114        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677.

             Liber N N  fifty six pounds of tobacco costs of suite & the said John Sanders
                    in mercy.

                   Thomas Taylor This action in ejectment being comënced by the said
                       agt Thomas Taylor as Lessee to James Wass against
                  John Stanley the said John Stanley causuall Ejector and Chris
                               topher Wise being named defendant instead of the
                    casuall Ejector to try the title to One house sixty acres of land with
                    the appurtenncs in Ratcliff Mannor in Tredavon Creeke in Talbott
                    County, and the said Christopher Wise being served with the decla
                    ration in ej ectment to appeare here in ffebruary Court Anno One
                    thousand six hundred seventy six and make himselfe defendant
                    thereunto and by rule of Court confesse the lease entry & ejectment
                    and insist only upon the title but the said Christopher came not
                    Whereupon dayes were given to both parties untill October Court
                    then next following.
                      At which October Court to wit the eighth day of October Anno
                    Doth One thousand six hundred Seventy Seven came the Said James
                    Wass by Robert Carvile his Attorny but the said Christopher came
                    not but made default and the said James prayed his Lopps writ of
                    Habere facias possessionem to him to be granted.
                      And thereupon it is considered by the Court That the said James
                    Wass his possession of the said house sixty acres of land with the
                    appurtenncs in Ratcliff Mannour in Tredaven Creeke in Talbott
                    County recover, & the said Christopher in mercy.


                    George Parker
                                     agt
                    Edward Inglish admr of
                      Roger Thorpe
                    Stephen Luffe
                                     agt
                    James Rumsey
                    Richard White
                                     agt
                    Thomas Bankes admr of
                    George Beckwith
                   Peter     [Say]er
                       agt
                    James [Tho]mison
                    John Edmondson
                       agt            these nine causes are continued untill De
                    E[dward] Man admr of cember Court next.
                      Robert Harwood