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Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80. 357
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(3) — The Jury finding noe Cause of accon is false and Erronious,
for it was sufficiently apparent to Court and Country hee had Cawse
of accon enough, for hee is wronged of ffoure hundred and foure
pounds of Tobacco, and the Jury ought to have found for the plt,
or for the deft, or specially, and that Generall finding noe Cause
of accon is Error:
For these Reasons hee desires the Judgment may bee arrested
W* Reasons aforesaid being Read heard and argued, and by ye
Justices here fully understood and dilligently examined, It seemeth
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Liber W. C.
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to the Same Justices That the Reasons aforesaid are Insufficient in
Law to arrest Judgment upon the Verdict of the Jurors aforesaid,
Therefore Itt is Considered that the said Thomas Jones take nothing
by his writt, but for his false Claime thereupon bee in mercy, and
that the said Samuel Dobson may goe from thence without Day.
And also. That the said Samuel Dobson Recover against the said
Thomas Jones the sume of pounds of Tobacco for
his Costs and charges by him about his defence in this behalf
Laid out and Expended, and the Said Samuell may have thereof
Execution
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p. 326
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John Rogers
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Henry Hollis
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Henry Hollis late of Calvert County Planter was
attached to Answere unto John Rogers of the same
County Carpenter of a plea wherefore with force and
Armes One steere of him the said John att Leonards
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Creeke hundred m the County aforesaid lately found of the Vallue
of Tenn pounds Sterling hee did take drive away Kill and Convert
to his owne use, and other Enormityes to him did to the greate
damage of the said John and against the Peace of the Right honoble
the Lord Propry
And whereupon the said John Rogers by Christopher Rousby his
Attorney Complaineth. That the said Henry Hollis the Tenth day
of January in the yeare of our Lord 1679 with force and Armes
One Steere of him the said John att Leonards Creeke hundred in
Calvert County aforesaid lately found of the vallue of Tenn pounds
stert. Did take drive away Kill and Convert to his owne use,
and other Enormityes to him did to the greate damage of the said
John and against the Peace of the Right honoble the Lord Pro-
prietary, And whereupon the said John sayth hee is the worse and
hath losse to the Vallue of fifteene pounds sterl. and thereupon hee
bringeth his suite
And the said Henry Hollis by Charles Boteler his Attorney com-
eth and defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty
to Imparle hereunto untill next Provinciall Court and it is granted
unto him. the same Day is given to the plantiffe Likewise
Att wch said next Provinciall Court (To witt) the Two and
Twentyeth day of ffebruary in the Sixth yeare of the Dominion of
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