Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80. 369

Justices of our Provinciall Court to bee held att our Citty of
S^t Maryes the ffifth day of October next und^r yo^r hands and seales
distinctly and openly you send, That inspeccon being had of the
Record and proceedings therein Wee may Cawse further to bee done
what of right and according to the Lawes and Constitucons of this
Province ought to be done therein, and that you have there this writt
Witnesse our self at o^r Citty of st Maryes the thirtyeth day of
July in the fifth yeare of o^r Dominion &c Annoq Dominj 1680
On the backside of the above recited writt was Endorsed Viz the
Record is sent to the prov" Court according as within required
Thomas Grunwyn Ct.
Att a Court held att Newtowne for the Right hono^ble the Lord
Prop^ry and for the County of S^t Maryes the Twenty fifth day of
November Annoq Dominj 1679

Liber W. C.

Capt Gerrard Slye
M^r W^m Hatton
Present M^r Rich^d Lloyd
M^r Clement Hill
M^r Joseph Pile

M^r Joshua Doyne
M^r Rich^d Gardner
M^r James Bowling
M^r Thomas Mudd
M^r John Dent

Comiss™

Joshua Doyne P"
Gerrard Slye Deft

[•S^t Maryes County ss

Gerrard Slye late sheriffe of S^t Maryes County
one of the Justices of this Court was sumoned to answere unto
Joshua Doyne also one of the Justices of this Court in a plea of
Trespasse on the case
And Whereupon the said Joshua in his Prop pson Complaineth
That Whereas one Nathanael ffisher Upon the last day of September
in the yeare of our Lord 1676 by his Certaine bill or writeing
obligatory acknowledged himself to owe and bee Justly indebted
unto the said Joshua Doyne in the full and just Sume or Quantity
of Seaven hundred sixty pounds of Tobacco and Casq To be paid
to the said Joshua his heires Executo^rs adm^rs or assignes att or upon
the first day of November next Convenient for Shipping in the said
County, for the w^ch payment well and Truely to bee made hee bound
himself his heires Executo^rs and Adm^rs firmely by those p^rsents,
w^ch said seaven hundred Sixty nine pounds of Tobacco the said
Nathanael ffisher although hee had been often required hath not
payd to the said Joshua ffor Recovery of w^ch said seaven hundred
Sixty nine pounds of Tobacco the said Joshua the Eight day of
March in the yeare of our Lord 1676 Did prosecute out of his
Lopps Court of S^t Maryes County a certaine writt against the said
Nathanael ffisher of a plea of debt Directed to the then sheriff of
s^t Maryes County, By w^ch said writt the said sheriffe was Comanded
That hee should take the body of the said Nathanael ffisher and him
safe Keepe Soe that hee should have his body before the Justices

p. 338