486       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669.

        Liber JJ   Barrett to be held to him and his assignes according to the forme
              of the Statute in that cause made and provided as his francktenement
              untill his debt of One hundred and twenty five thousand pounds of
              tobacco with his damages fully thence he shall have levyed as the writt
              aforesaid willeth and requireth.
          [p.37] Thomas Sprigg Attorny       Jenifer p quer     Upon an appeale
               of Thomas Mountfort               from Calvert
              agt William Moffett    Morecroft p deft County Court
                Day being given to both parties untill this day to wit the One and
              twentith day of December The defendant by John Morecroft his
              Attorny demurreth in Law to the declaration of the plaintiff and saith
              that he doth acknowledge that he is endebted to Mr Edmund Custos
              and Company and that he oweth not any thing to the said Mount ford
              and Signeth for error that there is variance in the Summes, The
              plaintiff joyneth in demurrer, judgment for the plaintiff.

                Ordered That all appeales from the County Courts to this Court
              shall Stand for Habeas Corpus's and that the plaintiff declare anew
              here and the defendant to putt in his answer and the same cause be
              heard the same Court.
              John Tucker pl  Jenifer  Upon Appeale from Calvert
              Joseph Horsley deft      Morecroft County Court
                Day given to both parties untill this day to wit the One and twentith
              day of December The said Joseph Horsley by John Morecroft his
              Attorny cometh and defendeth the force and injury when &c and
              saith that he is not guilty of the breach of the said Act for deteineing
              the said Boy as by the said declaration is supposed and of this he putts
              himsclfe upon the Country and the said John Tucker likewise there-
              fore it is comanded the sheriff that he cause to come here twelve &c
              by whom &c and which neither &c to recognize &c because aswell &c
              who returne upon their Oathes they find for the plaintiff John Tucker,
              and afterwards to witt the xith of February in the xxxviiith yeare of
              the Dominion of Caecilius &c it was Comanded the sheriff of Calvert
              County that he take the said Joseph if &c so that he have his body
              before his LOpps justices here the xiith of April next to satisfie the
              said John Tucker the sume of Seaven thousand five hundred pounds
              of tobacco for his costs & damages sustained by the trespas aforesaid
              & also three hundred forty eight pounds of tob more for judiciall
              Charges &c.
              Timothy Goodridge admr   Morecroft.
                Geo:    Richardson
         agt Michael Catterton   Jenifer.
                Day given both parties untill this day to wit the One and twentith
              day of December at which day the deft prayes a non suite against the