Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.   393

          And the said Garret by Robert Carvile his Attorney cometh & Liber N N
        defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty to imparle
        hereunto untill next Provinciall Court & itt is granted unto him,
        the same day is given to the plt also
          Now here att this day to witt the thirteenth day of June in the
        third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annocp
        Doni 1678 came the said Marke Cordea by Robert Ridgely his said
        Attorney And the said Garret in his proper person came also And the
        said Garret saith nothing in barre or avoidance of the action afore
        said of him the said Marke Cordea whereby the said Marke remain
        eth agt the said Garret thereof wholy undefended Therefore itt is
        granted by the Court here that the said Marke Cordea recover agt
        the said Garret VanSweringen as well the sume of Eight thousand
        three hundred sixty two pds of tobacco debt As also five hundred
        thirty six ptts of tobacco costs of suite


        Marke Cordea Peter Mills late of St Maryes County planter was
           agt Attached to answer unto Marke Cordea of a plea
       Peter Mills whereforce by force & armes one brown bay Mare of
                   about five yeares old of the price of three thousand
        pounds of tobacco & one stone Colt of about a yeare old of the price
        of one thousand pds of tobacco of the proper Goods and Chattells
        of the said Marke Cordea att New Towne in the County aforesaid p. 620
        lately found, he the said Peter did take away, & them from thence
        to the Plantacon of the said Peter in the County aforesaid did lead
        away, & the said Mare by rideing & other worke did so over labour
        that att the Plantacon of the said Peter aforesaid by his over rideing
        & over workeing her she the said Mare dyed, & the said Peter the
        said colt to certaine persons unknown did sell to the great dathage
        of the said Marke Cordea & agt the peace of the right Honble the Lord
        Propry that now is
          And whereupon the said Marke Cordea by Robert Ridgely his
        Attorney complaineth, that whereas the said Peter Mills the tenth
        day of April in the second yeare of the Dominion of Charles &c
        Annoq3 Doni 1677. by force & armes one brown bay mare of about
        five yeares old of the price of three thousand pds of tobacco, & one
        Stone Colt of about a yeare old of the price of one thousand pets of
        tobacco of the proper Goods & Chattels of the said Marke Cordea att
        Newtown in the County aforesaid lately found he the said Peter
        did take away, & the said Mare by rideing & other worke did so over
        labour that att the plantacon of the said Peter aforesaid by his over
        rideing & over working her she the said Mare dyed, & the said Peter
        the said Colt detained in his Plantacon aforesaid And the said Colt to
        certaine persons unknown did sell to the great damage of the said
        Marke Cordea & agt the peace of the right Honble the Lord Propry
        that now is whereupon the said Marke saith he hath losse & is worse