Provincial Court Proceedings, 16 73/4. 211




      Juiy likewise Came towit, Thomas Paine Richard Loyd Randall Liber M M
      Hanson Marmaduke Sym Henry Hide George Beckwith Richard
      Ladd Robert Tyler George Johnson Wm Thompson, Job Walton
      and Joshua Doyne who to say the truth in the prmises being Elected
      tryed & sworne upon their oathes doe say that they finde for ye
      One hundred & Twenty pounds Stert for Damages wth Costs of suite
      wherefore it is Considered by the Court here that the sd John Litch
      ington Recover agt the sd John Maltby aswell the sd suffie of 120l
      stert for his Damages in this behalfe Susteined as also the sume of
      650l of Tob for his Cost and Charges in this behalfe Expended
      and the sayd John Maitby in mercy &c
        And Afterwards to wit the same day before the said Justices the p. 148
      said Defendt John Maltby being Convict by the Judgemt of the Court
      here to pay the said John Litchington as well the said sume of One
      hundred & twenty pounds sterling for his Damages by Reason of the
      prmjses as also the sume of six hundred & fifty pounds of Tobacco
      for Costs of suite by him Expended in & about the psecution of the
      said suite thereupon the said Defendt John Maltby is by the Court
      Committed to the Keepers of the prison of the said Lord Proprietary
      in Execution for the said One hundred & Twenty pounds sterling.
      and the said six hundred & fifty pounds of Tobacco costs there to
      Remaine until he hath satisfyed the said John Litchington the said
      sume of 120l sterling and the said sume of 650l Tobacco whereof
      by the Judgemt of the Court he is Convict as aforesayd.
        By prteflce whereof the said Luke the said Eleaventh day of ifebru
      ary in the said 41th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c aforesayd
      at the barre of the said Court into his Custody tooke and him so into
      his Custody taken did leade to the prison of him the said Lord Pro
      prietary at the plantation of him the sd Luke in the sd County of
      St Maryes and him the sd John in the prison of him the sd Lord
      Proprietary at the plantation of him the sd Luke aforesayd in the
      sd County of St Maryes in his Custody had in Execution of and for
      the said Debt of one hundred & twenty pounds sterling & 650l To
      bacco costs of suite untill ye 2d day of May in ye 41th yeare afd &
      him ye sd Jno Maltby so in Execution for ye sd 1201 stert & 650l tob
      costs of suite undr the Custody of the sd Luke then Sheriff of the
      sd County of St Maryes and Keep of the prison of the sd Lord
      Proprietary being, the same Luke afterwards that is to say the same
      second day of May in the 41th yeare aforesd at Cannow Neck in the
      County of St Maryes aforesayd the same John Maltby wthout leave
      and agt the will of him the sd John Litchington out of the Custody
      of him the sd Luke suffered to Escape & to goe at large whether he
      would the said John Litchington for the said One Hundred & Twenty
      pounds Stert & six hundred and fifty pounds of Tobacco costs of
      suite or any penny thereof then being altogether unsatisfyed by
      wch an accon Doth accrue unto the sd John Litchington to Require &