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        said parties by their Attornyes and the said Richard Saith that he Liber N N
        did not assume and promise in manner & forme as the said William
        and Thomas above against him have declared and of this he putts
        himselfe upon the Country and the said Wm and Thomas 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 recog-
        nize &c because aswell &c. And the jurors of that jury likewise come
        to witt Wm Rosewell John Baynard John Decry Wm Dare John
        Linch William Abestone John Askin Thomas Stonstreet Richard
        Ridgell Richard Atwood Thomas Potter and Richard Chilman who
        being impannelled Sumoned & Sworne to say the truth in the prem-
        isses upon their Oathes doe say Wee the jury find for the defendant
        being no cause of Action Whereupon it is granted by the Court here
        that the said Richard Peacocke recover against the said Wm Calvert &
        Thomas Keyton as administrators of the said Bryan Daley the
        summe of             pounds of tobacco costs of suite and
        the said William and Thomas in mercy for their false Claime.

        Wm Boareman Charles Ashcomb late of Calvert County was at- p. 166
        agt tached to answer unto William Boarman of a plea
        Charles Ashcomb of trespas of the case.
                      And whereupon the Said Wm by Robert Car-
        vile his Attorney Saith that whereas the said Wm the first day of
        June 1675 was possessed of One Cow of the price of eight hundred
        pounds of tobacco marked with the proper marke of him the Said
        Wm Boarman and of the proper goods of him the said Wm Boarman
        and being So thereof possessed the said Wm lost the said Cow out
        of his hands and possession which said Cow afterwards to witt the
        tenth day of November in the same yeare came by finding into the
        hands and possession of the Said Charles Ashcomb Yet the said
        Charles Knowing the said Cow to be the proper Cow of him the
        Said Wm and to him to appurteine and of right to belong & devise-
        ing and fraudulently intending him the said Wm of the said Cow
        craftily and subtilly to defraud and deceive the Said Cow though
        often required to him the said Wm hath not delivered but the said
        Cow afterwards to witt the first day of December in the said yeare
        converted and disposed to his own proper use to the damage of the
        said William two thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon he
        bringeth his suite.
          And the Said Charles by Keneim Cheseldyn his Attorny doth
        come and defend the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty to
        imparle hereunto untill the next Court and it is granted him the
        same day is given to the said Wm Boarman.
          Now here at this day to witt the fourtenth day of April in the
        first yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq
        Dom 1676 came the said Charles and Wm by their Attornyes afore