Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681/1682. 117

     Thomas in his life time since his Death hath beene Comitted) to      Liber W. C.
     him the said Gerrard hath not payd Although often thereunto re
     quired, But the same Two thousand six hundred & Eleaven pounds
     of Tobacco Residue as aforesaid to pay hath denyed and as Yet
     doth Denye To ye damage of the said Gerrard ffive thousand
     pounds of Tobacco, and thereupon he bringeth his Suite
       And the said Margarett Stagg by Robert Carvile her Attorney
     cometh and defendeth the force & 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
       Afterwards to wit the Thirtyeth day of November in the ffifth
     yeare of the Dominion of the Right honoble Charles Lord Balte
     more &ca Annoq Doni. 168o: Came the said partyes by their Attor
     neys aforesaid, and the said Margarett stagg by her said Attorney
     sayth That the said Thomas Stagg did not Assume or to the said
     Gerrard make such promise as the said Gerrard hath above Declared.
     and of this she putts herself upon the Country, and the piantiffe
     Likewise Itt was therefore comanded the sheriffe of st Maryes
     County that he Cawse to come here Twelve &c by whome &ca and
     Who neither &ca To recognize &ca Because aswell &ca
       On wch said Thirtyeth day of November 1678 aforesaid Came
     the said partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid, and the Jurors Im
     pannelled being called Likewise came (To wit) John Stanley John
     LaMare, Edward Ward. Giles Wilson, William Thomas, Thomas
     Adams. Gilbert Turbervi!e John Hyland, Peter Ellis. Thomas
     Spinke, John Addison & Emanuel Ratlife Who: being elected Tryed
     and Sworne to say the truth in the premisses upon their oathes Doe
     say that the said Thomas stagg in his life time did assume and to
     the said Gerrard slye make such promise as the said Gerrard above
     hath declared, and they Assesse ye Damage of the said Gerrard Slye
     To Two Thousand three hundred ffifty foure pounds of Tobacco:
     Wch Verdict of the Jurors aforesaid being Read and heard The
     said Margarett stagg by her Attorney aforesaid Moved the Court         p. 497
     here in arrest of Judgment, and prayed day untill next Provinciall
     Court and it is granted unto her The same Day is given to ye plan
     tife Likewise
       And Now here at this day (to witt) the Sixth day of March
     in ye seaventh yeare of the Dominion of the Right honoble Charles
     Lord Baltemore &ca Annoq Doni. 1681 Came the said partyes by
     their Attorneys aforesaid, and the said Margarett stagg by her said
     Attorney sayth that Judgment upon the Verdict of the Jurors afore
     said Ought to be arrested for these reasons following Viz.
     (Ist) The said accot wch is the ground of the plts accon doth not
     Warrant the Declaration, and the same is altogether Vitious and
     uncertaine and noe Certaine Judgment can be given upon the same
     there being many things therein charged wth are not for goods sold