Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80. 211

the fifth yeare of the Dominion of the R^t hono^ble Charles Lord
Baltemore &c Annoq Domini 1679 Came the said parties by theire
Attorneys aforesaid, and the said William Chandler by his said
Attorney sayth, That hee is not guilty of the p^rmisses above Imposed
upon him by the said Pit & of this hee puts himselfe upon the Coun-
try, And the plt alsoe
Therefore Itt is Comanded the Sheriffe of st Maryes County that
hee Cause to Come here Twelve &c by whome &c and who neither &c
to recognize &c because aswell &c On w^ch said fourteenth day of
ffebruary Came the said parties by their Attornys aforesaid, and
the Jurors Impannelled being Called Likewise Came to witt Thomas
Cosden, George Godfrey, Joseph Tilley, William Thomas, Marma-
duke Semme, Sam" Holdsworth, John King, James Lewis, Thomas
Sedwick, George Holland Robert Mason, & ffrancis Corbett, Who
being Elected Tryed and Sworne to say the truth in the p^rmisses
Upon theire oathes doe say. That the said William Chandler is not
guilty of the premisses above Imposed upon him, W^ch Verdict of the
Juro" aforesd being heard The plt by his Attorney aforesaid
moved the Court here in arrest of Judgm^t, Day is thereupon given
to both partyes untill next Prov^ll Court
Att w^ch said next Provinciall Court to witt the thirteenth day of
May in the fifth yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore
&c Annoq Domini 1680 Came the said parties by their Attorneys
aforesaid, and the sd p^lt saith nothing in barr why Judgm^t should

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not be Entred up upon the Verdict of the Juro^rs aforesaid Therefore
Itt is Considered that the said John Machen take nothing by his
Writt but bee in mercy for his false plaint thereon, and the said
William Chandler may goe from thence without day and alsoe That
the said William Chandler may Recover against the said John
Machen the sume of two thousand Eight hundred ninety & Eight
pounds of Tobacco for his Costs and Charges by him about his
Defence in this behalf Laid out and Expended, and the said William
Chandler may have thereof Execution

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Abraham Blagg who "
aswell &c

ag^t
Gerrard Slye

(Bee Itt Remembred that Abraham Blagg gentl
who aswell for the R^t hono^ble The Lord
Prop^ry as for him self in this behalfe prose-
cuteth Came here into Court this Seaven-
teenth day of October in the yeare of our