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is found that the said Gilbert Powlson has Sustained damages by Occasion
of the premisses afs^d by sides his Costs and [536] Charges by him about his
suit in this behalf laid out and Expended to the sum of Six hundred pounds
Sterling and Six thousand four hundred and fifty one pounds of Tobacco.

Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here the same day and year
that the said Gilbert Powlson recover against the said Jonathan Forward as
well the sum of Six hundred pounds Sterling and six thousand four hundred
and fifty one pounds of Tobacco his Damages af^d by the Inquisition af^d in
form af^d found as Also the sum of Twelve hundred and Seventy three pounds
of Tobacco by the Court here adjudged unto him for his Costs and Charges
by him about his suit in this behalf laid out and Expended And the Defend'
in Mercy etc.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Affixed the
Seale of the Provin^B Court this twentyth day of april Anno 1721
[Provinciall Seale] London these¹ Vachel Denton Cl

MARYLAND ss^t In the Records and proceedings of the provinciall Court
of the Province of Maryland amongst other things is Contained as follows
(Viz^t)

At a Provincial Court held at the City of Annapolis in the County of
Annarundell for the Province of Maryland on the first tuesday of April be-
ing the 4^th day of the same month in the 6^th year of the Dominion of the
Right [537] Honble Charles Absolute Lord and Propry of the Provinces of
Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore etc: Annoque Domi 1721
Present: The Honble Coll^o Thomas Addison; Coll^o Richard Tilghman;
James Stoddart Esq^r; Colt^o Nathan" Hynson; William Lock Esq^r, Justices
Stephen Warman Sherriff Vachel Denton Clk.

[TB] Gilbert Powlson v Jonathan Forward
Memorandum

The Plantiff mad out his L^dships Writt of Attachment ag⁸' the DeP the
Tenor of Which follows in these words Viz^t:

MARYLAND ss' Charles Absolute Lord and Propry of the Provinces of
Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore etc: To the sherriff of Ann-
arundell County Greeting We Command you that you attach any the Goods
Chatties rights or Creditts which were of Jonathan Forward late of the City
of London Merch' als diet Jonathan Forward of Annarundell County Merch*
if they shall be found in your Baylywick to the value of Six hundred pounds
Sterling and thirty thousand pounds of Tobacco and when you have the
same so attached or any part thereof the same in your Custody safe keep so
that you have the same before the Justices of our Provinciall Court to be
held at Annapolis the first tuesday of April next to Satisfie unto Gilber
i These words appear in very faint ink.