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132 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681/1682. Liber W. C. and still doth Denye The said John and Mary they are Damnifyed in the sume of six hundred pounds of Tobacco and thereupon they Comence their suite John Nicholls & Mary his wife Plts Susanna Uty Deft: In a plea of trespasse of ye Case Baltemore County ss: The plt Declares agt the Deft for Detaining Mary One of the pits in her service from the 28th day of September 1675 untili the 29th day of December 1675 & in their said Declaration demand ffoure hundred pounds of tobacco, & the said Susanna Uty by John Dunston her Attorney Cometh and Defendeth the force and Injury when &c. & sayth that she is not guilty in Manner & forme as the said John Nicholls & Mary his wife against her have Declared and of this she Putteth herself upon the Country. & the plt Likewise Whereupon Comand is Given to the sheriffe of Baltemore County that he Cause to Come here Twelve &c Who Neither &c. to Recog nize &c Because aswell &c Att wch Seaventh day of July in the yeare aforesaid Came aswell the said John Nicholls and Mary his wife as the said Susanna Uty by their Attorneys aforesaid as the Jurors Likewise (to wit) Row land Thornborg, William Cromwell Michael Judd James Collyer John Wright Thomas Heath. James Denton Tho: Cannon George Gunnell Peter Ellis Robert Love & John Mould Who being impan nelled Sumoned and Sworne to say the truth in the ptmisses & have ing heard what Could be said on Either part Upon their Oathes p. 508 doe say Wee of the Jury Doe finde the plt Ought to have for her wages for the three Moneths ffoure hundred pounds of Tobacco wth Costs. The Jury findeth that the plantiffe was free the 28th day of September last as by Indenture doth appeare Att a Court held for Baltemore County the seaventh day of september &c Adjourned untill the Eighth day Anno Dini 1680: Coll George Wells Miles Gibson Comiss Present Gentl. Cap Jno Waterton Edward Beedle Whereas John Nicholls at his owne Suite & John Nicholls and Mary his wife at another Suite Obtained a Judgmt in each suite against Susanna Uty in July aforesaid The said Susanna Came this present Court and Craved an appeale from the said Judgmts to the Provinciali Court Alleadgeing and proveing to the Court that Sick nesse was the Cawse that she Could not crave an Appeale before Whereupon the Court takeing it into Consideration and Now bring ing her Suretyes with her as aforesaid Granted unto the said Susanna the appeale aforesaid Thomas Hedge Clke Com. Balt. Wch said Provinciall Court on the said ffifth day of October was by his Lopps writ of Adjournment adjourned untill the three and Twentyeth day of November following Att wch said three and Twentyeth day of November came the said Susanna Uty by her |
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