210 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80.

Liber W. C.

tobacco aforesaid Did Detaine and Keepe untill the ninth day of
Apr ill 1678 Att w^ch said ninth day of Aprill 1678 his Lopps said
Justices of his Provinciall Court att a Court then held for this Prov-
ince Att the Citty of st Maryes aforesaid, The aforesaid Speciall
Order of Court did Review and Continue, By vertue whereof the
said William Chandler then sheriffe as aforesaid, the body of the
said John Sanders in safe Custody did detaine and Keepe in manner
and forme aforesaid untill the Eleaventh. day of June in the yeare
of our Lord 1678 Att w^ch said Eleaventh day of June 1678 his
Lopps said Justices of his said Provinciall Court Att a Court then
held for this province att st Maryes aforesaid the aforesaid speciall
Order of Court Did againe Renew and Continue, By vertue Whereof
hee the said William then Sheriffe as aforesaid, the body of the said

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Jn^o Sanders into safe Custody of him the said William did take,
and the same John in safe Custody of him the said William then
Sheriffe as aforesaid att Portobacco afores^d in Charles County afore-
said the ffifteenth day of June 1678 did hold and Detaine, And the
said John Machen ffurther sayth, That afterwards to witt the said
ffif teenth day of June 1678 Att the Dwelling house of him the said
William in Portobacco in Charles County aforesaid, hee the said
William then being sher. of Charles County as aforesaid & the said
John Sanders being then and there in his the said Williams Custody
as aforesaid hee the said William did Voluntarily Suffer the said
John sanders to goe att Large and make his Escape forth of the
said Custody of him the said William Chandler Wout the Knowl-
edge Lycence or Consent of him the said John Machen hee the said
Jn^o Sanders not haveing paid the said Debt of ffoure hundred
pounds sterl. or produced or given speciall bayle to Answere the
aforesaid Accon of him the said Jn^o Machen According to the
Teno^r forme and effect of the aforesaid speciall Order of Court
Now Remaining upon Record in the Secretaryes office of this Prov-
ince By Reason whereof the said John Machen not onely of his acCon
aforesaid against him the said John Sanders is Altogether frustrated
and Disappointed but alsoe by skulking and Absconding of him the
said John Sanders in Places unknowne Occasioned by the Escape
aforesaid soe permitted by the said W^m Chandler then Sheriffe of
Charles County as aforesaid Hee the said John Machen is Utterly
Defeated of his Debt aforesaid, and Totally Disabled to Recover the
same of him the said John Sanders Whereupon hee saith hee is the
Worse and hath Dammage to the Vallue of ffive hundred pounds
sterling And thereupon hee brings his suite
And the said William Chandler by Robert Ridgely his Attorney
Cometh and Defendeth the force and Injury when &c and Prayeth
Liberty to Imparle hereunto untill next Provinciall Court and Itt is
granted unto him the same day is given to both partyes
Now here att this day to witt the fourteenth day of ffebruary in