286 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80.

Liber W. C.

that was the antient bounds of the aforesaid parcell of Land the
place being proved as aforesaid Runing thence South West Westerly
for the breadth of Seaventy pches to a Marked Stake standing in a
Marsh, thence North West three hundred and Twenty pches, to a
Marked White oake, thence North East Seaventy pches to a Marked
oake Standing by a Gum being the Nearest tree that Wee could find
to bound, & from the end of the northeast Line runing Southeast
to the said Swampe Where the Ash being the Antient bounds did
formerly stand being proved as aforesaid from Whence first Wee
tooke our Departure, and further Wee Juro^rs aforesaid Upon our
oathes did Say That Wee finde that about September 1679 George
Godfrey did fell Cutt downe & Carry away by his owne Confession
three Trees standing within the Line of the Land of the aforesaid
John Lemarre according to the Survey Now made by Capt Randolph
Brandt, and further Wee finde that the afores^d John Lemarre is
Damnifyed the sume of fifty pounds of Tobacco, one of the said
Trees being dead and the other Two being soe bad that most part
of them Could not bee made use of by the aforesaid George Godfrey
In Witnesse Whereof the Sheriffe w^th the Surveyo^r aswell as the
Juro^rs have hereunto Set there hands & Scales the day & Yeare first
above Written

W^m Chandler sher (sealed)
Rand^o Brandt (sealed)
Henry Hawkins (sealed) Robert Middleton (sealed)
Garret sinnet (sealed) James Smallwood (sealed)
Jn^o Godshall (sealed) Rob^t Thompson (sealed)
W^m Wells (sealed) Thomas Coates (sealed)
Jn^o Clarke (sealed) James Littlepage (sealed)
Ralph Shaw (sealed) Edmond Dennis (sealed)

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Which being Read & heard & Robert Carvile Attorney for the
pl^t and Robert Ridgely Attorney for the deft being p^rsent in Court
Itt is Considered that the said John Lemarre Doe Recover against
the said George Godfrey the Sume of ffifty pounds of Tobacco dam-
ages by the Juro^rs aforesaid in forme afores^d Assessed and also
Three thousand six hund^rd fifty two pounds of Tobacco Costs of
Suite & the Said John Lamarre may have thereof Execution &c.

Kenelm Cheseldyn
ag^t
Stephen Murtey

Stephen Murtey late of S^t Maryes County was
attached to answere unto Kenelm Cheseldyn one
of the Attorneys of this Court & Upon an At-
tachm^t of priviledge Upon an Accon Upon the
case :