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    cometh and Defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth           Liber W. C.
    Liberty to Imparle hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court and
    it is granted unto him the same day is given to the plt Likewise
      Now here at this day to wit the second day of Aprill in the
    Eighth yeare of the Dominion of the Right honoble Charles Lord
    Baltemore &c Annocp Doni 1683 came the said partyes by their
    Attorneys aforesaid and the said Marmaduke Goodhand by his said
    Attorney refuseth to make any farther Prosecution against the
    said John Lillingston in the plea aforesaid Itt is therefore con
    sidered by the Court here that the said Marmaduke Goodhand take
    nothing by his plea aforesaid but be in Mercy for his false Clayme
    therein and that the said John Lillingston goe thereof goe thereof
    without Day, and that the said John Lillingston Recover against the
    said Marmaduke the sume of pounds of tobacco
    for his Costs and charges by him about his defense in this behalfe
    layd out & expended. and the said John may have thereof Execution

   John Whittington Comand was given to the Sheriffe of Talbott
         agt County that he take William Hemsley If he
    Wm Hemsley should be found in his Baliwick and him safe
    keepe Soe that he have his body here the six and
    twentyeth day of September in the Seaventh yeare of the Dominion
    of the Right honoble Charles Lord Baltemore &c. Annoq Doni
    1683: to answere unto John Whittington in a plea of debt: Which
    said Provinciall Court wch on the said Sixth and twentyeth day of
    September was to be held as aforesd was by his Lopps writ of
    Adjournment Adjourned untill the tenth day of October then next
    following, On wch Said Tenth day of October the sheriffe of Tal
    bott County aforesd made returne of the writ aforesaid that by
    vertue thereof he had taken the said John Whittington whose body
    he had ready as by the said writ he was comanded and the said
    William Hemsley Came then by John Rousby his Attorney and
    defended the force and Injury when &c and Prayed liberty to im
    parle hereunto untill next Provinciall Court and It is granted unto
    him: the same day is given to the plt also:
      Now here at this day (to wit) the Second day of Aprill in the
    Eighth yeare of the Dominion of The Right honoble Charles Lord
    Baltemore &c. Annoq Doni 1683: Came the said pties by their
    Attorneys aforesaid, and the said Jno Whittington by his said            p. 652
    Attorney ref useth to make any farther prosecution against the said
    William Hemsley in the plea aforesaid It is therefore considered
    by the Court here that the said John Whittington take nothing by
    his writ aforesaid but be in mercy for his false clayme therein
    and that the said William Hemsley may goe thereof without day
    and that the said William hems!ey recover against the said John
    Whittington the Sume of six hundred fifty six pounds of Tobacco