Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.     255

       Thomas Sprigg the Attorney of Thomas Mountford demands Liber B B
     writt of Summons for Benjamin Rozer and Jno Emerson to testifye [p. 319]
     &c as wittnesses to the deliuery of a power by letter of Attorney To
     the said Sprigg frdm the said Mountford, in the penalty of sooTh tob:
     each person if not appearance made on the 4 Octobr next

       Hugh Standley dds writt agst Thomas Paggett in an accon upon August 5th
       his Case for Slander and Defamaëon to the uallue of 30000lb
       tobbacco—
       Warrt to sherriffe of Caluert County to arrest &c ret next Prouinall
     Court 4th Octobt next
       ditto Standley dds summons in ditto Causo for Henry Thickpenny
       Jno Reed Nathaniell ffrench Margarite ffrench Henry Pope Ann his
       wife and Alice Godsgrace to ditto Court to test &ca in a Cause de
       pending betweene Hugh Standley plt: & Thomas Paggett deft in an
       accon upon his Case for slander and defamacon, to the uallue of
       30000lb tob: ut supra upon forfeiture of 500lb tob: each person in
       not appearing——
       another summons in ditto Causo for Mathew Stone James Veitch
     and Thomas Sprigg, to testefy ut infra Retuf the 4th day of Octobr
     next in ditto penulty

     To the Rigt Honble the Gouernot & Councell of Maryland—
       Hugh Standley plf Accon upon his Case for slander & defama
       Tho: Pagget defendtJ con—The Plaintiffe declares agst the defendt
     in an accon upon his Case for Slander and Defamacon for that the 331
     defendt sometime in ffebruary last past att a store kept att Jno Gram- 333
     mers house neer St Leonards Creeke in Caluert County before a
     greate Company of people the defendt did then and there falsly and
     Maliciously slander the ptt: the deft calling the plaintiffe Knaue
     Cheating Knaue and further saying and affirming that hee would
     proue the plt: a Cheating Knaue and other Odious words to the plt:
     then did giue Concerning a bill deliuered by the defendt to the plain

       tiffe as Administratt of Giles Sadleir, Now soe it is the plt has been

       in actuall Seruice for the Lord Proprietary and for many yeares

       past Commissionated to bee a Justice of peace in the County where

       the plt: rcceiued these fa]se and malitious words from the defendt,

       And therefore the plaintiffe sayth in ffact hee is dampnifyed in his

       Credit Thirety thowsand pounds of tobacco and Cranes Redress of

       this Honble Court with Cost of Suite And hee shall pray &C----

       William Price of St Georges Hundred dds writt agst Edward [p.320]
     Ward Edward Ward Edward Ward Edward Ward Wardus in an Aug° 8th
       accon of debt to the uallue of 600lb tob :—
       Warrt to sherriffe of Caluert County to arrest &c returnable next
     Prouinall Court 4th October next