Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683.     421

     said William smithson Gentt sheriffe of the County aforesaid made         Liber W. C.
     returne of the writ aforesaid that by vertue thereof he hath taken
     the said John Hungerford whose body he hath here ready as by
     the same writ he was Comanded, And the said Jno Hungerford
     Came then by Robert Carvile his Attorney and Defended the force
     & injury when &c & prayeth Liberty to Imparle hereunto untill the
     next Provinciall Court And it is granted unto him And the same
     day is Given to the plt Likewise
       Now here at this day (to wit) the third day of July in the Eighth        p. 737
     yeare of the Dominion of the Right honoble Charles Lord Balte
     more &c. Annoq Doni 1683 came aswell the said John Richardson
     by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorney as the said John Hungerford
     by his Attorney aforesaid, But the said John Richardson refuseth
     to make any further prosecution against the said John Hunger ford
     in the plea aforesaid, Nor hath he filed his Declaracon in this Suite
     according to the rule of this Court in that Case made and provided,
     Itt is therefore Considered by the Court here that ye said John
     Richardson take Nothing by his writ aforesaid but be in mercy for
     his false Clayme therein And that the said John Hungerford goe
     thereof without day And that the said John Hungerford Recover
     against the said Jno Richardson the sume of Eight hundred seaventy
     one pounds of tobacco for his Costs & Charges by him about his
     defence in this behalfe Layd out and expended and the said John
     Hungerford may have thereof Execution


    Stephen Murty Comand was given to the sheriffe of St Maryes
        agt County that Whereas Stephen Murty of the same
     James YoreCounty gentt hath come before his Lopp in his
     Court of Chancery and hath found sufficient Secu
     rity aswell his Clamor to psecute as for his servant boy named
     James Querke wch James Yore of the same County tooke and
     unjustly detaines (as it is sayd) against suretyes and pledges, To
     be returned if the returne thereof be adjudged, Itt was therefore
     comanded the said sheriffe that the aforesd Servant boy unto the
     aforesaid Stephen Murty Replevyed to be and delivered he cause,
     And that he put by surety and safe pledge the said James Yore
     that he should be and appeare here the seaven and Twentyeth day
     of march in the Eighth yeare of the Dominion of the Right Honoble
     Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annocp Doni. 1683: to answere unto
     the aforesaid Stephen Murty of a plea of takeing and unjustly
     detaineing the servant boy aforesaid, And in what manner he should
     execute the same writ that he should make Knowne to the Jus
     tices of the Court here at the day and place aforesaid
       On wch said seaven and Twentyeth day of March in the yeare
     aforesaid Joshua Doyne gentl Sheriffe of St Maries County afore
     said made returne to the Justices here, of the writ aforesaid That