258  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.





               Liber B B  next to Answere the Suite of the said George Goodrick in an accon
                      of debt to the uallue of 5000lb tobacco in Caske and abide Judgmt
                      of Court therein, and then and there returne this writt Giuen undr
                      my hand this 5th day of Sept 1664—
                      To the sherriffe of        Signed Philip Caluert
                       Charles County or his Deputy

                       Henry Tripp his Declaracon of Appeale from the County Cort of
                      Caluert unto the Prouinciall Cort held 4th Octobr next
                      To the honble the Gouernot & Councell of Maryland
                       The humble petcon of Henry Tripp sheweth
                       That yor petr was arrested to Caluert County Court held in Aug°
                     last past by James Veitch in an accon upon the Case of Trouer &
                     Conuersione and the said Veitch in his Declaracon did lay Claime
               uide Ordr  to a Cow a yearling and a Calf e as in his DecIaracon more att large
                      may appeare and to proue his title to the said Cattle did supcena one
                      Samuell Vines to be his wittnes who was sworne to declare the truth
                      and the whole truth in that Case depending betweene the said Veitch
                      and yor petr and when the wittnes was Declaring what he could say
                      the said Veitch the said wittnes did disturbe and abuse before the
                      Court saying hee did subpcena him to bee his wittnes and not to bee
                      the Defendts wittnes, And the said Veitch did alleadge to the Court
                      that the wittnes (though subpcena'd by him) was not fitting to speake
                      saying that the wittnes was a Rogue & had been found upon the bed
                 [p. 323] wth that whore his Mistris And would Sweare any thinge for her
                       and many other abusiue words the said Veitch did speake in the
                       Court to disturbe the Wittnes and when the said Veitch could not
                       haue Sworne what hee would hee told the Court that hee would put
                       a little more Charge to it and Craued a Iury to haue his Cause tryed
                       by, whereupon yor petr Appealed to yor Honnors which yor petitionr
                       did obtaine but the said Veitch did urge the Court and would not
                       be otherwise sattisfyed till yor petr had put in Security to pay double
                       Costs and dathages which was Ordered—
                       Yr Petr doe in all humility throw himselfe and Case upon yor
                     Honnors not doubting but yor Judgment will bee according to Jus
                     tice and equity, And yor petr shall pray &c.
                       Henry Tripp demands writt of Summons for Joseph Horsley
                     William Euans and John Torner in ditto Causo
                       Summons to sherriffe of Caluert County to warne &c ret 4th Octobr
                     next undt the penalty of 5lb tobb:

                       Capt Josias ffendall & Robt Hundley Administrs and Guardians
                      to the Estate and Children of Capt Christopher Russell decd demde
                      writt agst Capt James Neale in an accon of the Case to the uallue of
                      500th tobacco