208  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.




                 Liber B B Thomas Wylde dds writt of Execucon for Judiciall Charges agst
                 ditto die Joseph Hosley for his and his wittnesses attendance wth Sherriffes

                      and Clarks ffees amounting to the totall 910th tob: as the prticulers
                 uide 253 exprest in the said writt to bee dd to Frances Riggs Writt to Sher
                      rife of Caluert County to Leauy &c according to Order—

                    8th Francis Pope dds writt agt Henry Adams in an accOn of the Case
                      to the uallue of 3000lb tob:
               retracted Ut The same agt Zachary Wade in an accon of the Case to the uallue
               Vide fo: 274                another agt Wm Marshall    of 3000lb tobaccoe Seuerall warrts
                       ditto agt Walter Beane     to Sherriffe of Charles County to
                      arrest &c ret. next proall Court 3d May next
                      Francis Pope plt the plf declares agt the deft in an accon of the
                      Henry Adam deft Case, for hauing Contrary to law disanull'd and
                      made uoyd an appraysmt Legally made, and the Appraysers being
                      Sworne before Mr Joseph Harrison one of his Lops Commrs for the
                      County of Charles whereby the plt is dampnifyed in fact 3000lb
                      tob: or thereabouts
                       For which said Sume of 3000lb tobaccoe the plantiffe humbly
                      Craues Order from this honble board damages & Cost and Charge
                      of Suite—And hee shall pray &c.
                       The like declaracon Verbatim deliuered the other three defendts
                 uppon arrest—
                 uide 221 Margery Battin dds writt against Thomas Bennitt accOn of debt
                      to the uallue of 3540lb tob: writt to sherriffe St Marys County to
                      arrest &c ret: 3d May next Proall Court

                 [p. 270] Hugh Standley dds writt against Thomas Pagett in an accon of
               Aprill 15th the Case of slander to the uallue of 300lb tob

                       Warrt to Sherriffe of Caluert County to arrest &c ret next proall
                      Court 3d May next

                      Hugh Standley plt the plt declares agt the defendt in an accOn
                     Tho:     Pagett defendt of the Case of slander for that the defendt
                       sometime in Feb: last past att a store kept att Jno Grammers howse
                       neere St Leonards Creeke in Caluert County afore a greate Company
                       of people the said defendt did there and then faisly and maliciously
                       slander the plt the deft calling the plt Knaue Cheating Knaue and
                       that the deft would proue the plt a Cheating Knaue and other odious
                       words to the plts damage—
                       Now soe it is the plt has been in actuall Seruice for the Lord Propr
                      and for many yeares past Commissionated to bee a Justice of peace
                      in the place where the plt receiued these false and malicious words
                      from the deft and therefore the plt sayth in ffact he is dampnifyed in
                      his Credit Thirety thowsand pounds of tobaccoe and Craues Redress
                      of this honble Court wth Cost of Suite—And hee shall pray &c