360      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.

            Liber N N  which is not yet past he did enter & him from the same did Eject, &
                   other harmes to him did to the great damage of him the said John
                   Wade & agt the peace &c.
                     And whereupon the said John Wade by Kenelm Cheseldyn his
                   Attorney complaineth, that whereas the said James Mills Exr as
                   aforesaid the twentieth day of ffebruary in the yeare of our Lord
                   One thousand six hundred seventy seven did Demise the said tract
                   of land to him the said John Wade with the appurtenñces, to
                   have & to occupy to him & to his assignes from the said twentieth
                   day of ffebruary in the yeare aforesaid unto the end & terme of two
                   yeares thence next following fully to be compleat & ended By vertue
                   of which demise aforesaid the said John Wade into the said tract
                   of land did enter with the appurtenñces & was thereof possessed And
                   he the said John Wade so being thereof possessed the aforesaid John
                   Slye afterwards to witt the first day of March in the yeare aforesaid
                   with force & armes the said tract of land in forme aforesaid Demised
                   with the appurtefices for a terme which is not yet past did Enter &
                   him from the same did Eject & other harmes to him did to the
                   damage of him the said John Wade seven thousand pds of tobacco
                   & agt the peace &c
                     Unlesse the tenant in possession or he under whom he claims
                   doe the next Provinciall Court appeare to this Declaracon, & make
                   him of themselves defendts thereunto, & by rule of Court confesse
                   the Lease entry & Ejectmt & insist only upon the title, the defendt in
                   this declaracon will confesse judgemt & possession will accordingly
                   be delivered to the plaintiffe
               p. 592 Now here att this day to witt the fifteenth day of June in the third
                   yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore Annop Doni
                   1678. came James Mills within menconed & made Oath in open Court,
                   that upon the Seventeenth day of April last past he findeing no per
                   son in possession or upon the said tract of land that claimes any title
                   thereunto, he the said James Mills did leave a true copy of the afore
                   going declaracon upon the said land in the prsence of George Smith
                   Thomas Heath & Tho: Cannon And no person appearing to defend
                   the prmisses, the said John Wade by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorney
                   on the behalfe of the Lessor James Mills Exr Samuell Boston prayed
                   his Lopps writt to cause him to have possession of the prmisses
                   with the appurtenñces & itt is granted unto him accordingly.

                   Edward Husbands John Coode late of St Maryes County other
                     agt wise called John Coode of St Maryes County
                   John Coodegentt was Suthoned to answer unto Edward Hus
                   bands of a plea that he render unto him the sume
                   of two thousand nine hundred & forty pounds of tobacco which to
                   him he oweth & unjustly detaineth.
                     And whereupon the said Edward Husbands by Robert Carvile