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