312       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668.

        Liber FF And the said James by Daniel Jenifer his Attorny cometh and
               defendeth the force and injury when &c and the said Daniel Saith
               as to the said One thousand pounds of tobacco he the said Daniel is
               not informed by the said James his Clyent of any answer thereunto
               to Give therefore the said Mary doth remaine against him the said
               James as to the said summe of One thousand pounds of tobacco
               undefended.
                Therefore it is Ordered by the Court here that the said Mary
               recover of the said James the said Summe of One thousand pounds
               of tobacco with costs.
               Philip Bisse agt         Morecroft p quer   in a plea of trespas upon the
               Robt Henley              case
                The deft putts in his place Thomas Notley. This case resplted
               till next Provinciall Court.

        [p. 605] Francis Armstrong of Talbott County for severall misdemeanours
               being Ordered to appeare at this Provinciall Court.
                Ordered he remaine in the Custody of the Sheriff till he find Suf-
               ficient Suerty for his Good abearance.

                Thomas Manning upon Complaint formerly made against him by
               Richard Collett deceased requested that his personall appearance
               might be entred at this Court.

               James Martin et ux Notley p quer
                                     -     trespas
               ag Luke Gardner       Morecroft p deft
                Time being Granted the plaintiff to reply to the delt plea the plain-
               tiff putt in the same as followeth
                And the said James and Ann say that the plea of him the said
               Luke above pleaded is not Sufficient in Law to preclud them the
               said James and Ann from their action aforesaid for they say that
               the exception to the number of acres is altogether immateriall as
               they can prove and that the Other exception also that the word enter
               that it is a usuall word in actions of trespas all which they are ready
               to verrifie and of this they pray the judgment of the Court and
               that the said Luke may further answer to the trespas. Notley p deft

                The defts plea being insufficient in Law to preclud the plaintiffs
               from haveing their action aforesaid Ordered that venire facias issue
               to the Sheriff to impannell a jury to enquire of damages.

                      The Court adjourned till the morrow morning

                      The justices then present were as follow vizt
                The Honble the Leiftennt Genii Jerome White
            The Honble the Chancellour Edward Loyd Esqs justices
                                      Henry CourseyJ