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wick to the Vallue of Two hundred Sixty two pounds nine Shillings
and ten pence Sterling, and when hee had the Same Soe attached or
any part thereof the Same in his Custody to Keepe Untill the said
William Orchard and George Lewen Should by themselves or their
Attorneys appeare here the Eleaventh day of May in the ffifth yeare
of the Dominion of the Right hono^ble Charles Lord Baltemore &c
Anno Dom 1680 To answer e unto James Derumple and Mary his
wife Ex^tx of the last will and Testament of John Clements dec^d in a
plea of Trespas Upon the Case, On w^ch said Elleaventh day of May
Thomas Vaughan sheriffe of the County aforesaid made Returne
of the writt aforesaid That by vertue thereof, hee before Cap^t
Lyonell Ripley and Divers others Demanded of M^r Edward Man
to Lett him See what Salt hee had in his Custody belonging to
M^r Orchard and Company, and hee Confessed that there was about
ffoure hundred bushells of Salt in his Custody w^ch did formerly be-
long to M^r Orchard but was the last Yeare by his ord^r Delivered
to M^r Jn^o Dorrell And that the said Edward Man Went with him
the said sheriffe to a Tobacco house w^ori they ffound locked, and
the said sheriffe Demanded the Key but the said Edward Man
refused to Deliver it, and Sayd hee might looke in & see the Salt,
w^ch hee Did) and then in the p^rsence of the said persons hee attached
the said Salt w^ch they Guessed to bee about ffoure hundred busshells
for the use of the said James Derumple and Mary his wife Ex^rs as
aforesaid as the Supposed goods of William Orchard and George
Lewen, and the said James Derumple and Mary his wife Ex^rs as
aforesaid by Robert Carvile their Attorney Prayed a Scire facias
against the said Edward Man to appeare here att the next Provin-
ciall Court. To show Cause (if any hee have) why hee should not
Deliver into the Custody of the said Sheriffe the said Salt by him
attached as aforesaid That the same in his Custody may bee Kept
according to the said Attachm^t. And Itt is granted by the Court
here

Liber W. C.

Christopher Rousby
ag^t
Jarvis Ballard

IComand was given to the sheriffe of Calvert
County That hee should attach any the goods
or Chattles of Jarvis Ballard If they should
bee found in his baliwick to the vallue of

Three Thousand Seaven hundred Sixty five pounds of Tobacco,
and when hee had the same Soe attached or any part thereof the
same in his Custody to Keepe Untill the Said Jarvis Ballard Should
by himself or his Attorney appeare here the Eleaventh day of May
in the ffifth yeare of the Dominion of the Right Hono^ble Charles
Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dominj 1680 To answ^r unto Christopher
Rousby gentl one of the Attornyes of this Court according to the
Libertyes and privilidges allowed &c in a plea of trespas Upon the
Case, On w^ch said Eleaventh day of May Cap^t Richard Ladd sher-
iffe of y^e County aforesaid made returne of the writt aforesaid,

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