Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665.  469






       Wm Boarman dds writt agst Marmaduke Snow in an accon uppon Liber FF
     his Case to the uallue of ffowrty thowsand pounds of tobacco— Sep 15th
       Warrt to sherriffe of St Marys County to arrest &c. Ret: 10th
       OctoW next Prouinall Court—
       W'm Boarman dds writt of summons in ditto Causo for James Ditto die
     Bowling and Samuell Dobson, uppon perill of forfeiting 500lb tob:
     each prson if they appeare not
       Capt William Boreman Complaineth against Marmaduke Snow in
     an Accon upon his Case, For that whereas the said Marmaduke Snow
     by a Certaine Deed or Instrument bearing date the 22th day of
     Nouembr anno 1664 under the hand and seale of the said Snow, And
     this Complaint wherein and whereby the said Snow did lett to farme
     unto the Complaint a Certaine Tract of land Called Westwood Man- [p.
     nor scituate in St Marys County Together wth the howsing and
     Orchard thereunto belonging and the benifltt of the Milch Cowes
     thereupon for and during the full terme of One whole yeare or to
     the end or finishing of this ensueing Cropp from the day of the date
     of the aforesaid writeing, all which will by the said writeing more
     amply appeare the which the Complainant hath due to produce unto
     this Court: And the Complaint being bound by the aforesaid write
     ing to prforme seuerall Condicons, as by the same will likewise ap
     peare being for & in Consideracon of the aforesaid farme, And the
     Complainant hauing in all thinges fullfilled and Complied wth the
     aforesaid Obligacon on his parte to be Obserued kept done and
     prformed as farr forth as hath been heitherto possible for him to
     doe And whereas he the said Marmaduke Snow is by the aforesaid
     writeing Bound to defend this Complainant agst all prsons what
     soeuer for the quiet and peaceable posson of the aforesaid land dur
     ing the tearme of the farme aforesaid And the Complaint hauing by
     uertue and Culler of the aforesaid deed or writeing into the afore
     said parcell of land, together the prmisses thereunto belonging
     Entred & possession thereof taken, and hauing imployed seuerall
     seruants upon the said land and thereon pitcht a Considerable Crop
     of Tobacco and Corne and being at greate & infinite Cost labour and
     trouble about the same since his Entry into posseson as aforesaid
     and did Conclude that he should haue reapt the benifitt of his laboure
     as in reason and Justice he ought, but he the said Snow him the
     Complaint onely minding & Intending to Cheate Couzin and defraud
     hauing noe power or right to lett the said land to ifarme, because it
     was neuer his Either by purchase or Right or Law, as hee pretended
     it was, soe that the Complainant soe that the Complainant in or neer
     about the first day of June or the last day of May this prsent yeare
     1665 or neere thereabouts and att some other time time or times in
     the months of either July or August This prsent yeare 1665 was [p. 55]
     by the said Snows Neglect dishonestly Cheating Cozining false
     lying and Collusiue meanes, Out of the aforesaid land or Mannor