400  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.




          Liber M M  hundred thirty eight pounds of tobacco to her the said Susannah
                  while she was Sole according to his promise hath not paid nor to
                  the said John and Susanna Since espousalls though often thereunto
                  required hath not paid but the same to them to pay hitherto hath
                  and still doth deny to the damage of them the said John and Susanna
                  foure thousand pounds of tobacco and thereupon they bring their
                  Suite.
                   And the aforesaid Justinian by Robert Ridgely his Attorny cometh
                  and defendeth the force and injury when &c and the said Justinian
                  Saith he did not assume and promise in manner and forme as the
              p. 404 Said John and Susanna above against him have declared and of this
                  he putts himself e upon the Country and the said John and Susanna
                  also Therefore it is comanded the Sheriff of St Maries County that
                  he cause to come here twelve &c by whom &c who neither &c to rec
                  ognize &c because aswell &c.
                   And now here at this day to witt the twelfth day of December in
                  the 43th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c came the said John
                  and Susanna by Kenelm Cheseldyn their Attorny and the said Jus
                  tinian by Robert Ridgely his Attorny and the jurors of that jurors
                  like wise came to witt Thomas Griffin Daniel Clocker Jr Cornelius
                  Corneil George Macall George Dundas Abraham Rhoades Joseph
                  Edloe Richard Rigell Thomas Locquer Wm Harper Peter Watts and
                  Thomas Courtney who being impannelled Summoned and Sworne
                  to Say the truth in the premisses upon their Oathes doe Say Wee
                  find for the plaintiffs the accompt Sworne to and costs of Suite
                  Therefore it is considered by the Court here that the said John
                  Coade and Susanna his wife recover aget the said Justinian Gerard
                  the said summe of two thousand eight hundred thirty eight pounds
                  of tobacco for their damages Occasioned by the premisses as also the
                  summe of thirteene hundred Seventy Seven pounds of tobacco for
                  costs of Suite in this behalf Laid Out and expended and the said
                  Justinian Gerard in mercy.

                  John Coade & ux.
                      agt     this cause continued untill next Court.
                  Justinian Gerard

                  Thomas Mount fort
                      agt
                  Thomas Vaughan
                        these two causes agreed.
                  James Elton
                                   agt
                  John Brooke

               Michael Miller the Sheriff of Kent County maketh returne that
                               the deft is not found in his Bayliwick
               Christopher Barnes