574        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1670.

        Liber JJ   Aswell the within named Henry Hooper As the within named Wil-
              liam Burges Thomas Taylor & Samuell Chew by their Attornyes
              within named & the Jurors of the Jury whereof within is made
              mencon beinge Called to witt Daniell Clarke Richard Bayly William
              Kinge Demetrius Cartwright George Harris Daniell Clocker Henry
              Pennington William Lawrence John Rawlins John Wynne Vincent
              Atchison & Thomas Tovey whoe to say the Trueth of the prmisses
              Chosen Tryed & Sworne, Say uppon their Oath That the said Henry
              Hooper hath susteyned Damage Togeather with his Charges & Costs
              by him about his suite in that behaife laid out to the Value of Forty
              Five Thousand Nyne Hundred & Fifty poundes of Tobaccoe where-
              uppon It is Considered of by the Cort heere that the said Henry
              Hooper recover agt them the said William Burges Thomas Taylor
              & Samuell Chew his said Damages Charges & Costs by Occasion of
              the prmisses by him susteyned to t orty Five Thousand Nyne Hun-
              dred & Fifty poundes of Tobaccoe by the said Jury as above Assesed,
              And they the said William Burges, Thomas Taylor & Samuell Chew
              in mercy &c.
               Comand was then given to the sherrife of Ann Arundell County
              That of the Goods & Chattles Lands & Tenemts of William Burgis,
              Thomas Taylor & Samuell Chew within yor Balliwicke You Cause to
              be made the sume of Forty Five Thousand Nyne Hundred & Fifty
              poundes of Tobaccoe which to Henry Hooper by the Consideracon
              of or Justices of or Provinciall Cort att St Maries weere Adjudged
              for his damages & Costs of suite which he had by Occasion of A Cer-
              tame Trespasse uppon the Case by them agt him done Contrary to
              the Act of Parliamt of Magna Charta Chapt the 29th &c, And that the
              Tobaccoe by you soe made you deliver unto the said Henry Hooper
              whereof they are Convict, And of the Execucon of this yor writt you
              make Retorne to or Justices of our Provinciall Cort to be held att
              St Maries the Fowerteenth day of February next, And have you
              there &c.

              ppr Thomas Notley &c. Miles Chafe late of Charles County was
              agt Miles Chafe Attached to Answer unto Thomas Notley
              Gentl One of the Attomnyes of this Cort Accordinge to the Priviledges
              &c of A Plea of Trespas uppon the Case.
               And whereuppon the said Thomas in his proper person Com-
              p!ayneth That whereas the said Miles the One & Twentieth day of
              July in the yeare of Or Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Nyne
              And in Thirty Eighth yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c bought
              had & Recd diverse goods & Marchandizes of him the said Thomas
              Amountinge in All to the Sume of Eight Hundred Twenty Eight
              pounds of Tobaccoe As it may appeare by a noate of perticulars by the
              said Thomas heere in Cort brought In Consideracon whereof the