164 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80.

Liber W. C.

said Did Eject and other Enormityes to him did doe to the greate
Damage of him the said Benjamin and Contrary to the peace of the
Lord Proprietary &c.
And Whereupon the said Benjamin by Christopher Rousby his At-
torney Complayneth, that whereas the said Robert Ridgely the first
day of July in the third yeare of the Dominion of Charles &c at Som-
ersett County aforesaid had demised to the said Benjamin the said
Messuage called Little Bellean w^th the appurtenances scituate lyeing
and being on the East side of Chesepeake bay on the south side of
Tomactico River in Somersett County aforesaid. Bounded as fol-
loweth, Begining at a marked small white oake standing on the
northeast side of a small Cutt neare the side of the aforesaid River,
Thence w^th a line drawne north east one hundred seaventy one
perches up the side of the aforesaid River, Thence w^th a line drawne
south east Twenty pches, thence w^th a Line Drawne north east sixty
pches thence w^th a Line drawne north fifty perches, thence w^th a
line drawne north east one hundred and five perches to a marked
greate Pyne standing neare the side of the said River, above Little
Tomactico on the south side of a small Gutt, thence w^th a Line
drawne south east unto the woods for length five hundred Thirty
foure perches to a marked Gum standing by a swampe side neare the
head of Little Tomactico, Thence w^th a Line Drawne south west
Three hundred seaventy two perches, and from thence w^t" a Right
Line drawne to the first bounder Containing by Estimation Twelve
hundred Acres or thereabouts To have and to hold unto the said
Benjamin and his assignes from the feast of st Michael the Arch-
angell now last past to the end and ter me of Two yeares from thence
next Ensueing and fully to bee Compleate and Ended, By vertue of
w^ch Demise the said Benjamin into the Tenem^ts aforesaid w^th the
appurtenances entred and was thereof possessed, and soe thereof
being possessed the said William afterwards To witt the first day

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of December then next following into the Tenements aforesaid w^th
the appurtenances, w^ch the said Robert Ridgely To the said Benjamin
in forme aforesaid did Demise for the terme aforesaid w^ch is not
yet past did Enter, and him from his ffarm aforesaid Did Eject, and
other Enormities to him did doe, to the greate damage of him the
said Benjamin and against the peace &c whereupon hee saith hee
is the worse and hath Damage to the vallue of Tenn thousand pounds
of tobacco & thereupon hee bringeth his suite
And the said William Layton by Kenelme Cheseldyne his At-
torney Cometh and Defendeth the fforce and injury when &c and
saith that hee is in noe wise guilty of the Trespas and Ejectm^t afore-
said above supposed to bee done, and of this he puts him selfe upon
the Country, and the p^lt likewise,
This cause this day to witt the thirteenth day of October in the
fourth yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq
Dominj 1679 standing at issue, the pl^t his Attorney Christopher