Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683.

     Liber W. C. George Parker
                     agt
                  John Salisbury
                  The Same
                   agt
                  Francis Stavely & Jno
                  Stavely Admrs of
                  James Stavely decd

        p. 752 Thomas Cooke This Cause being upon a writt of Error from Dor
                     agt cestr County Court, The Defendant by Griffith
              John Kirke    Jones his Attorney appeares & Imparles untill the
                            next Provinciall Court:

                 John    Richardson This accon is withdrawne by the ptts Attorney by
                    agt consent of Robert Carvile. Attorney for ye deft
                  John Alford present in Court

                 Thomas Burford Comand was given to the Sheriffe of Charles
                     agt County that he attach any the goods or Chattles
              Thomas Marshall of Thomas Marshall if they should be found in
                              his baliwick to the vallue of Two thousand nine
                  hundred Sixty three pounds of Tobacco. And when he hath the
                  same soe attached or any part thereof the same in his custody Keepe
                  untill the said Thomas Marshall should by himself or his Attorney
                  appeare here the Six and twentyeth day of June in the ninth yeare
                  of the Dominion of the Right honoble Charles Lord Baltemore &c.
                  Annoq Domini 1683: to Answere unto Thomas Burford gentl of
                  a plea of trespas of the case
                   On which said Six and Twentyeth day of June in the yeare afore
                  said William Chandler gentl sheriffe of the County aforesaid made
                  returne of the writt aforesaid That by vertue thereof he hath at
                  tached in the hands of John Godsall ifourteene hundred pounds of
                  tobacco, and in the hands of Nicholas Cooper ifourteene hundred
                  pounds of tobacco more, in all the sume of Two thousand Eight
                  hundred pounds of Tobacco: as of the goods and Chattles of the
                  said Thomas Marshall as by the writt aforesaid he was comanded:
                  Whereupon the said Thomas Burford prayed that the tobacco at
                  tached as aforesaid might be condemned and ordered to be payd
                  by the said Godsall and Cooper for the debt of ye said Marshall to
                  him the said Thomas Bur ford he giveing Security for ye same
                  according to an Act of Assembly in that case made & provided And
                  it is granted unto him by the Court here
                   And Now here att this day (to wit) the seaven and twentyeth
                  day of June in the Eigth yeare of the Dominion of the Right honoble
                  Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Donij 1683: came into Court