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     tryed and Sworne to Say the truth in the premisses Upon their Liber W. C.
     oathes doe say that the said John Walls did assume upon himself
     in manner and forme as the said James in his Declaracon above hath
     declared against him and they assess the damage of the said James
     to ffive thousand eighty foure pounds of tobacco and ffoure pounds
     eighteene Shillings & seaven pence sterling, Itt is therefore consid
     ered by the Court here that the said James Mills recover against the
     Said John Walls aswell the aforesd sume of ffive thousand eighty
     foure pounds of tobacco and ffoure pounds eighteene shillings &
     seaven pence sterl damages by the Jurors aforesaid in forme afore
     said assessed as also the sume of one thousand eight hundred and
     six pounds of tobacco for costs of suite And the Defendt in
     mercy &c.


      John Quann   Richard Holland of Talbott County and Han- p.
         agt nah his wife stands attached to answere unto
     Richard Holland & John Quann in a plea of Trespass
       Hannah ux And Whereupon the said John Quann by
       Griffith Jones his Attorney comes and Corn
     playnes That the said Richard Holland and Hannah his wife the
     fifteenth day of September in the yeare of our Lord 1682 at the
     plantacon of the said Richard scituate in Tredhaven Creeke in the
     said County of Talbot Upon the body of him the said John Quann
     with force and Armes viz with swords Knives and Staves did make
     an assault and the said John did then and there beate wound and evilly
     Entreate soe that of his life he was Despared, and other Enormityes
     to him the said John the said Richard & Hannah his said wife then
     and there did against the peace of this Province and to the damage
     of the said John ffive thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon
     he bringeth his suite
       And the said Richard and Hannah by John Rousby their Attor
     ney come and defend the force and Injury when &c. and prayeth
     liberty to imparle hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court and
     it is granted unto them And the same day is Given to the plt likewise.
       Now here at this day (to wit) the fourth day of July in the
     Eigth yeare of the Dominion of the Right Honoble Charles Lord
     Baltemore &c Annoq Doni. 1683 came the said partyes by their
     Attorneys aforesaid, And the said defendants by their Attorney
     say That they are not guilty of the prmisses in manner and forme
     as the said John hath declared against them, And of this they put
     themselves upon the Country, And the plant likewise It is there
     fore 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 fourth day of June in the yeare aforesaid came ye
     ptyes aforesaid by their Attorneys aforesaid and the Jurors Tm-