Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.  315

       Thomas Mountford                          Liber M M
           agt      in Ejectment.
       Samuel Hatton
         Samuel Hatton late of Talbott County was attached to answer
       unto Thomas Mountf[ord] of a plea wherefore by force and armes
       a parcell of land called Gouldstone contein[ing] fifty acres in Great
       Choptanck in Talbott County which Edward Roe to him the said
       Thomas did demise for a terme which is not yet past did enter and
       him the Said Thomas did eject from his ifarme aforesaid and other
       Enormityes to him did there doe to the great damage of the Said
       Thomas and Contrary to the Peace &c
         And whereupon the Said Thomas by John Morecroft his Attorny p. 235
       Complaineth that whereas the Said Samuel the tenth day of May
       in the 40th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c had demised to
       him the said Thomas the Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenfices
       to have and to hold to the said Thomas and his assignes from the
       feast of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary to the end
       and terme of five yeares from thence next ensueing fully to be com
       pleate and ended by Virtue of which demise the said Thomas into
       the Tenemts aforesaid with the appurtenfics aforesaid did enter and
       was thereof possessed and So thereof being possessed the Said
       Samuel Hatton the Said Sixth day of July in the 40th yeare of the
       Dominion of Caecilius aforesaid into the Tenements aforesaid with
       the appurtenfics which the said Edward to the Said Thomas in forme
       aforesaid had demised for the terme aforesaid which is not yet past
       with force and armes did enter and him the Said Thomas from his
       farme aforesaid did eject and other enormityes to him did there
       doe to the great damage of him the Said Thomas and contrary to
       the peace &c whereupon he Saith he is dampnified and is worse to
       the value of tenn pounds Sterling and thereupon he bringeth his
       Suite.
         And the Said Samuel Hatton by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny
       Comes and defends the force and injury when &c and the Said
       Samuel prayeth delay thereof untill the first day of December Court
       and the Same day is granted unto the Said Thomas.
         And the Said John Boone by Thomas Bland his Attorny comes
       and defends the force and injury when &c and Saith he is in no wise
       guilty of the trespas and ejectment as the Said Thomas there hath
       declared and of this he putts himself e upon the judgmt of the Court.
         Now here at his day to witt the fourtenth day of October in
       the 43th yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c Came the said John Boone
       the deft in this cause by Thomas Bland his Attorny but the said
       Edward Roe the ejector came not Therefore it is considered by the
       Court that a non suite be granted against the plaintiff and that the
       Said John Boone recover against the Said Edward Roe the Sume
       of Seaven hundred forty foure pounds of tobacco for his costs and