212 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80.

Liber W. C.

And whereupon the said Abraham Blagg who aswell for himself
as for the Lord Prop^ry ffolloweth in his proper person and giveth
the Court here to understand and to bee Informed, That Whereas
by an Act of Assembly made att an Assembly begunn and held att
the Citty of st Maryes the sixteenth day of May 1676, Intituled
an Act for Limitacon of officers ffees, Itt is thereby amongst other
things therein Conteyned Enacted by the R^t hono^ble The Lord
Prop^ry, by and with the advice and Consent of the Upper and Lower
howses of that present generall Assembly That from and after the
publication thereof noe officer or officers thereafter mentioned in
the said Act, Theire Ministers Sarvants or Deputies by Reason or
Collour of his or theire office or offices have Receive or take of any
person or persons Directly or indirectly any other ffees then by the
said Act is thereafter Limitted and Allowed to the severall officers
thereafter menconed That is to say to the Sheriffe for Serving any
Writt or warrant p head and bayle bond 35^lb Tobacco, for Impanel-
ling a Jury 120^lb Tobacco, To the Cryer for swearing the Jury 144^lb
Tobacco, for every witnesse Twelve pounds of Tobacco, & in Case
any shall doe Contrary to the said Act Directly or Indirectly shall
Loose and forfeit to the party greived Treble damages, and shall
also forfeite the sume of Six thousand pounds of Tobacco or forty
pounds stert. for Every time hee or they shall soe doe the Con-
trary, The one moyety to the Lord Prop^ry his heires and Successors,
The other moyety to the party or parties that shall sue for the same,
by any plaint accon suite bill or Information Wherein noe Essoyne
proteccon or Wager of Lawe Shall bee Allowed, as by the said Act
may more att Large appeare, Yet Notwithstanding the said Gerrard
Slye late Sheriffe of the County of st Maryes, the said Act and the
penaltyes therein Contained Little regarding, Hee the said Gerrard
Slye upon the fourth day of Aprill in the yeare of our Lord 1678
being sheriffe as aforesaid Did demand Receive and Extort from
the said Abraham Blagg these Sumes ffollowing for fees Due to him
the said Gerrard, and by him p^rtended to bee paid to seaverall officers
To witt, ffor Impannelling a Jury 240^lb Tobacco To sumoning the
Evidences 720^lb Tobacco, To Officers ffees 988^lb Tob, To the
Cryer for the Jury 288^lb Tob, To sweareing the Evidences, 144^lb
Tobacco, To the Jury 240^lb Tob. All w^ch said seaverall sumes

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Amount in the Whole to the [sume] of Two thousand six hundred
and Twenty pounds of Tobacco, against the forme of the Act afore-
said, Whereupon the said Abraham Prayeth the Advice of the Court
here in the premisses, and that the said Gerrard may forfeit for
his said offence the said Sume of Six thousand pounds of tobacco,
and that hee the said Abraham Who aswell for the Lord Prop^ry &c
Prosecuteth may have the said moyety of the said Six Thousand
pounds of Tobacco to him Adjudged as alsoe his Treble Damages
aforesaid W^ch Amount unto the sume of seaven thousand Eight
hundred and Sixty pounds of Tobacco according To the forme of