36         Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681.

    Liber W. C. said James Lewis is not to be found within his Baliwick Whereupon
                the said Marke Cordea by Robert Ridgeiy his Attorney prayed an
                Attachment against the goods Chattles & debts of the said James
                Lewis according to an Act of Assembly in that case made & provided,
                and itt is granted by the Court here

                Samuel Holdsworth Comand was given to the Sheriffe of Caivert
                  agt         County that he take Edward Husbands late of
                Edwd HusbandsCalvert County Chirurgion if they should be
                found in his baliwick to the Vallue of Two
                thousand three hundred Eighty two pounds of Tobacco, and when
                hee had the same So attached as aforesaid or any part thereof ye
                Same in his Custody Kccpc untill the said Edward Husbands Should uld
                by himself or his Attorney appeare here the six & 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
                Samll Holdsworth of a plea of Trespasse upon the case, On wch Said
                Six & Twentyeth day of Aprill Capt Richard Ladd sheriffe of the
                County aforesaid Made retorne of the writ aforesaid That he hath
                attached in the hands of Sam” Hoidsworth the within Named sume
                of Two thousand three hundred Eighty two pounds of Tobacco as
                ye writ requires
         p. 418 Whereupon the said Samuel Holdsworth by Robert Ridgely his
                Attorney prayed that the aforesaid Quantity of Tobacco might be
                condemned unto him Upon giveing Security according to Act of
                Assembly in that case made and provided And Itt is granted by the
                Court here
                 Now here att this day to witt the Seaven and Twentyeth day of
                Aprill in the sixth yeare of the Dominion of the Right Honoble
                Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dominj 1681 came the said Saml
                Holdsworth wth Henry Exon his security Who undertooke for the
                said Saml Holdsworth in the sume of Two thousand three hundred
                eighty two pounds of Tobacco to indempnifie this Court against all
                accons suites or other matters that shall or may happen touching or
                Concerning the said Attachment, and shall make restitucon of the
                abovesaid Two thousand three hundred eighty two pounds of To
                bacco or the Vailue thereof in case the said Edward Husbands or
                his Attorney shall within one yeare and a day make his Just and
                due defence, and proceed on in the said accon in Comon fomme, and
                make it appeare that the said Samll Holdsworth is satisfyed his Just
                Demands

                Mareen Duvall
                   a       The deft by John Rousby his Attorney appeares &
                   g       Imparles untill next Provinciall Court
                Thomas Bowdie