22 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1678.

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inlargem^t out of Prison aforesaid did pay to the damage of the said
Thomas six thousand pds of tobacco & thereupon he brings his
suite
And the said Richard Hill by Robert Carvile his Attorney cometh
& defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty to im-
parle hereunto untill next Provinciall Court & itt is granted unto
him, the same day is given to the plaintiffe also
Now here att this day to witt the Sixteenth day of October in
the third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c
Annoq Doni 1678 came the said parties by their Attorneys afore-
said And the said Richard by his said Attorney saith, that he is in
no wise guilty of the p^rmisses above by the said Thomas imposed
upon him And of this he putts himselfe upon the Countrey And
the plaintiffe likewise Therefore itt is comanded the Sheriffe of
S^t Maryes County that he cause to come here twelve &c by whom
&c And who neither &c to Recognize &c because as well &c Att w^ch
said sixteenth day of October in the yeare aforesaid came as well
the said plaintiffe as the said Defend^t by their Attorneys aforesaid
And the jurors impannelled being called likewise came to witt Tho :
Hedge, W^m Thomas, Henry Parker, Joseph Tilley, David Holt,
John Highland, Morgan Jones, John Warren, John Hollins, Thomas
Pattison, Thomas Jones & Robert Mason who being Elected tryed &
Sworne to say the truth in the p^rmisses upon their Oaths doe say
that the said Richard Hill is guilty of the p^rmisses above by the said
Thomas imposed upon him And they assesse the damage of the said
Thomas to fifteen hundred ninety eight pounds of tobacco Therefore
itt is considered by the Court here that the said Tho: Bland recover
against the said Richard Hill as well the sume of ffifteene hundred
ninety eight pounds of tobacco damages by the jurors aforesaid in
forme aforesaid assessed As also Sixteen hundred Sixty two pounds
of tobacco costs of suite And the Defend^t in mercy &c^a

Robert Ridgely
ag^t
Oliver Davis

the same

ag^t
W^m Cauneday
Edward Inglish

ag^t
James Stavely

These three actions are Agreed

p. 696 Gerard Slye
ag^t
Symon Reider

Symon Reader otherwise called Symon Reader late
of S^t Maries County was Sumoned to Answer unto
Gerard Slye Sheriffe of the said County in a plea
that he render unto him the Sume of foure thou-