144      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681/1682.

  Liber W. C.     said against him hath Complained & they Assesse the Damage of
                 the said John Rousby to Six thousand pounds of Tobacco Which
                 verdict of the Jurors aforesaid being read and heard the said Joseph
                 Spernon by his Attorney aforesaid Moved the Court here in Arrest
                 of Judgment Upon the Verdict of the Jurors aforesaid & prayed
                 Day untill the next Provinciall Court and It is granted unto him
                 the same Day is given to the Pit Likewise
                  Att web said next Provinciall Court to witt the Second day of
                 March in the seaventh yeare of the Dominion of the Right Honoble
                 Charles Lord Baltemore &c. Annoq Doni 1681 Came the said John
                 Rousby in his Proper pson and Offered himself against the said
                 Joseph Spernon of and upon the Premisses and Prayed that Judg
                 ment upon the Verdict of the Jurors aforesaid may be Conformed,
                 but the said Joseph Spernon Came not but made Default, There
                 fore It is Considered by the Court here that the said John Rousby
                 Recover against the said Joseph Spernon aswell the aforesaid Sume
                 of Six thousand pounds of Tobacco Damages by the Jurors afore
                 said in forme aforesaid Assessed as also the Sume of One Thousand
                 two hundred forty foure pounds of Tobacco for Costs of Suite. and
                 the said Deft in Mercy &Ca

                Michael Miller  Clement Hill late of st Maryes County gentl was
                    agt attached to answere unto Michael Miller in a Plea
                Clement Hill  of Trespasse upon the Case
                             And Whereupon the said Michael Miller by
                 Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorney Complaineth that Whereas he the
                 said Michael Miller the Nineteenth day of Aprill in the Second
                 yeare of the Dominion of Charles &ca and in the yeare of our Lord
                 1677 Att Kent County within the Province aforesaid was Posessed
                 of a Certaine boy Servant called by the Name of Thomas Currey
                 of of about the age of twelve yeares as the Proper Servant of him
                 the said Michael to serve him the said Michael for Such terme
                 of yeares as is usuall & accustomable by the Lawe of this Province
                 for servants Transported into this Province without Indentures at
                 the age aforesaid, of the vallue of three Thousand pounds of to
                 bacco, And soe being thereof posessed the said Boy Servant of him
                 the said Michael as aforesaid the said Michael Afterwards to witt
                 the tenth day of May in the yeare aforesaid Out of the Posession
                 and Service of him the said Michael Casually Lost, wch Said Serv
                 ant afterwards to wit the twentyeth day of May in the yeare of
         p. 517  our Lord Aforesaid at the Citty of st Maryes in the County of
                 St Maryes wthin the Province aforesaid to the hands and posession
                 of him the said Clement Hill by findeing came Notwithstanding
                 web the said Clement knowing the said Servant boy to be the proper
                 Servant of him the said Michael & to him the said Michael of right
                 to appertaine and belong, meaning and intending him the Said
                 Michael in this behalfe to deceive and defraude The said boy serv