Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669—70.    525

     nihil dicit for the debt aforesaid wherefore it is considered by the Liber JJ
     Court here to witt the eleventh day of February in the xxxviiith yeane
     of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Dom MDClxix that the said
     Benjamin recover against the said John the debt aforesaid with
     costs, whereupon it was comanded the Sheriff of St Maries County
     that he take the said John and him safe keepe so that he have his
     body here the twelfth day of April next to satisfie the said Benjamin
     the debt aforesaid & two hundred pounds of tobacco for costs of
     suite &c

     John Wilson agt Abraham Hughes late of Petuxent in the County [p.721
     Abraham Hughesf of Calvert Marriner was attached to answer unto
     John Wilson of a plea wherefore by force and armes an assault did
     make and him did beate wound imprison and evill entreate so that
     of his life he did dispaire and other enormityes to him did doe to the
     great damage of him the said John contrary to the peace of the Lord
     Proprietary.
      And the said John Wilson by John Morecnoft his Attorny Saith
     that the said Abraham the first day of November in the eight and
     thirtith yeane of the Dominion of Caecilius &c and also on the four-
     tenth day of the same month and also on the three and twentith day
     of the same month of November upon him the said John Wilson by
     force and armes an assault did make and him did beate wound im-
     prison and evill entreate so that of his life he did dispainc and other
     enormityes to him did doe to the great damage of him the said
     John Wilson and contrary to the peace &c whereupon he saith he is
     dampnified and hath losse to the value of two hundred pounds Ster-
     ling and thereupon he bringeth his suite
      And the said Abraham Hughes by Robert Carvile his Attorny
     cometh and defendeth the force and injury aforesaid when &c and
     saith that he is not in any sort guilty of the trespas assault and
     imprisonment by the said John in the declaration above complained
     off and of this he prayes may be enquired of by the Country and the
     said John also wherefore Comand is given to the sheriff of Maries
     County that he cause ithediately to come here twelve &c by whom &c
     who neither &c because aswell &c
      Att which day to witt the eleaventh day of February in the xxxviiith
     yeane of the Dominion of Caecilius &c the jurors betweene the parties
     aforesaid in the plea aforesaid appeared and the said John Wilson
     by John Morecroft his Attorny and the said Abraham Hughes by
     Robert Carvile his Attorny appeared likewise and the said Jurors
     being impannelled and sworne say upon their Oathes that the said
     John Wilson Susteined damages to the value of fifteen pounds Ster-
     ling by reason of the said trespas assault battery and imprisonment
     with costs of suite, therefore it is considered of by the Court here
     that the said John Wilson recover against the said Abraham Hughes