Provincial Court Proceedings, 1678/9. 89

And the said Mary by her said Attorney saith, that the said Matthew
in his life tyme did not assume upon himself nor to the said George
make such promise in manner & forme as the said Robert hath above
declared against her, & of this she putts herselfe upon the Countrey
And the said Robert also Therefore itt is comanded the Sheriffe of
S^t Maryes County that he cause to come here twelve &c by whom
&c and who neither &c to recognize &c because as well &c Att which
said thirteenth day of March in the yeare aforesaid cometh as well
the said plaintiff as the said Defend^t by their Attorneys aforesaid
And the jurors impannelled being called likewise come to witt John
Addison, John Wynne, Miles Grey, Christopher Benbridge, Charles
Hea, W^m Vaughan, Emanuel Ratcliffe, Joseph Edloe, John Port-
wood, John Watson, John Manley & Nicholas Racket who being
Elected tryed & sworne to say the truth in the p^rmises upon their
Oaths doe say that the said Matthew Ward in his life did assume
upon himselfe & make such promise in manner & forme as the said
Robert above hath declared And they assesse the damage of the said
Robert to two thousand pounds of tobacco Therefore itt is consid-

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ered by the Court Here that the said Robert Williams recover against
the Estate of the said Matthew Ward as well the sume of two
thousand pounds of tobacco damages by the Jurors aforesaid in
forme aforesaid assessed As also One thousand & foure pounds of
tobacco costs of suite And the said Mary in mercy &c

p. 756

Mary Roe Exec^rs
Edward Roe

ag^t
W^m Hemsley

Sam^l Hatton & ux
Ad^x Richard Gorsuch

ag^t
the same

Edward Inglish
ag^t
James Floyd

Vincent Lowe

ag^t
Tho: Vaughan

Jonathan Sibrey

ag^t
Charles Howell

Henry Stockef

ag^t
James Stavely

Richard Attwood

ag^t
Marke Cordea

These twelve actions are agreed