418       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683.

    Liber W. C. pannelled being Called likewise came to witt, Philip Lynes Richard
                Keene John Hungerford Richard Royston ffrancis Catterson Sam
                uel Dobson John Wilkenson 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 they find the defendant guilty of ye Assault &
                battery If this Court thinke him guilty, but if this Court thinke him
                not guilty, they the Jurors find him not guilty, Wth verdict of the Ju
                rors aforesaid being read & heard and the premisses aforesaid seri
                ously considered It is the Judgment of ye Court here that the said
                Richard Holland and Hannah his wife are not guilty of the assault
                and battery in manner and forme as the said John hath declared
                against them, Itt is therefore considered by the Court here that the
                said John Quann take nothing by his writt aforesaid but be in mercy
                for his false clayme therein and that the said Richard Holland and
                Hannah his wife goe thereof without day and that the said Richard
                Holland & Hannah his wife recover agt the said John Quann the
                sume of One Thousand ffifty nine pounds of tobacco for their Costs
                and Charges by them about their defence in this behalfe laid Out and
                expended. And the said Richard and Hannah may have thereof
                Execution


                Jane Calvert Admx of Michael Miller late sheriffe of Kent County
                Philip Calvert Esq was attached to answere unto Jane Calvert
                 agt           Admx of the goods and Chattles of Philip
               Michael Miller   Calvert Esqr decd in a plea of trespasse of ye

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         p. 735 And Whereupon ye said Jane by Robert Carvile her Attorney sayth
                That Whereas the sd Michael being high sheriffe of the said County
                of Kent in the yeares 1679: 1680 & 1681 and by meanes thereof
                had the Collecting of the publiq and County Leavyes due to be
                payd by the said County of Kent in those yeares as also the collect
                ing the ffees due from seaverall the Inhabitants of the said County
                to the Chancellor & Secretary & Other the Publiq3 Officers of the
                said Province, And haveing in those yeares as Sheriffe aforesaid
                received for the use of the said Philip divers sumes of tobacco
                due for ffees and otherwise to the Said Philip in the County afore
                said, Hee the said Michael the first day of ffebruary in the seaventh
                yeare of the Dominion of Charles &c. Annoq Doni. 168 1/2 at
                St Maries had accounted with the said Philip of divers Sumes of
                tobacco by him the Said Michael for the use of the said Philip recd
                as aforesaid And upon that account the aforesaid Michael was
                found in arreares to him the said Philip in the sume of Twelve
                Thousand five hundred Sixty two pounds of tobacco, And soe
                being therefore indebted the aforesaid Michael Miller in Considera
                tion thereof did assume upon himself and to the said Phillip did then