266       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1682.

    Liber W C.   Lawes of this Province there would have detained, The said Ger
                 rard The Said Tankard wth force and Armes &ca did Rescue & the
                 same Tankard from the Said Justinian Did take away and other
                 harmes to him did to the great damage of him the Said Justinian
                 and against the peace of the Lord Propry that now is &c Whereupon
                 he Sayth that he is the worse and hath damage to the vallue of
                 twenty pounds Sterling money And thereof he bringeth his Suite &c.
                   And the said Gerrard Slye by Robert Carvile his Attorney cometh
                 and Defendeth the force and injury, when &c. and prayeth liberty
                 to imparle hereunto untill next Provinciall Court and it is granted
                 unto him the same day is given to the plt likewise
                   Now here att this day to wit the Seaventeenth day of October
                 in the seaventh yeare of the Dominion of the Right honoble Charles
                 Lord Baltemore &c. Annoq Doni. 1682: Came the said partyes by
                 their Attorneys aforesaid. and the Said Gerrard Slye by his said
                 Attorney sayth that hee is in noe wise guilty of the trespasse and
                 Rescues above by the said Justinian Imposed upon him and of this
                 he putts himself upon the Country. And the 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 asweil &c.
                   On wch said seaventeenth day of October in the yeare aforesaid
                 came the said partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid And the Jurors
                 Impannelled being Called likewise came (to wit) Symon Wilmore,
                 Henry Mitchell ffrancis Gutterick, George Hodgeson, James Peter-
                 kin, Richard Jones Elias King, John Aiward. John Miller, John
                 Cassock, William Lee & Robert Gutterick Who being Elected tryed
                 and Sworne to Say the truth in the prmisses Upon their Oathes
                 doe Say that the said Gerrard Slye is guilty of the Trespasse and
                 Rescues above by the plt Imposed upon him in manner & forme
                 as the Said pfl above against him hath Declared and they Assesse
                 the Damage of the said plt to One thousand nine hundred and
                 Twenty pounds of tobacco, Itt is therefore Considered by the Court
                 here that the said Justinian Gerrard Recover against the said Ger
                 rard Slye aswell the aforesaid Surne of One thousand Nine hun-
       p. 612    dred and twenty pounds of tobacco Damages by the Jurors afore
                 said in forme aforesaid Assessed as also the Sume of Two thousand
                 and three pounds of tobacco for costs of Suite And the said Deft
                 in mercy &c.
                 George Gosfright    Nicholas Nicholson late of Ann Ar
                      agt            rundell County Planter & Hester his
                 Nicholas Nicholson & Hester  wife the Relict and Administratrix
                 his wife Admrx of William    of the goods: Chattles debts Rights
                 Gough decd:and Creditts of William Gough decd
                    was attached to answer unto George