142 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1678/9.

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from his possession thereof did Eject & other harmes to him did to
the great damage of the said Hugh, whereupon he saith he is damni-
fied & hath losse to the Value of tenn thousand pounds of tobacco &
thereupon he bringeth his suite

20^th April, 1678
Unlesse the tenant in possession or those under whom he claime
doe att the next Provintiall Court to be held att the City of S^t Maryes
the eleventh day of June next appeare to this declaracon, & make
him or themselves defend^ts thereunto, & by rule of Court confesse
Lease entry & Ejectment, & insist only upon the title thereof, the
Defend^t in this declaration will confesse judgement, & possession
will be delivered accordingly to the plaintiffe
To Thomas Carman Tenant in possession
of the p^rmisses within menconed

p. 804

Henry Wilcox & Charles Hollingsworth Trustees for Mary &
Judith Howden come by Christopher Rousby their Attorney, &
desire to be admitted defend^ts to try the title to the parcell of land
in the declaracon menconed, and pray liberty to imparle hereunto
untill next Provintiall Court & itt is granted unto them, the same
day is given to the plantiffe also
Now here att this day to witt the fourteenth day of March in the
fourth yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq
Doni 1678 cometh as well the said plaintiffe as the said defend^ts by
their Attorneys aforesaid And the said Defend^ts by their said At-
torney say that they are in no wayes guilty of the trespasse above-
said in manner & forme as in the plaintiffes declaracon is alleadged
against them And of this they putt themselves upon the Countrey
Whereupon the plaintiffe by the Attorney aforesaid refused to make
any further prosecution against the Defend^ts in the plea aforesaid
Therefore itt is considered that the plaintiffe be in mercy for his false
claime And that the defend^ts goe thereof without day And that the
said Henry & Charles recover against the said plaintiffe the sume of
Twelve hundred & Eighty pounds of tobacco for their costs & charges
by them about their defence in this behalfe laid out & expended And
the said Henry & Charles Trustees as aforesaid may have thereof
Execution

Jacob Liseler
ag^t
John Blomfield

John Blomfield late of the City of S^t Maryes Inn-
holder otherwise called John Blomfield of the City
of S^t Maryes in the Province of Maryland was
Sumoned to answer unto Tacob Liseler of New