Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683. 307

      upon the Case, Att wch said first Tuesday in August aforesaid the       Liber W. C.
      said William Boareman then and still sheriffe of the said County as
      aforesaid Upon the said writ of Capias made returne That he had
      taken the body of the said Nehemiah wch he had ready as by the
      writt he was commanded And accordingly the said Nehemiah did
      personally appeare in the Court aforesaid, And Afterwards (to wit)
      the fourth day of September in the fourth yeare of the Dominion
      of Charles &ca came the said Gerrard Slye Admr aforesaid by his
      Attorney aforesaid and Off erred himself against the said Nehemiah
      Blackiston in the plea aforesaid, And the said Nehemiah Blackiston
      also came in his Proper person, and the said Nehemiah Blakiston
      as to Two thousand sixty seaven pounds of tobacco part of the said
      Sume of Two thousand foure hundred Sixty Seaven pounds of
      tobacco said nothing in barr but did confess that he owed the Same
      unto him the said Gerrard Admr as aforesaid, and as to foure
      hundred pounds of tobacco the remainder of the said sume of Two
      thousand foure hundred Sixty Seaven pounds of Tobacco he sayd
      he had payd the same Therefore It was Considered by the Court
      aforesaid that the said Gerrard Slye Admr of the said Richard
      Chilman should recover against the said Nehemiah Blakiston aswell
      the said Sume of two thousand Sixty Seaven pounds of Tobacco
      Damages Occasioned by the trespasse aforesaid as also the Sume
      of two hundred twenty Six pounds of tobacco for Costs of suite
      ffor the more Speedy obtaining of wch sumes of Two thousand
      sixty Seaven Pounds of Tobacco and Two hundred twenty six
      pounds of tobacco Hee the said Gerrand Slye Admr of the said
      Richard Chilman did prosecute and sue forth of the said Court of
      st Maries County his Lopps writt of Capias ad satisfaciendum bear
      ing date the fourth day of september 1679 Directed to the then
      sheriffe of st Maries County Whereby it was comanded the Said
      sheriffe to take Nehemiah Blackiston If he should be found in
      his Baliwick & him safe keepe soe that he should have his body
      before his Lopps Justices of the said County Court to be held at
      Newtowne the first Tuesday in November then next to satisfy unto
      the Said Gerrard Slye Admr of the said Richard Chilman deed
      Aswell the said sume of Two thousand sixty seaven pounds of
      Tobacco a certain Debt for Damages recovered as aforesaid against
      the said Nehemiah Blackiston, as also the said sume of Two hundred
      twenty six pounds of Tobacco for Costs of suite aforesaid, wch
      said writ of Capias ad satisfaciendum was the tenth day of Octo
      ber in the yeare aforesaid and before the Returne of the said writ
      by the said Gerrard Slye Admr of the said Richard Chilman de
      livered unto the said William Boareman then & still Sheriffe of the
      said County of Maries to be Executed in due forme of Law, By
      vertue of wch said writ he the said William Boareman then and still
      sheriffe of the said County of St Maries the said Nehemiah Blackis