be restored And delivered
Which said fourth day of March on which the said Court ought
to have bin held was by his Lordpps writt of Adjournem^t adjourned
untill the fifth day of March then next following And from the said
fifth day of March was by his Lordpps writt of Adjournm^t further
Adjourned untill the sixth day of the same Month of March, on
which said sixth day of March the same Sheriffe maketh returne of
the writt aforesaid, that by Vertue thereof on Thursday the twenty
seventh day of ffebruary One thousand six hundred seventy eight he
did repayre to the plantacon of the said Henry Stocket Above named,
and did take into his Custody & offer to deliver unto the said Robert
Peca all the Goods above named, & also the said young horse but
gelt Except only the white Mare which since the takeing her from
the said Peca by vertue of the fieri facias aforesaid is dead And so
by him the said Sheriffe in kinde could not be restored But the said

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Goods besides & without The said Mare the said Peca into his
custody to receive refused & denyed, alleadging the said Goods were
not in the like good condicon as when the same by vertue of the fieri
facias aforesaid were taken out of the possession of the said Peca
And therefore the said white Mare &c to the said Peca he could not
restore as by the same writt he was comanded
Afterwards to witt the Seventh day of March in the yeare afore-
said came the said Robert Peca by Robert Carvile his Attorney and
prayed his Lordpps writt of Inquiry of damages upon the whole
matter aforesaid & itt is granted unto him returnable att the next
Provincial Court

Att a Provintiall Court held att the City of S^t Maryes the third day
of June in the fourth yeare of the Dominion of the Right Hono^ble
Charles Lord Baltemore &c Anoqj Doni one thousand six hundred
Seventy nine & there continued untill the Seventh day of the same
month, On which said third day of June were p^rsent

The Hon^{ble1. Before you start, it is critical to determine whether or not the wall you are about to demolish is a load-bearing wall. If it is a load-bearing wall, you will need to find a way to make up for its supporting function, either by installing a header or another wall close by. A good rule of thumb is to remove a small portion of the wall and ceiling and see if there is a double top plate on the wall or if the joists above meet over the wall. Other methods of determination include taking note of the joist sizes above and their loads and consulting span tables (available at your local building department) to see if the joists need a bearing wall.}

Philip Calvert Esq^r Chancelour
W^m Calvert Esq^r Principall Secry
Benj^a Rozer Esq^r