Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683.     363

     William Digges Esqr Admr This Cawse being upon a writt of                Liber W. C.
     of Edward Oystin Enquiry of Damages and the Jury
          agt            haveing found for the Pit the sume
     William Dixon et ats. Execrs of Tenn thousand pounds of To-
     of Wenlock Christenson hacco damages with costs of suite,
                         The deft by Kenelm Cheseldyn his
     Attorney moved in Arrest of Judgment and prayed time till the
     first day of the next Provinciall Court to file his reasons therein
     And it is granted unto him, The same day is given to the plt like
     wise and this Cawse is continued untill the next Court

     Joseph Eaton The Jury finding for the plt in this Cause the sume of      p. 694
        agt Nine pounds five shillings sterling The deft by
   John Atkey  George Parker his Attorney moved the Court here in
               Arrest of Judgment and prayed time till the next
     Provinciall Court to file his reason therein, And it is granted unto
     him, And the same day is given to the plt likewise

     April ye 2d 1683
     Ordered by the Court that a venire facias issue to the seaverall
     & respective Sheriffes of this Province to Sumon three good and
     Law full men to serve on Petty Jurys Every Provinciall Court
       John Richardson of the County of Dorchester being sumoned
     to Serve on the Petty Jury and not appearing when called is
     ifyned according to an Act of Assembly in that case made and
     provided

     The Lord Propry Thomas Vaughan late of Talbot County gentl
          agt otherwise called Thomas Vaughan was Sumoned
  Thomas Vaughan  to answere unto the Lord Propry that now is of
                  a plea that he render unto him Two hundred
     thousand pounds of tobacco in Caske wch to him he Oweth and
     unjustly deteyneth
       And Whereupon Thomas Burford who for the said Lord Propry
     in this behalfe psecuteth for the said Lord Propry Sayth That whereas
     the said Thomas Vaughan the 28th day of Aprill in the yeare of our
     Lord 1681 at the Citty of st Maries in st Maries County by his
     certaine writeing obligatory acknowledged himself to be bound
     to the said Lord Proprietary in the said sume of Two hundred
     thousand pounds of Tobacco in Caske To be paid unto the said
     Lord Propry when he should be thereunto required Nevertheless
     the said Thomas Vaughan though often required the said Two
     hundred thousand pounds of tobacco in Caske to the said Lord
     Propry hath not rendered hut hath hitherto denyed and doth still
     denye Whereupon the said Thomas Burford who as aforesaid for
     the said Lord Propry in this behalfe prosecuteth sayth that the Said