218 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80.

Liber W. C.

and others to the Vallue of three Thousand pounds of Tobacco But
upon Request of John Lemarre Del* hee produceing his Pattent for
his Land in Court and Averring Itt to bee oldest, the said Accon is
Continued by Order of this Court untill next Court, That the said
John Lemarre may peure a Special Warrant from his Lopp to have
his Land Runn out according to the said Lemarres Request, W^ch
hee doth Engage in Court to gett Done by the next Court and
Returne a Certificate of Survey und^r the Surveyo^rs hand.
Att a Court held in Charles County for the R^t hono^ble Charles
Absolute Lord and Prop^ry of the Provinces of Maryland &c
before his Lopps Justices of the said County on the
Twentieth day of January Annoq Dom. 1679

M^r John Stone] Cap^t Ignatius Causeene
P^rsent Comission"
M^r Rob^t Henly Cap^t W^m Barton

Maryland ss :
John Lemarre of Charles County in the Province of Maryland
Chyrurgion Was attached to Answere unto George Godfrey of the
said County and Province of a plea of Trespas of the Case ;
Whereupon, the said George Godfrey by George Thompson his
Attorney saith, That the said Lemarre in the moneth of ffebruary in
the yeare of our Lord 1678 into the woods of the said Godfrey
Lyeing in Charles County on st Thomases Creeke Comonly Called
Portobacco Creeke, Contrary to his Lo^pps Rule & dignity and the
publique peace of this Province, by force and Armes did Come, and
then and there Eight of the said Godfreys Timber Trees w^th Axes
did fall Cut off and w^th Mall and Wedges Did into peeces Splitt
and Carry away, and to his owne proper use and behoof e Convert the
said Eight Timber Trees, to y^e Damage of the said Godfrey to the
Vallue of Two thousand five hundred pounds of Tobacco, and there-
upon hee brings his suite
And the said John Lemarre by Henry Bonner his Attorney Comes
& Defends the force and Injury when &c and saith that hee is not
guilty of the Transgression W^rithin menconed, and of this hee puts
himselfe upon the Country And the said George Godfrey by George
Thompson his Attorney Likewise Whereupon a Venire facias was
Issued forth to the Sheriffe to Impannell a Jury Who Returned
this Ensueing Pannell
fforeman — Thomas Hussy] John Boyce
Giles Collier ljn^o Clarke
James Wheeler] Jn^o GodshallJ
Tho. Craxtonel Henry Hawkins]
W^m Taylor Lw^m Wells Uuro™
Hen. Hardy J Hugh ffrench

p. 194

Which Juro" being sworne Well and truely to trye the Issued
Joyned, The p^h produced in open Court the foregoeing Verdict of
the former Jury und^r theire hand & Scales
And the Defend^t did produce a Platt of his Tract of Land, and