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Charles Tindall and John Barker being bound p^r Recognizance to appear this Court and answer to their Maties

and being each of them three times Calld & no appearance made except p^r m^r Miles Gray, which sd Gray as Security

for sd Barker [had] humbly requested this Court that he might have liberty till next Court to produce sd Barker which being

Considered was to the sd Gray Granted in Consideration of y^e badness of Weather and the Same liberty is likewise granted to

the other Security also ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

                                                                                                                Courts adjourned till tomorrow at 8 a Clock.

                           At a Court of adjournm^t held for the County of Somerset in the Province of Maryland by their Maties Justices

                                of the Peace the 31^th day of January in the year of o^r Lord 1694/5.

Com^rs p^rsent           m^r ffra: Jenckins m^r Thomas Dixon m^r John Bozeman, m^r Thomas Jones m^r John King m^r

                                Stephen Horsey & m^r Arnold Elzey.

Upon Motion made to the Wor^ll Court abovesd by James Knox Concerning Worke done by sd Knox to Mon the bridge

at the head of Monokin It was by the Justices aforesd Considered & Ordered that Richard Chambers & John

Goldsmith doe view the sd Worke done & Bridge & make report thereof to our next Court to be held in March.

And at a Court held y^e day abovesd, These following Attachments were fiori facias &ca were by the sheriff returned

Maryland Ss// William & Mary by the Grace of God of England Scotland ffrance & Ireland King & Queen Defenders of y^e

ffaith &ca. To the Sheriff of Somerset County Greeting Wee Comand y^w that y^w attach any of the goods Chattels & Credits

of Lawrence Crawford late of this County to the value of Twenty thousand three hundred & fourty pounds of tobacco at

the least & when y^w have the value afd or any part thereof the Same Secure untill the sd Law Crawford either by him

Self or attorney appear before our Justices of our next County Court to be holden the Second Tuesday in Jan^ry next then

& there to answer unto ffr Jenckins Gen^t of a plea that he render unto him twenty thousand pounds of tobacco which

to him he oweth & unjustly detaineth And that y^w Sumon the p^rson or p^rsons Garnishe or Garnishees in whose hands the

effects or any part thereof are attached that they appear the day aforesd before the Justices of o^r Said County Court to show

Cause (if any they have) why the goods Chattels & Credits So attached in their hands should not be Comended & Execution

thereof had and made hereof fail not at y^e perill and have y^w there this Writt dated the 14^th. day of November in the sixth

year of o^r Reign &ca. Annoq Domini 1694. ❂ seal – – – – – J West Clr Cur.

                Attached part of the within precept as by part of Negers & five yearlings amounting to the Sum of three thousand

                five hundred and eleaven pounds of tobacco, p^r Martin Trontham. Sub Sheriff.

November y^e 16. 1694 .           The Court abovesd Orders Condemnation & Exn on y^e abovesd goods &ca as p^r [returne]thereof

Maryland Ss / William & Mary by the Grace of God of England Scotland ffrance & Ireland King & Queen Defenders of the faith &ca

To the sheriff of Somerset County Greeting Wee comand y^w attach any of the goods Chattels & Credits of Lawrence Crawford

Late of this County to the Value of fourteen hundred & Seven pounds of tobacco at the least & when y^w have the value aforesd or

any part thereof, the Same Secure, until the Said Law Crawford either by himself or Attorney appear before o^r Justices of

our next County Court to be holden the Second Tuesday in Jan^ry next then & there to answer unto ffra:Jenckins Gen^t in an accon

of the Case, And that y^w Sumon the Person or Persons, Garnishee or Garnishees in whose hands the effects or any part thereof