162      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681/1682.

     Liber W. C. Samuel Allen by his Attorney aforesaid Moved the Court here
                 for speciall bayle to the action aforesaid Whereupon the said
                 Michael Bacey not procureing Speciall. The said Michael Bacey at
                 the request of the plt Attorney in this day to wit the Eighth day
                 of November in the sixth yeare of the Dominion of the Right
                 honoble Charles Lord Baltemore &c. Annop Doni. 1681. Turned
         p. 528  over in open Court by the sheriffe of Dorchester County And It is
                 Ordered by the Court here that the said Sheriffe of St Maryes
                 County doe Keepe the said Michael Bacey in safe custody untill he
                 shall putt in Special bayle to answer the aforesaid action of the said
                 samuel Allen & to abide Judgment thereupon: And thereupon the
                 said Michael Bacey was by Major William Boareman Sheriffe
                 of st Maryes County aforesaid taken into Custody in Open Court
                 according to the aforesaid Comitment
                   And Now here at this day to wit the Second day of March in
                 the seaventh yeare of the Dominion of the Right honoble Charles
                 Lord Baltemore &ca Annoq Doni. 1681 came the said Samuel Allen
                 by his Attorney aforesaid, and the said Michael Bacey is by the
                 Sheriffe of st Maryes County aforesd brought into open Court:
                 And the said Michael Consenteth that Judgment Should passe against
                 him at the suite aforesaid of the said Samuel Allen for the Sume of
                 Thirteene thousand six hundred Ninety and six pounds of tobacco
                 debt. and Costs of suite. Therefore It is considered by the Court
                 here that the aforesaid Samuel Allen Recover against the aforesaid
                 Michael Bacey as well the aforesaid sume of Thirteene thousand
                 six hundred Ninety and six pounds of tobacco Debt as also the
                 sume of             pounds of tobacco for costs of suite.
                 and the Said Deft in Mercy &c. And hereupon the said Michael
                 Bacey by and with the Consent of the said Charles Boteler Attorney
                 for the plt is discharged out of the custody of the said Sheriffe of
                 st Maryes County:

                 William Harris
                   agt     in Ejectmt John Wade late of Kent County was
                 John Wadeattached to Answer unto William Har
                  ris of a plea wherefore he with force
                 and armes into Two hundred and thirty acres of land with the
                 appurtenances in Kent County wch Michael Miller to the said Wil
                 liam did Demise for a terme wch is not yett past did enter, and him
                 from his fffarme aforesaid did Eject, and other harmes to him did
                 to the greate Damage of the said William and against the Peace
                 of the Lord Proprietary that Now is
                   And Whereupon the said William by Thomas Burford his At
                 torney complayneth That whereas the said Michael the ffifth day of
                 August in the yeare of our Lord 1681 Att swan Creeke in Kent
                 County aforesaid Did demise unto the said William the said Two
                 hundred and thirty Acres of land with the appurtenances being a