346       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

            Liber N N Afterwards to witt on the same day came the jurors aforesaid &
                    with unanimous consent did deliver their Verdict by their fforeman
                    Wm Hopkins namely that they all found for the plaintiffe.
                      Whereas Henry Stocket late high Sheriffe of this County was
                    plaintiffe & Robert Peca defendt in a plea of trespas on the case And
                    the plaintiffe by a jury of the Countrey recovered from the defendt
                    the full & just Sume or quantity of two thousand six hundred
                    pounds of tobacco & caske wrongfully taken by the Defendt out of
                    the said Henrys custody, & by him the said Defendt conveyed to places
                    unknown to the said Henry Itt it considered here that the said
                    Del endt shall forthwith pay or satisfie to the said Henry the plain
                    tiffe or his order the said sume or quantity of two thousand six
                    hundred pets of tobacco & cask together with costs & court Charges
                    ats ExecucOn
                      Ordered likewise that Thomas Knightons engagemt to pay a cer
                    taine sume of tobacco to Cot Samuel Chew, & the said Cot Chews
                    receipt of part of the said sume subscribed under the said Engagemt
                    be entred on Record which are as followeth vizt
                    Superscription
                      These for the Honrd Cot Samuell Chew prsent
                    Sr

                      This my float shall engage me to satisfie unto you two thousand
                    foure hundred pounds of tobacco upon the account of my Landlord
                    Robert Peca, itt being for rent from
                                           Yor Servant Tho: Knighton
                    4th Novembr 1675

                      Recd in part of this noat One thousand eight hundred twenty two
                    pounds of tobacco by me—Samuell Chew
                    ffeb: 15th day 1675                     lb tob
                       The bill of costs amounts to        941
                    As by the transcript of the said Record remaining upon Record in
                    the Secretaryes Office relation being thereunto had may appeare.
                      Afterwards to witt the said thirteenth day of ffebruary aforesaid
                    came as well the said Robert Peca by Robert Carvile his Attorney
                    as the said Henry Stocket by George Parker his Attorney as afore
                    said And the said Robert Peca saith, that in the Record & proces
                    abovesaid as in the rendring of the judgemt aforesaid itt is manifestly
                    erred in this vizt.
                      Whereas itt is menconed in the Record att the tyme when the
                    judgemt was given, was given, prsent Comrs Cot Wm Burges, Major
                  jst   Samuel Lane Capt Richard Hill, Nathaniel Heathcoat. Itt is evi
                    dent to be made appeare that W Burges Mr Lane & Mr Heathcoat
                    were not there prsent, but only Mr Richard Hill, so that the Record
                    is Vitious false & erronious.
                      The Record is also false & vitious in this, that the first writt on
                    wch Peca was taken was returnable the thirteenth of June. And itt