Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.    199

       posed upon him, & of this he putts himself e upon the Countrey, & the Liber N N
       said Morgan also. Therefore command is given to the Sheriffe of
       St Maryes County that he cause to come here twelve &c by whom &c

       who neither &c to recognize &c because as well &c Att which said
       twenty fifth day of ffebruary in the yeare aforesaid came the said
       partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid And the Jurors impannelled
       being called likewise came to witt Tho: Cosden, Tho: Doxey, Henry
       Phipes, Tho: Bankes, John Askin, John Garnis, Edward Pynn,
       Richard ifenwick Edmond Dermott, Tho: Keyting Wm Thomas &
       Emanuel Ratcliffe who being elected tryed & sworne to say in the
       prmisses upon their Oathe doe say Wee finde for the plaintiffe three
       thousand foure hundred thirty nine pounds of tobacco with costs
       of suite Therefore itt is granted by the Court here, that the said
       Morgan Jones Admr of the said Geo: Charlesworth recover against
       the said James Lewis the sume of three thousand foure hundred
       thirty nine pounds of tobacco damages occasioned by the trespas
       aforesaid As also the sume of pounds of tob costs
       of suite

       John Blomfeild George Yate late of Ann Arundell County gentt
           agt was attached to Answer unto John Blomfeild Clerke
     George Yate  of the Provincial Court according to the liberties &
                  priviledges &c allowed in a plea of trespas upon
                  the case
         And whereupon the said John by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorney
       saith that whereas the said George the eleventh day of January in
       the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty seven stood
       justly indebted to the said John in the just Sume of three & thirty
       shillings, stert, In consideracon whereof the said George did assume
       upon himselfe & to the said John did faithfully promise, that he the
       said George the said sume of thirty three shillings stert when there-
       unto required would well & truely satisfie & pay if in peices of Eight
       att foure shillings p peice Notwithstanding the said George his
       assumption aforesaid not reguarding, but fraudulently Intending
       him the said John of the said thirty three shillings stert to defraud &
       deceive, the said sume of thirty three shillings to the said John
       though oftentymes thereunto required hath not paid but the same to
       pay hath denyed & as yet doth deny & refuse, whereupon the said John
       saith he is damnified & hath losse to the Value of three pounds stert,
       & thereupon he bringeth suite.
         And the said George Yate by Robert Carvile his Attorney cometh
       & defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty of
       speakeing hereunto untill next Court & itt is granted him, the same
       day is given to the said Jno Blomfeild also.
         Now here att this day to witt the twenty fifth day of ffebruary
       in the third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c