468  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665.





                 Liber F F George Lingan dds writt agst Thomas Sprigge in an accon uppon
                 Sept 11th his Case to the uallue of 2400lb tob:
                        Warrt to sherr of Caluert County &c to arerrest dated Ut supra
                      Ret: 10th Octobr next Prouinall Court

                      To the Honble the Gouernor & Councell

                        The petition of Geo: Lingan Humbly sheweth

                        That whereas yor petr being undr sherriffe To Mr Tho: Sprigge
                      late High sherriffe of Caluert County, & the Agreemt that was made
                      betweene the said Sprigg & yor petr was this, that the aforesaid
                      Sprigg was to allow yor petr One thirde of all ffees and salarys that
                      were due to the aforesaid high sherriffe as by Condicon will more
                      att large appeare, Now soe it is that there was an Execucon serued
                      upon the Estate of Mrs Mary Bateman to the uallue of One hundred
                      thirety nine thowsand nine hundred seauenty and one pounds of
                      tobaccoe, & the said Sprigg denying to allow yor petr his part of the
                      ffee Therefore yor petr Craueth Redress of this Honble Bench wth
                      Costs of suite And he shall pray &c:

               Sept 15th   Hemsley dds writt agst Jonathan Sibrey & Edwd Jones in an
                      accon of Trespas to the ua!lue of 6000lb tob:

                        Warrt to sherf of Kent to arrest &c: Ret: 10th Octobr next Pro
                      uinall Court:

                       To the Honble the Gouernor & Councell of the prouince of Maryland
                        Kent ss. Wm Hemsley Complaineth agst Jonathan Sibrey and
                      Edward Jones for that the said Jonathan Sibrey and Edward Jones
                  [p. 531 in or about the month of August last past in Kent aforesaid the boate
                      of the said William Hemsley to the uallue of Two thowsand pounds

                 of tobacco & One of Barrill of Corne in her prouided for the neces

                 sary sustenance of his seruants during the Cropp to the uallue of

                 One hundred pounds of tobacco by force and Armes did take and

                 carry away and the same boate and Corne from thence unto the

                 howse of Edward Coppige of Kent aforesaid did Carry and there

                 detayneth & other Enormityes to him the said Hemsley they Offred

                 agst the peace of his Lordp, To the greate damage of the said Wm

                 Hernsley, whereupon lie saith he is dampnifyed and hath daiñage

                 to the uallue of six thowsand pounds of tobacco, And thereupon he

                 bringeth his accon &c :—

                 Sept 11th George Lingan dds writt of summons for Tho: Truman inter
                      Causo ditto Lingan & Tho: Sprigg upon perrill &c:

               Sept 15th Wm Hemsley dds writt of summons for Christopher Denny &
                      Henry Gooddrick in ditto Causo inter ditto Hemsley and Jonathan
                      Sibrey and Edward Jones uppon perill of forfeiting 500lb tob: each


                 468  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665.




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