430       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683.

    Liber W. C. tioned as also for the sume of ffive hundred and twenty pounds of
                tobacco by him the said Edward Inglish sythence (to witt) in this
                behaife Laid out and Expended:

                James Mills Owen Newen late of Baltemore County was attached
                   agt to answere unto James Mills gentl in a plea of Tres
                Owen Newen pas of the Case
                            And Whereupon the said James by Robert Carvile
                his Attorney complaineth that Whereas the said James the tenth
                day of October in the yeare of Our Lord 1680: att Portobacco in
                Charles County was posessed of three horses of the price of Two
                thousand five hundred pounds of Tobacco a peice as of his proper
                horses And soe being thereof posessed the said Three horses Out
         p. 744 of his hands and posession Casually Lost, wch three horses After
                wards (That is to Say) The Twentyeth day of October aforesd
                to the hands and posession of the said Owen by finding came, Not
                withstanding the said Owen Knowing the Three horses aforesaid
                to be the proper horses of the said James and to the said James
                of right to belong and appertaine Craftily and fraudulently intend
                ing the said James in that behalfe craftily and subtilly to deceive
                and defraud The said three horses to the said James though often
                thereunto requested hath not delivered, but the three horses afore
                said Afterwards (That is to Say) the first day of NovembT in the
                yeare aforesaid att Petuxent Charles County aforesaid to his prop
                use and proffit converted and disposed To the Losse of the said
                James Tenn thousand pounds of Tobacco, And thereupon he bring
                eth his Suite
                  And The said Owen Newen by Thomas Bur ford his Attorney
                cometh and defendeth the force and injury when &ca and prayeth
                Liberty to imparle hereunto untill next Provinciall Court And it is
                granted unto him And the same day is given to the Ptt Likewise
                  Att wch said next Provinciall Court (to wit) the third day of
                July in the Eighth yeare of the Dominion of the Right Honble
                Charles Lord Baltemore &c. Annoq Dominj 1683: came the said
                partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid And the said Owen Newen
                by his said Attorney saith That he is noe wise guilty of the premisses
                above by the plt imposed upon him in manner and forme as the said
                plt above in his Declaracon hath complayned against him And of
                this he putts himself upon the Country, And the Defendant 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 which said Third day of July in the yeare aforesaid came the
                said partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid and the Jurors impannelled
                being called likewise came (to wit) Justinian Gerrard James
                Ringold, Marke Cordea, Samuell Hatton, Thomas Sikes, Humphrey