Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675.  583



       more or lesse to hold to him the Said Richard for the terme of two Liber M M
       yeares which is not yet expired by virtue of which lease the Said
       Richard entred into and became possessed of the premisses and being
       So possessed the Said Robert afterwards to wit upon the twelfth
       day of January in the yeare aforesaid with iforce and armes into the
       said lands and premisses did enter & him the said Richard from his
       ifarme to him demised in manner as aforesaid did eject and other
       harmes to him did against the Peace of the Lord Proprietary and
       to the great damage of the said Richard whereupon he Saith he is
       dampnified & hath losse to the Value of tenn thousand pounds of
       tobacco. And thereupon he bringeth his Suite.

       10th March 1674
         To Hubbert Lambert Tenant in possession of the premisses above-
       mentioned.
         Unlesse the Tenant in Possession or those under whom he claim
       eth doe the next Provinciall Court appeare to this declaration & make
       him or themselves defts thereunto and by rule of Court confesse the
       lease entry and ejectment and insist only On the title the deft in this
       declaration will confesse judgment and possession will be delivered
       accordingly to the plaintiff.
         Now here at this day to wit the Eighth day of May in the 43th
       yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Came the said Henry Peir
       point by Robert Carvile his Attorny and offered himself against
       the said Hubbart Lambert in the plea aforesaid but the Said Hub-
       bert nor any under him came not whereupon the said Henry pro
       duced this affidavit following Vizt.

       Maryland ss.
         John Carpenter of the County of Ann Arundell in the Province
       aforesaid maketh Oath That the fifth day of this instant April he
       Served Hubbart Lambert with a declaration in ejectment for eighty
       acres of land called Peirpoints Rocks in the possession of the Said
       Hubbert by leaveing of a Coppy of a declaration wherein Richard
       Rawlins was plaintiff and Robert Parnepley was deft at the dwell
       ing house of the Said Hubbert with One of the Servants of the Said
       Hubbert named        Witchell and leaveing word That if
       the Said Hubbert appeared not at the next Provinciall Court and be
       came defendant in the said declaracOn that judgment would passe
       agt him and he be turned Out of his Possession and further this
       depont Saith not.
       Sworne the 9th of April 1675     Jo: Carpenter.
         before me
                Sam Chew.
         Which affidavit of the aforesaid John Carpenter being read &
       heard the Said Henry prayed his Lopps writ of Habere facias