Provincial Court Proceedings, 1682.     199

     day of March in the yeare of our Lord God One thousand six                Liber W. C.
     hundred eighty and two, into the said parcell of Land wth the
     appurtenances wch the said John Edmondson to him the said
     Thomas Browne in manner and fforme aforesaid had Demised for
     the terme aforesaid wch is not yet past, Entred and him the said
     Thomas Browne from his fffarme aforesaid Did Eject & other
     harmes to him did to the great Damage of him the said Thomas
     Browne and against his Lordspps Peace &c And Whereupon he
     sayth he is the worse and hath Losse to the vallue of Thirty thou
     sand pounds of tobacco, And thereupon he brings his suite
       Unlesse the Tennant in Posession or they under whome he
     Claimeth Doe at the next Provinciall to be held at st Maryes the
     Second Day of May next Anno Dni. 1682 appeare to this Declaracon
     and make himself or themselves defts thereunto & by rule of Court
     Confesse the aforesaid Entry and Ejectment & insist onely upon
     the title The Deft in this Declaracon will Confesse Judgment and
     Posession will be Delivered accordingly to the Plantiffe To Roger
     Sumers Tennant of the Premisses above menconed
       On the first day of May Annop Doni 1682 Came Thomas Mount-               p. 555
     fort of Talbot County, Before the Honoble William Calvert Esqr One
     of the Justices of the Provinciall Court and made Oath that Upon
     the Eleaventh day of Aprill last past he Delivered unto Roger
     Sumers the above named Tennant in posession of the premisses
     above mentioned a Coppy of the Declaration before written under
     the hand of William Cocks Clerke of the Provinciall Court at the
     house of him the said Roger in Talbot County being the Dwelling
     house of the Land in Question & he then sayd he was willing to
     deliver Posession to the use of Jno Edmondson within named
                   Sworne the first day of May 1682 before me
                                     William Calvert
       Now here at this day to wit the fourth day of May in the seaventh
     yeare of the Dominion of the Right honoble Charles Lord Baltemore
     &c Annop Doni 1682 came the said John Browne by his Attorney
     aforesaid and Offerred himself against the said John Standley in
     the Plea aforesaid, but the said John Standley came not but made
     default Wherefore the said plt remaineth against the said Deft
     thereof wholly undefended, Therefore It is Considered by the Court
     here that the said John Browne recover against the said John Stand
     Icy his Terme aforesaid yet to come of and in the aforesaid parcell
     of Land Called the ifreshes Addition Containing and Laid out for
     Three hundred Acres more or Lesse Together with all Messuages
     Tennements or dwelling houses Edifices. Buildings. Yards Gardens
     & Orchards. and all other the Premises with the appurtenances to
     the said Parcell of Land belonging or in any wise appertaining,
     And hereupon the said Plantiffe by his Attorney aforesaid Prayeth
     his Lopps the Lord Proprietaryes writt to the Sheriffe of Talbot