58 Provincial Courf Proceedings, 1679.

Liber VV. C. p. 55

Ken: Cheseldyn agt Gerard Slye

Gerard Slye of St Maryes County was Attached to Answer unto Kenelm Cheseldyn in a plea wherefore with force & Armes one acre of land, one dwelling house with the appurtennces lying

& being in the City of S^t Maryes which Thomas Lomax to him the
said Kenelm Cheseldyn did demise for a terme of yeares which is
not yet past did Enter and him the said Kenelm did Eject, & other
Enormities to him did, to the great damage of him the said Kenelm
contrary to the peace &c

And whereupon the said Kenelm by Nehemiah Blakiston his At-
torny complaineth, that whereas the said Thomas the first day of
May in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy
seven did Demise unto the said Kenelm & his assignes the said acre
of land with the houses thereupon built with their appurtennces To
have & to hold to him the said Kenelm & to his assignes from the
said first day of May unto the full end and terme of five yeares to
be compleat & ended, By Vertue of which Demise the said Kenelm
did enter into the said acre of land & houses thereupon built with
the appurtennces aforesaid & was thereof possessed, the said Gerard
Slye the first day of June in the yeare aforesaid into the said land
& houses with the appurtennces which the said Thomas Lomax to the
said Kenelm in forme aforesaid had Demised for the terme afore-
said which is not yet past with force & armes did enter & him the
said Kenelm did Eject, & other Enormities to him did doe to the
damage of the said Kenelm & contrary to the peace &c

And the said Gerard Slye by Christopher Rousby his Attorney
cometh & defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty
to imparle hereunto untill next Provinciall Court & itt is granted
unto him. the same day is given to the plaintiffe also

Now here att this day to witt the thirteenth day of Octob^r in the
fourth yeare of the Dominion of the right Hon^ble Charles Lord Bal-
temore &c Annoq Doni 1679 came the said parties by their Attorneys
aforesaid And the said Gerard by his said Attorney saith, that he the
said Gerard is in no wayes Guilty of the trespas & Ejectm^t above
supposed to be done And of this he putts himselfe upon the Countrey.
Whereupon the aforesaid Kenelm refuseth to make any further
prosecution against the said Gerard in the plea aforesaid Therefore
itt is considered that the said Gerard goe thereof without day And
also that the said Gerard Slye recover against the said Kenelm
Cheseldyn the Sume of six hundred & Seventy pounds of tobacco
for his costs & charges by him about his defence in this behalf laid
out & expended And the said Gerard may haue thereof Execution &c

	John Rawlings "
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	John Stone		-These two actions are agreed