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      price of Six pounds of the goods of the Said Benjamin did take away Liber M M
      and Sell and the monyes thereof comeing did convert to his owne
      use to the great damage of the Said Benja and against the Peace &c.
        And whereupon the Said Benjamin in his proper person corn
      plaineth that the aforesaid Thomas the Sixtenth day of April in the
      42th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Dom 1674 by
      force and armes the Close and tobacco house of him the Said Ben
      jamin at Portobacco in Charles County aforesaid he did breake
      and two hdds of tobacco of the said Benjamins in the Said tobacco
      house lyeing marked numbred 5 & 6 and conteinying eight hun
      dred and eighty pounds of tobacco of the price of Six pounds Ster
      ling did take away and Sell and the monyes thereof comeing to his
      owne use did convert and other enormityes to him did then & there
      doe to the damage of the Said Benjamin three thousand pounds of
      tobacco & agt the Peace &c and thereupon he bringeth his Suite.
        And the Said Thomas by Robert Carvile his Attorny cometh &
      defendeth the force and injury when &c and Saith he is in no wise
      guilty of the trespas above against him complained off and of this
      he putts himselfe upon the Country and the Said Benjamin likewise
      therefore it is Commanded the Sheriff of St Maries County that he
      cause to come here twelve &c who neither &c to recognize &c because
      aswell &c.
        Att which day to witt the Sixtenth day of October in the 43th
      yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c came the Said Benjamin by Robert
      Ridgely his Attorny and the Said Thomas Witter by Robert Car-
      vile his Attorny and the jurors of that jury likewise came to witt
      John Wright Cornelius Corneil Joseph Alvey Curtis ifietcher John
      Barnes, John Askin John Ingram John Waters John Wells George
      God fry Wm Keene and Thomas Evans who being impannelled Sum
      oned and Sworne to Speake the truth in the prmisses upon their
      Oathes doe Say that they find for the defendant Therefore it is con
      sidered by the Court here that a non suite be awarded against the
      plaintiff and that the deft recover against the plaintiff the Sume of
      nineteen hundred Seventy nine pounds of tobacco for his costs and
      charges in this behalfe Susteined and the Said Benjamin in mercy
      for his false claime.

      James Nutthall It was Comanded the Sheriff of St Maries County p. 248
          agt that he cause to come here twelve good and law full
    Marke Cordea men of this Province to enquire what damages the
                 said James hath susteined by Occasion of a cer
                 tame by him the said Marke Cordea done & cothitted
                 by unjust deteineing of One negroe man whereof
                 he is convict
         Now here at this day to witt the sixtenth day of October in the
          yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c came the said James by Keneim