376       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683.

     Liber W. C. time nor they the said William Dixon and Elizabeth his wife Wil
                 liam sharpe and Thomas Taylor or any of him since his death to
                 him the said Edward Oistin in his life time or to the said William
                 Digges since his death have made or Rendered any account or any
                 satisfaccon for the said three Negroes or the procedure thereof
                 though often thereunto requested, but for the same to pay and
                 satisfy have hitherto denyed and refused and still doth denye and
                 refuse to the damage of the said William Digges thirty thousand
                 pounds of tobacco And thereupon he bringeth his suite
                   And he bringeth into Court here his Letters of Administracon
                 by wch it may appear he is Admr &c.
                   And the said William Dixon and Elizabeth his wife William
                 sharpe and Thomas Taylor by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorney
                 cometh and defendeth the force and injury when &c. and prayeth
                 liberty to imparle hereunto next Court & it is granted unto him the
                 same day is given to ye plt likewise
            p.   Att wch said next Provinciall Court (to wit the) thirteenth 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 defts by
                 their said Attorney Say that the said Winlock did not assume and
                 promise in manner & forme as the said plt above against him in his
                 Declaracon hath complained And of this they put themselves upon
                 the Country, And the plt also:
                   Itt is therefore comanded the Sheriffe of st Maries County that
                 he Cause to come here Twelve &c by whome &c. and who neither &c.
                 to recognize &c because aswell &c.
                   On wch said thirteenth day of October aforesaid in the yeare
                 aforesaid came the said ptyes by their Attorneys aforesaid And
                 the Jurors Impannelled being called likewise came (to wit) Symon
                 Wilmer, Henry Mitchell ffrancis Gutterick George Hodgeson, James
                 Peterkin Richard Jones Leonard Greene, John Aylward, John Mil
                 ler, John Cassock, Samuel Dobson, & Robert Gutterick, Who being
                 elected tryed and sworne to say the truth in the premisses Upon
                 their Oathes doe say, that the said Winlock Christenson did assume
                 upon himself and make such promise as the said plt above against
                 him in his Declaracon hath complained, It is therefore considered
                 by the Court here that the said plt recover against the said deft
                 his damages by him sustained by occasion of the premisses but
                 because It is not knowne to the Court here what damages he hath
                 sustained by occasion thereof It is therefore ordered that a writ of
                 enquiry of damages issue at the next Provinciall Court
                   Att wch said next Provinciall Court (to wit) the second Day of
                 Aprill in the Eighth yeare of the Dominion of the Right honoble
                 Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Donij 1683 came the partyes
                 aforesaid by their Attorneys aforesaid And it was comanded the