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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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