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    sage his action aforesaid against the said William Steevens Ought          Liber W. C.
    not to maintaine in manner and forme aforesaid. Therefore Itt is
    considered by the Court here that the Said Lovelace Gossage take
    nothing by his writt aforesaid but be in mercy for his false Clamor
    therein, and that the Said William Steevens may goe thereof wthout
    day And that the said William Steevens Recover against the said
    Lovelace Gossage the Sume of Twelve hundred & sixty two Pounds
    of Tobacco for his Costs and Charges by him about his Defence
    in this behalfe Layd out and Expended and the Said William may
    have thereof Execution

    Justinian Gerrard Gerrard Slye late of St Maryes County gentl
        agt was attached to answere unto Justinian Gerrard
    Gerrard Siyegent! of a plea wherefore Whereas the said
    Justinian in his ffee at St Clements Mannor in
    the County aforesaid for rent to him the said Justinian due a cer
    tame Silver Tankard had taken and the Same Silver Tankard in
    the name of a Distresse according to the Lawes of this Province
    there would have detained, The said Gerrard Slye the said Tankard
    with force and Armes did rescue and the same Tankard from the
    said Justinian did take away & other harmes to him did to the great
    damage of him the said Justinian & against the peace of the Lord
    Propry that now is &c.
      And Whereupon the said Justinian by Thomas Burford his At
    torney complayneth that whereas the said Gerrard Slye was and
    is Seized of a certaine tract of land called Bushwood parcell of the
    said Mannor of St Clements & the Same did hold of the said Jus
    tinian Gerrard now Pit, as of his Mannor of St Clements in the
    County aforesaid at the yearly Rent of Two barrells of Indian           p. 611
    Corne or Twenty Shillings in money yearely to be paid on the
    twenty fifth day of December, And whereas the one & twentyeth day
    of December One thousand six hundred and Eighty at st Clements
    Mannor aforesaid on the Said land called Bushwood Sixteene bar
    rels of Indian Corne or Eight pounds in money Sterling for Eight
    yeares past were due & in arreare from the said Gerrard Slye unto
    the said Justinian Gerrard, wch or Either of them the said Gerrard
    Slye although demanded to the Said Justinian Gerrard hath not
    paid Wherebye Action accrued to the Said Justinian Gerrard to have
    of the Said Gerrard Slye Either the Said Sixteene barrells of Indian
    Come or Eight Pounds Sterling money Whereupon the said Jus
    tinian Gerrard in his ffee aforesaid on the said Tract of land called
    Bushwood After the said twenty fifth day of December One thou
    sand Six hundred and Eighty (that is to say) the first day of March
    One thousand Six hundred and Eighty the said Tankard for Eight
    Pounds Sterling being the rent aforesaid then due did take, And the
    same Silver Tankard in the name of a Distresse according to the