Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.    305

        To Robert Morrice tenant in possession      Liber N N
           of the premisses within menconed.
          Now here att this day to witt the twelfth day of April in the third
        yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq3 Doni
        1678 came Edward Pynn subSheriffe of Cecil County & made Oath
        in open Court that he delivered to Robert Morris tenant in possession
        of the prmisses a true copy of the abovesaid declaracon And the said
        Robert Morrice being solemnly called appeared not neither by him
        selfe nor Attorney to defend the prmisses, Whereupon the said
        Wm Taylor by Robert Ridgely his Attorny on the behalf e of the
        Lessor Wm Ward prayed that Judgemt might be awarded agt the
        said Robert Morrice by default And also prayed his Lordps writt
        to cause him to haue possession of the prmisses with the appurtennces
        & itt is granted unto him accordingly
        Thomas Gerard       In Ej ectment
        agt          c John Lewellin late of Charles County gentt
        Jno Lewellinwas Attached to answer unto Thomas Ge
        rard of a plea wherefore with force & armes
        two Messuages, one water Mill & five hundred acres of land comonly
        Called the Mill land scituate lying & being in Charles County a fore- p.
        said late in the tenure of John Allen which Benjamin Rozer Admr of
        Dominick Bodkin demised to the said Thomas Gerard for a terme
        which is not yet past did enter, & him from the possession thereof
        did Eject & other harmes to him did to the great damage of the said
        Thomas & agt the peace of the right Honble the Lord Propry of this
        Province.
          And whereupon the said Thomas by Christopher Rousby his
        Attorney saith, that whereas the said Benjamin Rozer the fifth day
        of October in the second yeare of the Dominion of the right Honble
        Charles absolute Lord & Propry &c in Charles County aforesaid did
        Demise the said two Messuage one water Mill & five hundred acres of
        land with the appurtennces To have & to hold to the said Tho: Gerard
        & his assignes from the said fifth day of Octobr untill the full end &
        terme of three yeares then next ensueing fully to be compleat & ended
        By vertue of which said Demise the said Tho: into the said two
        Messuages one water Mill & five hundred acres of land aforesaid
        with the appurtennces entred & was in the possession thereof And
        being so thereof possessed afterwards to witt the said fifth day of
        Octobr the said John Lewellin into the said two messuages water
        mill & lands aforesaid with the appurtennces which the said Ben
        jamin Rozer in forme aforesaid Demised for the terme aforesaid
        which is not yet past entred & him from the possession thereof did
        Eject & other harmes to him did to the great damage of the said Tho.
        & agt the peace of the said right Honble the Lord ProprY &c And
        whereupon the said Thomas Gerard saith he is the worse & hath