252 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80,

Liber W. C.

same here the Eleaventh day of May in the ffifth Yeare of the
Dominion of the R^t hono^ble Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq
Domini 1680 to Rend^r to the said Thomas Jones. Att Which said
Eleaventh day of May William Chandler sheriffe of the County
aforesaid Made Returne of the writt aforesaid, That by Vertue
thereof hee hath Executed the within Mentioned Tobacco in the
hands of Philip Lynes

John Butcher

ag^t
Jn^o Hartwell

Comand was given to the sheriffe of S^t Maryes
County that hee take John Hartwell if he shall bee
found in Yo^r baliwick and him safe keepe Soe that hee
should have his body here the Eleaventh day of May

in the ffifth Yeare of the Dominion of the Right hono^ble Charles
Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Domini 1680 to Satisfie unto John
Butcher Two thousand one hundred Seaventy three Pounds of
Tobacco Which to him the said John Butcher in this Court the
seaventeenth day of ffebruary Annoq Domini 1679 by ^tne discres-
sion of the Justices here was Adjudged for his Expences and costs
for that the said John Hartwell did not psecute his writt in a cer-
taine plaint of Trespas Upon the case by the aforesaid John Hart-
well against the said John Butcher in this Court brought Whereof
hee is Convicted. On w^ch said Eleaventh day of May William Boar-
man sheriffe of the County aforesaid Made Returne of the writt
aforesaid. That hee hath Executed the Same,
the said Jn^o Hartwell with
Afterwards To witt the twelfth day of May in the Yeare afore-
said Came George Thompson & Thomas Tillett of S^t Maryes County
and Confessed Judgm^t unto the aforesaid John Butcher for the
Abovesaid Sume of Two thousand one hundred Seaventy three
pounds of Tobacco According to An Act of Assembly Entituled an
Act for stay of Execucons after Aprill Court Soe that Execu-
con thereof Cease untill the Tenth day of October next:

Att a Provinciall Court held att the Citty of S^t Maryes the ffifth
day of October in the ffifth Yeare of the Dominion of the Right
Hono^ble Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Domini 1680
Present
The hono^ble Philip Calvert Esq^r Chancello^r
Nic: Painter Q
His Lopp the Lord Prop^ry of this Province Sendeth his writt of
adjournmen^t to his Said Justice which followeth in these words viz
Charles absolute Lord and Prop^ry of the Provinces of Maryland

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and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c, To our Justices of our
provinciall Court assigned greeting ffor Certaine Causes us Move-
ing wee have Ordained that all pleas writts Bills processe and pre-
cepts and other things whatsoever w^ch before us this ffifth day of