216 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80.

Liber W. C.

proprietary may have three thousand pounds of Tobacco or Twenty
pounds sterling for his moyety, And the said Abraham Blagg who
as well &c the other Three thousand pounds of Tobacco or twenty
pounds sterling for his moyety, And Itt is further ordered that the
aforesaid Abraham Blagg May Recover against the said Gerrard
Slye his treble Damages sustained by occasion of the premisses
Amounting to the sume of seaven thousand Eight hundred and sixty
pounds oi tobacco according to the forme of the Act aforesaid,
And also one thousand forty Two pounds of Tobacco Costs of
suite, And the said Defend^t may be taken

M^r Carvile
21 June 1680
I understand there is Judgm^t obtained by Abraham Blagg Who
aswell on my behalfe as on his own hath prosecuted upon breach
of the Act Concerning officers ffees, ag^t Gerrard Slye late Sheriffe
of S^t Maryes County, I doe hereby Lycence you as you were At-
torney for the said Blagg in the Informacdn to Sue out Execution
for the whole penalty, aswell due to mee the said Blagg, and this
Shall bee yo^r warrant
To Robert Carvile one of the C Baltemore
Attornyes of the Prov^ll Court

Jn^o Lemarre

ag^t
Geo: Godfrey

Memorandum That att a Provinciall Court held att
the Citty of st Maryes the Tenth day of ffebruary
in the fifth yeare of the Dominion of Charles Abso-
lute Lord & Proprietary of the Provinces of Mary-

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land and Avalon Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Domini 1679 Before
his Lo^pps Justices there Came, John Lemarre of Charles County
Chirurgion by Robert Carvile his Attorney and Exhibiteth to the
Court here a Certaine Transcript of the Record of Charles County
Court in a Cause Late there depending between George Godfrey of
Charles County and the said John Lemarre Defend^t of a plea of
Trespas of the Case — The Teno^r of w^ch Record followeth in these
Words
Charles County ss :
Charles absolute Lord and Prop^ry of the Provinces of Maryland
& Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c To the sheriffs of this County
greeting. To Comand you to take the body of John Lemarre If hee
may bee found win yo^r Baliwick & him in safe Custody Keepe,
soe that you may have his body before his Lopps Justices att the
next Court to bee held in this County on the twelfth day of August
next, There to answere to George Godfrey in a plea of trespas on
the Case Hereof faile not & have you there this writt, Given under
the Seale of the County this thirteenth day of June, in the ffourth
yeare of his Lo^pps Dominion &c Annoq Dommi 1679
Ent^rd p. Rand^o Brandt Clke