Provincial Court Proceedings, 1682.     291

     vinciall Court the whole proceedings of the Said County Court in        Liber W. C.
     this Cause.

     Henry Parker
                      The Defendants this Court by Nicholas
       ag             Painter their Attorney appeare and Imparle
     John Richardson & ux
                      untill next Provinciall Court
     Admr Henry Bradley
     Wm Sparkes Lessee of Comand was given to the Sheriffe of
     Henry Hardy Charles County that whereas at a Provin
       agt            ciall Court held at the Citty of St Maryes
     Philip Lynesthe Eighteenth Day of ffebruary Anno Doni
     168o before the Justices of the same Court
     in an action of Ejectment then and there Depending between Wil
     liam Sparkes Lessee of Henry Hardy plt and Philip Lynes deft
     Itt was Considered by Our Said Justices that the Said William
     Sparkes Lessee as aforesaid Recover against the said Philip Lynes
     his terme Yett to come and unexpired of and in One messuage of
     One hundred and fifty Acres of Land lyeing in Charles County
     aforesaid Called Hardyes Purchase lately in the tenure & occupation
     of Thomas Peirsey decd wch the Said Henry Hardy to him the said
     Sparkes Demised for a terme wch is not yet past & likewise the
     Sume of Nine thousand One hundred sixty and Seaven pounds of
     tobacco for his Costs of suite by him the said William Sparkes in
     that behalfe Layd out and Expended Itt was therefore comanded
     the said Sheriffe that of the goods and Chattles of the Said Philip
     Lynes If they should be found in his baliwick he should Cause to
     be made the aforesaid Sume of Nine thousand One hundred Sixty
     and seaven pounds of tobacco: and When he had the same Soe
     made as aforesaid or any Part thereof the same in his Custody to       p. 633
     keepe Soc that he Should have the Same here the Six and twentyeth
     day of September in the Seaventh yeare of the Dominion of the
     Right honoble Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annocp Doni 1682 to
     render unto the Said William Sparkes On wch Said Six & Twentyeth
     day of September in the yeare aforesaid Collonel William Chandler
     Sheriffe of the County aforesaid made returne of the writ afore
     said that by vertue thereof he hath made of the goods and Chattles
     of the Said Philip Lynes the Sume of Nine thousand One hundred
     Sixty and Seaven pounds of tobacco

    Timothy Parker & Compal The plts this Court filed their bill against
            agt the deft he being an Attorney of this
 George Thompson gentl Court & the deft in his prop pson ap
                       peares & imparles untill next Court

          To Mr Robert Carvile One of the Attorneys belonging to his
          Lopps Provinciall Court in the Province of Maryland