Provincial Court Proceedings, 1682.     179

       Whereupon George Parker gentl Attorney for the said Arthur             Liber W. C.
     sawyer being present in Court acknowledged to have received of the
     said Edward Gibbs full satisfaccon for the debt and costs of suite
     in the writ aforesaid menconed

    Thomas Smithson The plt haveing sued out a Scire facias in this
        agt Cause against the deft to shew cause why foure
     Randall Revell \ thousand forty and eight pounds of tobacco at
      tached in his hands as the estate of Richard
     Covell should not be payd and Satisfyed by the said Randall Revell
     to the said Thomas Smithson: and the said Randall Revell by Kenelm
     Cheseldyn his Attorney alleadgeing that the said Richard Covell is
     indebted to the said Randall more then the sume of tobacco attached
     in his hands by the said Thomas Smithson as aforesaid, and there
     fore prayed that this Cawse might be continued untill next Court
     that the said Randall may prove to the Court here what the said
     Richard Covell is Justly indebted unto him and it is granted to him
     by the Court here

     Thomas ffisher Admr of Richard Atkins Comand was given to
         agt                   the sheriffe of Dorches
     John Richardsonter County that he take
                   John Richardson otherwise
     called John Richardson of Tredavon Creeke If he should be found in
     his baliwick and him safe Keepe soe that bee have his body here the
     29th day of ffebruary in the seaventh yeare of the Dominion of the
     Right Honoble Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Doni 1681 To an-            p. 540
     swere unto Thomas ffisher Admr of the goods and Chattles of Richard
     Atkins of a plea that he Render to him three thousand pounds of
     tobacco wch to to him he oweth and unjustly detaineth, On wch
     said eight and twentyeth day of ffebruary aforesaid Stephen Gary
     sheriffe of Dorchester County aforesaid made returne of the writ
     aforesaid that the said John Richardson is not to be found within
     his baliwick Whereupon came the said Thomas ffisher by Robert
     Carvile his Attorney and prayed an attachment against the goods
     chattles and Debts of the said John Richardson according to an
     act of Assembly in that case made and provided and it is granted
     by the Court here:

    John Edmondson Comand was given to the Sheriffe of Dor
          agt chester County that he take Jno Richardson
 John Richardson Otherwise called John Richardson of Dorchester
                 County If he shall be found in his baliwick and
     him safe Keepe soe that he have his body here the eight and twen
     tyeth day of ffebruary in the seaventh yeare of the Dominion of the
     Rtt honobie Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Doni 1681 : to answere
     unto John Edmondson of a plea that he render unto him two