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Proceedings of the Provincial Court, 1666-1670
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              544       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1670.

         Liber JJ  is aforesaid they the said William Burges Thomas Taylor and
               Samuel Chew together with Richard Ewen the ninetenth day of
               November in the thirty fifth yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c
               Annoq Domini One thousand six hundred sixty six by force and
               armes to the house of the said Richard at Herring Creeke in the
               County of Ann Arrundell in a menaceing manner came by pretence
               and colour of an Order of Court to impower them to come here and
               to require an accompt of the estate of the said Richard Gott of and
               from the said Henry which the said Henry refuseing to give them
               unlesse they the said William Burges Thomas Taylor and Samuel
               Chew would shew him their Comission to authorize them thereunto,
               did give order to John Ewen to take out of the possession of the said
               Henry the said estate which there by increase was come to the num-
               ber of sixty head of Cattle which were then in the possession of
               the said Henry without any legall tryall therefore had or by any
               law or Comission contrary to the forme and effect of the said Act
               of magna charta out of the possession of the said Henry did take and
               wrest in contempt of the said Act as by the said Act it doth at large
               more appeare to the great damage of the said Henry whereupon he
               saith he is dampnified and hath losse to the value of fifty thousand
               pounds of tobacco and thereupon he bringeth his suite and the said
               Henry doth bring in Court here the said letters of Administration
               that it may appeare to the Court that he hath the administration
               thereof
                And the said William Thomas and Samuel by Robert Carvile their
               Attorny come and defend the force and injury when &c and say they
               are in no wise guilty of the trespas and breach of the Act above
               against them by the said Henry complained off and off this they putt
               themselves upon the Country and the said Henry likewise
                Ordered by the Court here to witt at St Maries the sixtenth day of
               April in the xxxviiith jith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c that if
               the plaintiff sues not out a venire facias the next Court that then the
               defts may.
               Thomas Pagett    .         .
                           a nonsuite awarded against the plaintiff
               agt James Humes

               Robert Williams the plaintiff being to depart the province Swore to
               agt James Lewis his accompt in Open Court

               Randall Revell agt Richard Ackworth late of Somersett County
               Richard Ackworthf planter was attached to answer Randall Revell in
               a plea of trespas And whereupon the said Randall by John Morecroft
               his Attorny saith that whereas the said Richard Ackworth the five
               and twentith day of July in the eight and thirtith yeare of the Domin-
               ion of Caecilius &c at monokin in a certaine place called the double
         


 
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