Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669. 455

      Ordered by the Justices here that William Harris be committed Liber JJ
     into the custody of the sheriff of the County of St Maries durante
     vita Unlesse the said Harris find sufficient suerty f or his good abear-
     ance to his Lopp and all the good people of this province for twelve
     months

      George Thompson late of the County of Charles County was at-
     tached to answer to Thomas Oake!ey of a plea wherefore by force of
     Armes upon the said Thomas at Charles County aforesaid an assault
     did make and him did beate wound and evil handle so that of his life
     he did dispaire and other enormities to him did doe to the great dam-
     age of him the said Thomas and against the peace of the Lord pro-
     prietary, And whereupon the said Thomas by John Morecroft his
     Attorny doth complaine that the said George the fifth day of October
     in the seven and thirtith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c by
     force of armes to witt with swords staves and knives upon the said
     Thomas at Charles County aforesaid an assault did make and him
     did beate wound and evil entreate so that of his life he did dispaire
     and Other enormityes to him did doe to the great damage of him the
     said Thomas and against the peace of the Lord Proprietary whereupon
     he saith he is the worse and hath damage to the value of twenty thou-
     sand pounds of tobacco And thereupon he bringeth his suite.
      And the aforesaid George Thompson by William Bysse his At- [p.8]
     torny cometh and defendeth the force and injury when &c And as
     to the comeing with force and armes as also the whole trespas af ore-
     said above supposed to be done the same George saith that he is in
     nothing thereof guilty as the aforesaid Thomas Oakcley hath above
     against him complained and of this he putts himselfe upon the Coun-
     try and the aforesaid George in like manner.
      And as to the trying of this issue between the parties aforesaid now
     joyned Comand is given to the Sheriff of the County of St Maries
     that he cause to come here at that day twelve &c by whom &c which
     neither &c
      Att which day the Sheriff returnes these Jurors following vizt
Simon Carpenter foreman    John Rumings
John Hollis                Thomas Hinson
     Daniel Clarke  Sworne Wm Moffett     Sworne
Joseph Horsley ... .       Demetrius Cartwright.
John Nevill                Thomas Bowdell
     Edward Good    Sworne
     Raymond Stapelfort.
      The Jurors haveing heard all evidences on either side returne their
     verdict. Wee of the Jury haveing considered the evidence doe find
     for the defendant as in se defendendo.
      Costs allowed the deft seaven hundred and forty pounds of tobacco.