Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683.     407

     he sayth that the award above in the Replication mentioned and the       Liber W. C.
     matter therein contained is Sufficient Legally to charge the said
     Michael Miller with the performance thereof, And as before further
     sayth That the said Award above mentioned was drawne up before
     the said One and thirtyeth Day of May in the Condicon above
     mentioned Indented under the hands and Seales of the Arbitrators
     above mentioned (Viz) Upon the Eleaventh day of the same Month
     And further that the same award Indented under the hands and
     Seales of the sd Arbitrators was ready att the request of the said
     deft to be delivered to him ye sd deft before the One and thirtyeth
     day of May aforesaid in the Condition above mentioned And this
     he is ready to verify and prayeth the same may be Enquired of by
     the Country, And the said Michael Miller as above in his Rejoyndr
     Sayth, And of this he puts himself upon the Country likewise
       Itt is therefore comanded the Sheriffe of St Maries County that        p. 727
     he Cause to come here twelve &c. by whorne &c and who neither
     &c to recognize &c, because aswell &c.
       On wch said fourth day of July in the yeare aforesaid Came the
     said partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid And the Jurors Impan
     nelled being called likewise came (to wit) Philip Lynes, Richard
     Keene, John Hungerford, Richard Royston, John Power, Samuel
     Dobson John Wilkenson, Thomas Stonestreet, James Phillips,
     Stephen Murty, Dennis Hurley & Hugh Hopewell, Who being
     elected tryed and sworne to say the truth in the prmisses Upon
     their Oathes doe say. That the award above in the plts Replication
     sett forth and the matter therein contained is not Sufficient Legally
     to charge the sd Michael with the performance thereof, ffor that
     the said Award was not drawne up by the said Arbitrators by the
     said One and thirtyeth day of May in the Condition aforesaid
     specifyed Indented under their hands and seales, Nor was the same
     in such time delivered unto the said Michael according to the tenor
     of the said Condition although hee the said Michael required the
     same, Therefore Itt is considered by the Court here that the said
     James Ringold take nothing by his writt aforesaid but be in mercy
     for his false clayme therein And that the said Michael Miller goe
     thereof without Day And that the said Michael Miller Recover
     against the said James Ringold the sume of Two thousand Eight
     hundred twenty three pounds of tobacco for his Costs & charges
     by him about his defence in this behalfe Layd out and expended,
     And the sd Michael Miller May have thereof Execution &ca

    James Ringold Comand was given to the sheriffe of Kent County
        agt that he should take Allen smith late of Kent County
  Allen Smith   Marchant, If he should be found in his baliwick,
                and him safe keepe soe that he should have his
    body here the seaven and twentyeth day of March in the Eighth