330 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.

         Liber E    to pay the Same to the great damage & Injury of him the Said
               James Whereupon the Sd James Saith he is damnified & hath loss to
               the vallew of 650 lb of tobaccoe & thereupon he bringeth his Suite

                 And for Confirmation of this his declanacon he produced this
               Ensueing bill
                 This Bill bindeth me John Lewgar of Charles County in the
               province of Maryland my heires Execrs or Admrs to pay or Cause
               to bee payd to James Smaliwood of the Same place his heires Execrs
               Admrs or assignes the full & Just Sume of foure hundred & ten
               pounds of tobaccoe & Caske according to act of assembly to bee
               payd upon demand in Some Convenient place in Charles County
               Witnes my hand this 10th of october 1668
               Sealed & dellivered     Signed John Lewgar (locus
                 in the psence of                     Sigilli)
                    Ellenor X Wood
                    Henry Hawkins

                 whereupon Judgemt of Court then past agt the deft for the Said
               Sume of foure hundred and tenn pounds of Tobaccoe with Costs of
               Suite which were allowed the plt according to his Ensueing Bill
               by him preferred
                 To Atturnys Fees for drawing the Declaracon     o6o
                  To his owne Coming goeing & Attendance two Courts two 120
                  days Each Court att 30 lb p diem

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                 In a certain matter of difference depending between John Char-
               man And Robert Downes deft both Plt & Deft appearing to Bring
               the Suite Comenced to a Legall End Whereas at a Court held in
               Charles County on the 14th day of August in the xxxviii yeare of
               the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Domini 1669, It was then
               ordered that by a Jury of twelve men & a Surveyor Enquiry Should
               be made in whose possession that land was that was So pretended
               to be trespassed upon & who the Said land properly belonged unto
               whereupon by vertue of the Said order of Court a writt was Issued
               to the Sheriffe as foll:

               (The Seale
               of the County)
              Signed:    Thö: Mathewes:
                 whereas att a Court held in Charles County the 14th day of
               August Anno Domini 1669 It was then ordered in a Certain matter
               of difference then depending in the Said Court between John Char-
               man plt & Robt Downes Deft in an accon of trespas concerning a
               parcell of land that a Jury Should be impanelld to Decide the Said
               Difference These are therefore in the name of the Right Honble the
               Lord propry to Comand you that you Sumons twelve good & law full