300  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.




         Liber M M      this Court at which day to witt
                        the 16th day of May in the 42th
               yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c came the said Daniel and
               William by Thomas Bland their Attorny and the Said Demetrius
               by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny came likewise But the Said Daniel
               and William not haveing filed a new Declaration against the deft
               here as by an Order of this Court they Ought to have done it is
               considered by the Court that a non suite be awarded against them
               and that they pay unto the Said Demetrius the Summe of
                    pounds of tobacco for his costs and charges in this behalf e
               laid Out and expended.

               John Manning
                   agt
                George Lordman    the deft in these two actions appeare by Robert
                the SameCarvile his Attorny did imple untill next Court
                  agt
               the Same

               Edward Armstrong the Sheriff of Somersett County haveing re
                   agt turned a Cepic & the deft not appeareing it is
             John Anderson   Ordered that unlesse the deft appeare here at the
                             next Court by himselfe or Attorny the Said
                             Sheriff shall be amerced.

               Walter Carr
                 a the def by Thomas Bland his Attorny appeares and
                 agt     imples untill next Court.
               John Russell
                Humphry Warren           It was Comanded the Sheriff
                    agt                  of St Maries County as for
               John Gerard & Rose Gerard Executrs merly it was comanded him
                 of Thomas Gerard Esq that he take John Gerard and
                            Rose Gerard Executors of
                              Thomas Gerard Esq de
               ceased if &c and them Safe Keepe so that he have their bodies here at
               this day to witt the twelfth day of May in the 42th yeare &c to
               answere unto Humphry Warren of a plea that they render unto him
               the Summe of foure thousand forty foure pounds of tobacco which
               from him they unjustly detaine
                 And whereupon the Said Humphry by Robert Carvile his Attorny
               Saith that whereas the Said Thomas Gerard in his life time that is
               to Say upon the 12th day of April in the yeare of Our Lord 1670
               by his certaine bill or writeing Obligatory Sealed with the Seale of
               him the Said Thomas and here in Court produced whose date is the
               day and yeare abovesaid did confesse himselfe to Owe and Stand