Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683.     393

     to imparle hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court And it is         Liber W. C.
     granted unto him and the same day is given to the ph also.
      Now here at this day to wit the third day of July in ye Eighth
     yeare of the Dominion of the Right honoble Charles Lord Baltemore
     &c. Annoq Doni. 1683 came the said partijes by their Attorneys
     aforesaid and the said George Wells by his said Attorney sayth
     that he is not guilty of the prmisses above by the said James im
     posed upon him and of this he puts himself upon the Country And
     the plt likewise
      Itt is therefore comanded the sheriffe of St Maries County that
     he Cawse to come here twelve &c. by whome &c. and who neither
     &c. to recognize &c because aswell &c.
      On wch said third day of July in the yeare aforesaid Came the
     said partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid and the Jurors impan
     nelled being called likewise Came (to wit) Justinian Gerrard, James
     Ringold Marke Cordea, Samuel Hatton Thomas Sikes Humphrey
     Jones Edward Ward Richard Edelen Bryan Dailey, John Smith
     William Roswell and Thomas Simpson, Who being elected tryed
     and Sworne to say the truth in the prmisses Upon their Oathes
     doe say. That the said George Wells is guilty of the premisses by
     the plt above imposed upon him, It is therefore considered by the
     Court here that the said James ifugate recover against the said
     George Wells his damages by him the sd James sustained by occa
     sion of the prmisses, but because it is not knowne to the Court
     here what damages the said James ifugate hath sustained by occa
     sion thereof It is therefore Ordered that a writt of Enquiry of
     damages issue thereupon returneab!e imediately
      Comand is therefore given to the sheriffe of St Maries County
     that he Cawse to come here twelve good and Law full men of his
     baliwick well and Truly to try what damages the said James ffugate
     hath sustained by Occasion
      And thereupon upon the said third day of July in the yeare aforesaid
     came the ptyes aforesd by their Attorneys aforesaid and the Jurors
     impannelled being called likewise came (to wit) Philip Lynes, Rich
     ard Keene, John Hungerford, Richard Royston, ffrancis Catterson,
     Sam” Dobson John Wi!kenson, Thomas Stonestreet James Phillips
     Stephen Murty Dennis Hurley and Hugh Hopewell Who being
     elected Tryed and Sworne to Say the truth in the prmisses upon
     their oathes doe say that the said Jones ifugate hath sustained dam
     ages by occasion of the prmisses. for the nine head of Cattle afore
     said and for want thereof to ffoure thousand two hundred pounds
     of tobacco, It is therefore considered by the Court here that the
     said James ifugate recover against the said George Wells Aswell
     the aforesaid sume of foure thousand two hundred pounds of
     tobacco damages by ye Jurors aforesaid in forme aforesaid Assessed
     as also the sume of Three thousand & nine pounds of tobacco for
     Costs of Suite, And the said Defendant in mercy &ca