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218 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1682. Liber W. C. Timothy Parker & Compa The pits this Court file their bill agt the agt deft being one of the Attorneys of this George Thompson Court. And the deft by George Parker his Attorney appeares & Imparles untill the next Provinciall Court: James Mills Henry Johnson late of Baltemore County was at agt tached to answere unto James Mills of a plea of Henry Johnson Trespasse of the Case And Whereupon the said James Mills by Robert Carvile his Attorney sayth That Whereas the said James upon the Tenth day of ffebruary in the yeare of Our Lord 1677 at the Plan tacon of him the said James in the County aforesaid was Posessed of One Briggantine wth mast sayles and Rigging to the Same. belonging of the prop goods and Chattles of him thee said James p. 572 of the Vallue of ifourteene thousand thousand pounds of tobacco And Soe being thereof posessed the sd Henry on the fourteenth day of ffebruary aforesaid the Same Briggantine and Sales aforesaid Out of the hands and Posession of him the Said James Did take & Carry away And although the said Henry Knowes the said Brig gantine and Sales to be the prop goods and Chattles of him the Said James & to him of right to belong & appertaine Craftily and fraudulently intending him the said James in that behalfe Craftily and Subtilly to deceive and Defraude The said Briggantine & Sales to the said James though often thereunto requested hath not deliv ered but the same Briggantine and Sales to his owne prop use & pfitt hath Converted and Disposed to the Losse of the said James Twenty thousand pounds of Tobacco And thereupon he bringeth his Suite And the said Henry Johnson by Robert Ridgely his Attor ney Cometh and Defendeth the force and Injury when &c. And prayeth Liberty to imparle hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court and it is granted unto him the Same day is given to the plt also: Att wch said next Provinciall Court came the said partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid And the said Henry Johnson by his said Attorney sayth he is not guilty of the premisses above Imposed upon him in manner & forme as the said James Mills above against him hath Complayned And of this he putts himself upon the Country. And the plt likewise Therefore Itt is Comanded the sheriffe of St Maryes County that he Cause to come here Twelve &c. by whome &c and Who neither &c to Recognize &c because aswell &c. Afterwards to wit the ffifteenth day of ffebruary in the sixth yeare of the Dominion of the Right honoble Charles Lord Baltemore &c. Annoq Doni 1680--Came the said partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid And the Jurors Impannelled being called likewise came to wit Richard Lloyd Michael Ashford William |
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