The Lower House. 677

said Henry Saith that Whereas the said Henry was by
Vertue of Certain letters of Administration the twenty
first day of February in the one & Thirtieth year of the
Dominion of Cecilius &c Annoq Dom. one Thousand Six
hundred Sixty Two under the lesser Seal of this Province
by Henry Sewell Chieff Officer for the Probate of Wills
and granting Administration, within the said Province law-
fully Constituted and appointed To the said Henry Hooper
Comitted & appointed Administrator of the Goods & Chattells
of Richard Gott deceased Whereby the said Henry Hooper
became Lawfully Invested With the said estate as is af^d they
the said William Burges Thomas Taylor and Samuel Chew
togeather with Richard Ewen the nineteenth day of Novem-
ber in the thirty fifth Year of the Dominion of Cecilius &c
Annoq Dom one Thousand Six hundred Sixty Six by force
and arms to the house of the said Richard at Herring Creek
in the County of Ann Arundell in a Menacing Manner Came
by Pretence and Colour of an order of Court to Impower
them to Come here and to require an Account of the Estate
of the said Richard Gott of and from the said Henry Which
the said Henry refusing to give them unless they the said
William Burges Thomas Taylor and Samuel Chew would
shew him their Comission to authorise them thereunto did
give order to John Ewen to take out of the Possession of the
said Henry the said estate which by their increase was come
to the number of Sixty head of Cattle Which were then in
the Possession of the said Henry without any Leagal tryal
therefore had or by any Law or Comission Contrary to the
form and effect of the said Act of Magna Charta out of the
Possession of the said Henry did take and wrest in Contempt
of the said Act, as by the said Act it doth at large more appear
to the great damage of the said Henry, Whereupon he .Sayeth
he is damnified and hath Loss to the Value of fifty Thousand
pounds of Tobacco and thereupon he bringeth this Suit; And
the said Henry doth bring into Court here the said Letters
of Administration that it may Appear to the Court that he
hath the Administration thereof.
Damages assed for the P^ll to forty five Thousand and nine
hundred and fifty pounds of Tobacco.

L. H. J

p. 106

In ffebruary Provintiall Court 1670 a fine Levyed by Daniel
Jeniefer to Thomas Smith and by Thomas Smith to Walter
Taylor and William Racey.
Aprill Court 1688, Indictment against Joseph Aspernen
for a Rape and Conclusion Contra formam Statuti.

p. 107