288 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80.

Liber W. C.

w^th a Line drawn South south West for Length into the woods
three hundred pches Bounding upon the south West w^th a line
drawne South east One hundred and fifty perches to a Creeke, bound-
ing on the northeast w^th the Creek untill it Intersect the first bounded
tree, w^ch William Traverse did demise to the said Henry for a
terme not yet Expired, hee the said John Merreday Entred and him
the said Henry from his ffarme aforesaid did Eject and other Enor-
mityes to him did doe to the greate Damage of him the said Henry
and against the peace of the Right hono^ble the Lord Prop^ry
And Whereupon the Said Henry by Christopher Rousby his
Attorney Complaineth that Whereas the said William Travers the
ninth day of June in the Yeare of our Lord 1679 in Dorchest^r
County aforesaid Did demise unto the said Henry Hooper the said
Tenements Lands and p^rmisses w^th the appurtenances To hold to
him the said Henry and his assignes from the ffeast of the Anun-
tiacon of the Blessed Virgin Mary then last past unto the End and
Terme of ffoure Yeares from thence Next ffolio wing fully to bee
Compleate and ended, By vertue of w^ch said Demise the said Henry
unto the said Tenem^t Lands and p^rmisses did Enter and was thereof
posessed, & being thereof soe posessed Afterwards (to witt) the

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first day of Octob^r in the Yeare of our Lord 1679 the said John
Merriday into the Tenem^t Lands & p^rmisses aforesaid w^th the ap-
purtenances w^ch the said William in forme aforesaid had demised
for a Terme w^ch is not yet past did Enter and him from his farme
afores^d Did Eject and other Enormityes to him did doe to the greate
damage of the Said Henry and against the Peace of the Right
Hono^ble the Lord Prop^ry And Whereupon hee Sayth hee is the
Worse and hath Losse to the vallue of Tenn thousand pounds of
Tobacco and thereupon hee brings his suite
Unlesse the Tennant in posession or they under whome hee
Claimes doe the Next Provinciall Court doe the Next Provinciall
Court appeare to this Declaracon & make him or themselves defts
thereunto and by Rule of Court Confesse the Lease Entry and
Ejectm^t and insist onely Upon the Title the deft in this Declaracon
Will Confesse Judgm^t and Posession will bee delivered accordingly
to the Plantiffe.
To William Reade, Tennant in posession of the p^rmisses w^thin
menconed the true Coppy of the within Menconed Declaracon was
Served Upon W^m Read by mee Timothy Macknemarra by deliver-
ing the same Coppy to the said William Reade the ffifth of Novemb^r
last being in the year e 1680
Sworne before mee y^e 24^th day of Timothy M^ccnemarra
November 1680 Philip Calvert
Now here att this day to witt the Thirtyeth day of Novemb^r in
the ffifth yeare of the Dominion of the Right Hono^ble Charles Lord
Baltemore &c Annoq Dominj 1680 said accon being solemnly called
and Noe pson apping to defend the p^rmisses. Whereupon the said