Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5. 463




      Sixty pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the Summe of Liber M M
      five hundred fifty two pounds of tobacco costs of Suite.

      John Gilbert] John Ingram late of Kent County was attached to
          agt answer unto John Gilbert of a plea wherefore by force
    John IngramJ     & armes On him the said John Gilbert in Kent County
               an assault did make and him did beate wound & evil
               entreate & Other harmes to him did to the great dam
               age of him the Said John Gilbert and against the
               Peace of the Lord Proprietary.
        And whereupon the Said John Gilbert by Kenelm Cheseldyn his
      Attorny complaineth that the aforesaid John Ingram the third day
      of July in the three & fortith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c
      Annocp Doth One thousand six hundred Seventy foure by force and
      armes that is to say with Swords Staves and Knives On him the said
      John Ingram in Kent County made an assault and him did beate
      wound & evil entreate and other harmes to him then & there did to
      the damage of the Said John Gilbert & against the Peace & where
      upon the said John Gilbert Saith he is dampnified and hath damage
      to the Value of five thousand pounds of tob & thereupon he bringeth
      his suite.
        And the said John Ingram by Mathew Warde his Attorny cometh
      and defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty to
      imparle here untill next Provinciall Court and it is granted him the
      same day is given to both parties. Now here at this day to wit the
      tenth day of ffebruary in the forty third yeare of the Dominion of
      Caecilius &c came the said John Ingram and Offered himselfe against
      the said John Gilbert but the said John Gilbert came not to prosecute
      the suite aforesaid whereupon a non suite was awarded against him
      by the Court here & that he pay to the said John Ingram the summe
      of Seven hundred eighty eight pounds of tobacco costs of Suite &
      the said Jno Gilbert in mercy.—for his false Clamor &c.

      Thomas Gibson Arthur Turner late of Charles County in the Prov- p. 456
          agt ince aforesaid was att[ached] to answer unto
    Arthur Turner Thomas Gibson of a plea wherefore by force and
                  armes into One Messuage One tobacco house and
                  One hundred acres of Land with the appurtenñcs
                  lyeing On the west side of Wiccocomoco River at
                  a mouth of a Branch of the said River called Rus
                  sells branch in Charles County in the said Province
                  which William Russell of the said County planter
                  to him the said Thomas Gibson did demise for a
                  terme which is not yet past he did enter and him
                  from his far[me] aforesaid did eject and other
                  harmes to him he did to the great damage of him
                  the said Thomas Gibson contrary to the peace &c