302       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.

        Liber M M  day of December Anno Doth 1672 did Signe Seale and deliver to the
                Said Gunby a certaine bill by which he the said Haymes did Owne
                and acknowledge himselfe to Owe and Stand indebted to the said
                Gunby the summe of fifteene hundred pounds of tobacco and caske
                as aforesaid to be paid to him the aforesaid Gunby his heirs & as
                signes at or upon the tenth day of October next ensueing the date
                of the Said bill and that the Said payment might well and faithfully
            p. 224 be made the aforesaid Haynes did Oblige himselfe his heirs and
                assignes to the payment thereof by the Said bill Notwithstanding the
                aforesaid Haymes although often demanded the Said fifteene hun
                dred pounds of tobacco and caske to the Said Gunby he hath not as
                yet rendred but the same to him hitherto hath denyed to pay and
                as yet denyeth whereupon he Saith that he is dampnified and hath
                damage to the value of three thousand pounds of tobacco and there
                upon he brings his action.
                 Now here at this day to witt the 12th day of May in the yeare
                aforesaid the Same Sheriff returnes as formerly that the said George
                Haynes is not found in his Bailiwick whereupon the Said ffrancis
                prayd an attachment against the goods and chattells of the Said
                George Haynes according to act of Assembly in that case made and
                provided might be granted him and it is by the Court here granted
                him accordingly.

               James Nutthall
                   a      this cause by consent of the Attornyes on both
                   gt Sides continued untill next Court.
               Marke Cordea
               Walter Rowles
                   a      the def by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny appeares
                   gt & imples untill next Court
               Owen Howell
                Charles Calvert
                          the def by Robert Carvile his Attorny appeares &
                   agt limparles untill next Court
                Thomas Taillor
                Thomas Taylor
                          the def by Robert Carvile his Attorny appeares &
                   agt    limparles untill next Court
                George Parker

               Benjamin Solly Comand was given to the Sheriff of St Maries
                   agt County that he take Richard Speed late of his
             Richard Speed   County otherwise called Richard Speed of the Citty
                          of Bristoll marriner if &c and him Safe Keepe So
                          that he have his body here to witt the twelfth day
                          of May in the 42th yeare &c to answer unto Ben
                          jamin Solly in a plea that he render unto him the
                          full and just Summe of two hundred pounds Ster
                          ling which from him he unjustly deteines.