384       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683.

    Liber W. C. ney sayth that he did not assume upon himself or to the said James
                make such pmise as the said James above against him hath declared
                And of this he puts himself upon the Country And the plt like
                wise, 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 asweli &c.
                  On wch said thirtyeth day of June in the yeare aforesaid Came
                the sd partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid And the Jurors im
                panneiled being called likewise came (to wit) Justinian Gerrard,
                James Ringoid, John Craycroft, Samuel Hatton, Thomas Sikes Hum
                phrey Jones, Joseph Edelen Richard Edelen, James Bowling, John
                smith William Roswell and Thomas Simpson. Who being elected
                tryed and Sworne to say the truth in the premisses Upon their
                Oathes doe Say, that the said Joseph Eaton did Assume upon him
                self and to the said James Jones make Such promise as the said
                James hath above declared against him and they assess the damage
                of the said James to thirty three shillings sterling Itt is therefore
                considered by the Court here that the said James Jones recover
                against the said Joseph Eaton aswell the aforesaid Sume of thirty
                and three shillings Sterling damages by the Jurors aforesaid in
                forme aforesaid Assessed as also the Sume of Two thousand ninety
                two pounds of tobacco for costs of Suite And the Deft in mercy

        p. 711 William Chesheire Thomas Carvile of St Maries County in the
                     agt Province of Maryland Planter was attached to
              Thomas Carvile  answere unto William Chesheire of the said
                              County & Province Planter of a plea of Tres
                              pass of the case
                  Whereupon the said William Chesheire by George Thompson
                his Attorney compiaynes that whereas the said William Chesheire
                is a true and faithfull Tennant of ye Right honoble the Lord Baron
                of Baltemore Lord and Propry of this Province of Maryland, and
                hath continued alwayes of good name and fame, and soe with all
                honest grave and discreet men and his neighbours hath been held
                called and reputed, Yett the aforesaid Carvile not ignorant of the
                premisses but plotting the aforesaid Chesheire most unjustly to
                greive, and his good Name fame and estate to hurt detract and
                damnify and him the said Chesheire to bring into trouble Vexation
                and Infamy, as also the same Chesheire wholly to destroy and bring
                to nought, caused the said Chesheire (by certaine witnesses by him
                the said Carvile subborned) to the grand Inquest at the Provinciali
                Court held at st Maries the four and Twentyeth day of November
                Anno Doni 1680, to be presented accused and Indicted. before the
                honoble Philip Calvert Chancellor of the said Province of Maryland
                ffor that hee the said Chesheire the 22th day of September Anno
                Doni. 1679 Two hoggs of the prop goods and Chattles of the said