Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80. 279

the said County of S^t Maryes County Att Bushwood aforesaid the
said Robert Neale out of his Custody and Contrary to the will &
wout the Lycence of the said William Smith the said William
Smith of his said debt of Two thousand Six hundred pounds of
Tobacco and five hundred forty foure pounds of tobacco costs not
being Satisffyed, Did suffer freely to goe at large whether hee
would, to the manifest danger of the looseing of the debt aforesaid,
for that hee doth Lurke and wander in places to the said William
Smith Unknowne, Soe that the said William his debt and Costs
aforesaid Cannot Leavy and Recover, Whereupon hee sayth hee
is the worse and hath dammage to the Vallue of Six thousand
pounds of Tobacco And thereupon hee bringeth his Suite
And the said Gerrard by Robert Ridgely his Attorney cometh
and defendeth the force and Injury when &c and prayeth Liberty to
imparle hereunto untill next Prov^ll Court and It is granted unto him
the same day is given to the plantiffe Likewise
Now here att this day to witt the thirtyeth day of November in
the fifth yeare of the dominion of the Right hono^ble Charles Lord
Baltemore &c Annoq Doni 1680 Came the said partyes by their At-
torneys aforesaid, & the said Gerrard by his said Attorney sayth
That hee is in noe wise guilty of the p^rmisses above imposed upon
him in manner & forme as the said William above in his declaracon
against him hath Complained and of this hee puts himself upon y^e
Country and the plantiffe also. It is therefore Comanded the Sher-
iffe of S^t Maryes County that hee Cause to Come here Twelve &c
by whome &c & who Neither &c To Recognize &c because aswell &c
On w^ch said thirtyeth day of Novemb^r in the yeare aforesaid came
the said ptyes by their Attorneys aforesaid, and the Juro^rs impan-
nelled being Called likewise came (To witt) Thomas Pattison John
Smith, W^m Watts, W^m Smithson John Martindale, James Pencoate,
James Derumple, John Hartwell, Thomas Beale, Thomas Cockes

Liber W. C.

Tho Simpson & Jacob Loockerman who being Elected tryed and
Sworne to say the truth in the p^rmisses. Upon their oathes doe Say
That the said Gerrard Slye is guilty of the p^rmisses above imposed
Upon him Therefore Itt is Considered that the said W^m Smith Re-
cover against the said Gerrard Slye the Sume of three thousand one
hundred forty foure pounds of tobacco damages by the Juro^rs afore-
said in forme aforesaid assessed, as also one thousand ffifty Two
pounds of Tobacco costs of Suite, & the deft in Mercy &c

p. 252

Gerrard Slye
ag^t
Jn^o Paler

Jn^o Paler late of the County of S^t Maryes otherwise
Called John Paler of S^t Maryes County planf was
Sumoned to answ^r unto Gerrard Slye of a plea that
hee Rend^r unto him the full & Just sume of one thou-