340 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80.

Liber W. C.

should have here then that writt To the intent that the said John
Machen in the said Provinciall Court of his Lo^pps here might De-
clare psecute and Recover against the aforesaid John Sanders the
debt of ffoure hundred pounds of Sterl aforesaid, w^ch said writt
of Capias the said John Machen by George Parker his Attorney
afterwards & before the Returne of the said writt of Capias, That

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is to Say the Eighth day of January 1677 aforesaid in the County
of Charles County aforesaid William Chandler gentt then being
sheriffe of the said County of Charles County delivered in forme of
Law to bee Executed, By reason of w^ch said writt of Capias the said
William Chandler then being sheriffe of the said County of Charles
County, Afterwards to witt the first day of ffebruary in the said
third yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c att Portobacco w^thin the
County aforesaid, The said John Sanders for the Cause aforesaid
did take and arrest, and the said John Sanders for the Cause afore-
said in forme aforesaid Hee the said William Chandler then being
sheriffe of Charles County aforesaid Afterwards (to witt) the
Twelfth day of ffebruary 1677 before his Lopps Justices of his
provinciall Court aforesaid att the Citty of S^t Maryes aforesaid
according to the teno^r of the said writt of Capias then and there
had, w^ch said Justices of the Provinciall Court aforesaid, afterwards
(to witt) the fourteenth day of the same Moneth of ffebruary in
the third yeare of his Lopps Dominion by Speciall order of the said
Court, the said John Sanders did Remand and Comitt to the Cus-
tody of the said William Chandler then sheriffe of Charles County
aforesaid To bee by him the said William in safe Custody Kept
until hee had given Special bayle to answere the aforesaid accon of
the said John Machen for the foure hundred pounds Sterl aforesaid,
By vertue of w^ch said Order of Court the said William Chandler
then Sheriffe of Charles County aforesaid, the said fourteenth day
of ffebruary aforesaid the same John Sanders into his hands and
Custody did take, and him the same John Sanders By vertue of the
same order of Court in the safe Custody of him the said William
Chandler att Portobacco aforesaid did detaine and Keepe untill the
Ninth day of Aprill 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 Province att the Citty of s^t Maryes aforesaid the afore-
said Speciall order of Court did renew and Continue, By vertue
whereof the aforesaid William Chandler then sheriffe as aforesaid
the body of the said John sanders in safe Custody Did detaine &
Keepe in manner and forme aforesaid untill the Tenth day of June
in the yeare of o^r Lord 1678, And Whereas Itt was Comanded by
writt of the said Lord Lord Prop^ry Issueing out of the said Pro-
vinciall Court to the said then Sheriffe of Charles County dated the
Thirteenth day of Aprill 1678 aforesaid, and to the hands of the
said William Chandler then Sheriffe of Charles County aforesaid,