166 Provincial Court Proceedings, 16/80.

Liber W. C.

Tenth day of ffebruary next und^r the hand and seale of the surveyo^r,
sheriffe and Jurors aforesaid That soe his Lopps Justices being fully
Informed of the truth of the p^rmisses may Doe herein as to Justice
apptaines
Now here att this day to witt the nineteenth day of ffebruary in
the fifth yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c
Annoq Dom 1679 came the said pties by theire Attorneys aforesaid,
and the said William Layton by his said Attorney saith that hee hath
nothing to say in barre or avoydance of the action aforesaid of him
the said Benjamin Nesham, Therefore it is Consid^rd that the said
Benjamin Nesham as Lessee of the said Rob^t Ridgely may Recov^r
against the the said William Layton his Terme aforesaid (of and
in the messuage land and p^rmisses aforesaid W^th the appurtenances)
Yet to Come and unexpired, as alsoe Seven hundred pounds of
Tobacco Costs of suite, And hereupon the said Benjamin Nesham
by his Attorney aforesaid prayeth his Lo^pps Writt to the sheriffe
of the County aforesaid to bee directed, to Cause him to have his
posession of his Terme aforesaid yet to come of and with messuage
of Twelve hundred Acres of land aforesaid w^th the appurtenances,
and to him Itt is granted Returneable at the next Provinciall Court

Maryland ss :
Whereas Robert Ridgely of st Maryes County gentt, Lessor of
Benj^a Nesham hath comenced an action of Ejectm^t agt me in the
provinciall Court for a pcell of land called Little Bellean, pcell of
a Tract of land called Horsleys Baliwick formerly surveyed for
steven Horsey in Wicocomico River in Somersett County, and for
that Edward southerne that sold the said Ridgely the said Land, also
sold unto one John Dormond a pattent of a parcell of land called
Horsely's Baliwick containing Two hundred and fifty Acres w^ch
I have purchased of Thomas Hobbs the assignee of the said Dorman,
w^ch s^d pcell of land being a latter survey proves to bee win the
bounds of the said Ridgelys Land upon w^ch hee brought his said
Ejectment, These are therefore to Impower you to acknowledge
Judgm^t to the said Ridgely in my name to the said accon, and for soe
doeing this shall bee your Warrant Witnesse my hand & seale the
third day of January in the yeare of our Lord 1679
The marke of
W^m 7 Layton (sealed)