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     ing the said Attachment, before this Court will Condemne the said            Liber W. C.
     goods and Tobacco so attached as aforesaid to the said James Phillips
     and Thomas Cannon

     Robert Ridgely
         ag           This Action is Discontinued
     Elizabeth Gilbert Adx of
     Thomas Gilbert
     Edward Tarleton Comand was given to the Sheriffe of St Maryes
         agt County that Whereas at a Provinciall Court held
     James Lewisat the Citty of St Maryes the Twenty third day of
     ffebruary Anno Dominj 1677 in a suite Depend
     ing betweene Edward Tarleton plt and James Lewis Deft the said
     plantiffe Recovered Judgment against the said Deft for One thou
     sand six hundred pounds of Tobacco debt and Eight hundred &
     seaventeene pounds of Tobacco Costs of suite, and for that Execucon
     hath not thereupon issued Itt was therefore Comanded the said
     sheriffe that by good and Lawfull men of his baliwick hee make
     Knowne unto the said James Lewis that hee should be before our
     Justices of our Provinciall Court to be held at the Citty of st Maryes
     the Twenty sixth day of Aprill Annoq Dominj 1681, To show
     Cause (If any bee have) why Execucon should not issue out against
     him Upon the said Judgment, and how hee should Execute the same
     writt that bee then and there make Knowne to the Justices of the
     said Court
       On wch said six and Twentyeth day of Aprill in the yeare aforesaid
     Major William Boareman Sheriffe of the County aforesaid made
     Returne of the writt aforesaid (That the said James Lewis is not to
     be found in his baliwick) And here upon the said Edward Tarleton by
     Robert Ridgely his Attorney prayeth that all the goods and Chattles
     of the said James Lewis (besides his Oxen and beasts of his Plow)
     And likewise the Moyety of all his Lands and Tenements might be
     Delivered unto him To hold to him the said Edward Tarleton the               p. 427
     Good and Chattles aforesaid as his owne goods and Chattles, and
     the Moyety aforesaid as his ffree hold to him and his Assignes Ac
     cording to the forme of the statute in that case made and Provided
     untill the debt and costs aforesaid be thereupon Levyed, And to him
     Itt is granted

     Richard ffenwick
         agt    This accon is continued untill next Court
     Gerrard Slye.
     John Rousby The plt moved the Court that this Cawse might
         agt come to tryall this Court hee haveing his witnesses
  Joseph Spernon   here ready, and the Deft not being ready to goe to
                tryall Itt is Ordered by the Consent of Robert
     Ridgely Attorney for the Deft that the plts Witnesses oathes in this