Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683. 423

     appertaine, but minding and fraudulently intending him the said          Liber W. C.
     Richard in this behalfe Craftily and Subtilly to deceive & defraud
     The said good and chattles unto him the said Richard Although often
     thereunto requested hath not delivered, but the same afterwards
     (that is to Say) the 12th day of September in the yeare of our Lord
     1682 at Portobacco in Charles County aforesaid to his owne proper
     use and behoof did convert and dispose To ye damage of the said
     Richard of Three thousand pounds of tobacco And thereof bee
     bringeth his suite &Ca
       And the said William Thomas by Robert Carvile his Attorney
     cometh and defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth
     liberty to imparle hereunto untill the next Provinciall Court and it is
     granted unto him and it is granted unto him, and the same day is
     given to the plt likewise
       Now here at this day (to wit) third day of July in the Eighth
     yeare of the Dominion of the Right honoble Charles Lord Baltemore
     &c Annoq Dominj 1683 Came the partyes aforesaid by their Attor
     neys aforesaid And the said William Thomas by his said Attorney
     sayth that he is in noe wise guilty of the premisses above by the said
     Richard Haughton Imposed upon him, And of this he putts himself
     upon the Country And the Pit likewise, 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 third day of July in the yeare aforesaid Came the
     partyes aforesd 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 & Thomas Simpson Who being elected tryed and
     sworne to say the truth in the premisses Upon their Oathes doe say
     that the sd William is in noe wise guilty of the prmisses above by
     the said Richard Imposed upon him
       Itt is therefore Considered by the Court here that the said Richard
     Haughton take nothing by his writt aforesaid but be in mercy for
     his false Claime therein And that the said William Thomas goe
     thereof without Day. And that the said William Thomas Recover
     against the said Richard Haughton the sume of
     pounds of tobacco for his Costs and Charges by him about his
     defence in this behalf Laid out & expended, And the said William
     Thomas may have thereof Execution

     John ILewellin John lLewellin Gentl Complaineth against George           p. 739
       agt Thompson gentt One of the Provinciall Court
  George Thompson   here present in Court of a plea that he Render
                 unto him Eighteen hundred pounds of Tobacco
     wch to him he oweth and unjustly detaineth