134 PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY

County Court to be held at Calvert Towne the third Tuesday of March next
to Shew Cause if any they have why the Same Soe Atteched in their hands
Should not be Condemned and Execution thereof had and made etc. and that
he had then and there the Said writt given at Calvert Towne under the Scale
of the Said County the 4th day of Febuary Annoque Domini 1695 [1696] John
Elsey Clerke.

Att which Said day the Sheriffe made Returne of the Said Attachment En-
dorsed on the back (Viz.) By vertue of this Attechment I have Atteched in the
hands of Thomas Keniston the within mentioned quantity as the propper
goods of Cato Mackdaniell for the use of Richard Keene per me

William Parker Sheriffe

And the Said Thomas Keniston by Joshua Cecell his Attorney Comes into
Calvert County Court the 3d Tuesday in March 1695 [1696] and defendeth the
fource and Injury when etc. and prayeth Lycence thereof to Imparle here untill
the next Court and it is granted unto him the Same day is given to the plantiffe
Likewise. Upon the Devision of the Countys the aforesaid Attechment was trans-
mitted to Prince Georges County Court the Defendant Liveing in the Said
County etc. And now here at this day (to witt) the 26th day of January 1696
[1697]: Came the Said Richard Keene by William Stone his Attorney as alsoe
the Said Thomas Keniston in his propper person Came and the Said Richard
Keene prayeth that the Said Thomas Keniston to his writt of Attechment afore-
said [120] May Answer etc. And the Said Thomas Keniston in his proper
person Came into Court and made oath upon the holy Evangelist that he doth
not owe to the Said Cato Mackdoniel the Said Sume of tobaccoe in the writt of
Attechment mentioned nor any part thereof neither now nor at the time of the
Laying of the Said Attechments in his hands etc.

Therefore it is Considered that the Said Richard Keene take nothing by his
Said writt of Attechment aforesaid but be in mercy for his false Clammor etc.
and that the Said Thomas Keniston goe thereof without day etc. It is likewise
Considered that the Said Thomas Keniston Recover against the Said Richard
Keene his damages by Occation of the premises to pounds of tobaccoe to
the Said Thomas Keniston by the Discretion of the Justices here at this Request
for his Costs and Charges in this behalfe Sustained According to the forme of
the Stattute etc. by the Court here Adjudged etc.

John Maning plantiffe: Ninian Beall Defendant.

The plantiffe by James Cranford his Attorney Sues the Defendant in a plea
of trespass upon the Case etc. and hath not procecuted his Said writt etc. There-
fore hee and his pledges of procecuting be in mercy etc. and the Said Ninian
Beall goe thereof without day etc. Lett the names of the pledges be Sought etc.
It is Likewise Considered that the Said John Maning take nothing by his Said
writt but that the Said Ninian Beall Recover against the Said John Maning his
Damages by occation of the premises to two hundred Eighty five pounds of
tobaccoe to the Said Ninian Beall by the discretion of the Justices here at his
Request for his Costs and Charges in this behalfe Sustained According to the
forme of the Stattute etc. and by the Court here Adjudged etc.

Thomas Hillory Administrator of Baruch Williams plantiffe: Thomas Stafford
Defendant.

This Nonsuite Entred in November Court Last in folio 88. in this book.