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     Tobacco, and when hee had the same soe attached or any part thereof        Liber W. C.
     the same in his custody to Keepe untill the said John Richardson
     should by himself or his Attorney appeare here the six and Twentyeth
     day of Aprill in the sixth yeare of the Dominion of the Right Honoble
     Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dominj 1681 to Answere unto
     Wm Brice of a Plea that hee Render unto him the full & just sume
     of Nine Thousand pounds of good sound Marchantable Tobacco &
     Caske wch to him hee oweth and unjustly detaineth On wch said six &
     Twentieth day of Aprill stephen Gary sheriffe of the County afore
     said made retorne of the writ aforesaid That by vertue thereof hee
     hath attached in the hands of John Woodward Marchant seaven
     teene pounds start, wch sume the said John did acknowledge to
     him the said sheriffe that hee was indebted unto John Richardson
        being read and heard Itt is Ordered by the Court here this
     day to wit, the Eight & Twenytyeth day of Aprill in the sixth yeare
     of ye dominion of the Right Honoble Charles Lord Baltemore &c
     Annoq Dominj 1681 That the said William Brice give good and
     sufficient security unto this Court for the aforesaid sume of seaven
     teene pounds sterling according to Act of Assembly Concerning
     attachments

    Thomas Swaney The deft haveing not filed his Plea in this Cause            p. 413
        agt according to Order of Court in that case made &
   Hugh ffrench    provided Came by Thomas Bur ford his Attorney
                 and gave sufficient reasons for his not doeing the
     same, Whereupon It is Ordered that the deft have time to file his
     plea to the plts accon untill next Provinciall Court

    Michael Miller 1 Comand was given to the Corner of Kent County
        agt that of the good and chattles of Ellis Humphreys
   Ellis HumphreysJ late of the same County If they should be found
                 in his baliwick hee should Cause to be made the
     sume of Two Thousand ffower Hundred seaventy foure pounds of
     Tobacco, and when he had the same so made as aforesaid or any
     part thereof the same in his Custody to Keepe so that hee Should
     have the same before the Justices of the Provinciall Court to be
     held at st Maryes the six and Twentyeth day of Aprill in the sixth
     yeare of the Dominion of the Right Honoble Charles Lord Balte
     more &c Annoa3 Dominj 1681 to Render unto Michael Miller
     Sheriffe of Kent County aforesaid wch to him the said Michael by
     the Justices of the same Provinciall Court the two & twentyeth day
     of ffebruary last past was Allowed for imprisonment and other ffees
     by the said Michael about the said Ellis Humfreys Layd out and
     Expended, On wch said six and Twentyeth day of Aprill Henry
     Hosier gentl Coroner of Kent County aforesaid made retorne of
     the writ aforesaid That hee hath Executed of the goods and Chattles