Provincial Court Proceedings, 1683. 431

      Jones, Edward Ward, Richard Edelen Bryan Dailey, John Smith,             Liber W. C.
      William Roswell, & Thomas Simpson, Who being elected tryed and
      sworne to say the truth in the prmisses Upon their Oathes doe say
      That the said Owen Newen is not guilty of the prmisses above by
      the plt Imposed upon him in manner and forme as the said ph.
      hath above declared against him, Itt is therefore considered by the
      Court here that the said James Mills take nothing by his writ
      aforesaid but be in mercy for his false clayme therein And that the
      said Owen Newen goe thereof without day. And that the said Owen
      Newen Recover against the said James Mills the Sume of One
      thousand two hundred eighty and two pounds of tobacco for his
      Costs and Charges by him about his defence in this behalfe Laid
      out and expended, And the said Owen may have thereof Execution

     John ILewellin The defendant by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorney
         agt appeares and Imparles untill the next Provinciall
     John Worth Court

     Abraham Hooke Stephen Murty late of St Maries County gent?                p. 745
         agt was attached to answere unto Abraham Hooke
     Stephen Murty of a plea of trespas of the Case
                   And Whereupon the said Abraham Hooke by
      Anthony Underwood his Attorney complaineth That Whereas the
      said Stephen the ninth day of November 1682 was indebted to the
      said Abraham the sume of five thousand forty Eight pounds of
      tobacco for soe much he Assumed to pay to the said Hooke for one
      Samuel Jefferson, In consideracon whereof the said Stephen did
      assume upon himself and to the said Abraham did then and there
      faithfully promise That he the said Stephen him the said Abraham
      the said Sume of ffive thousand forty eight pounds of tobacco when
      hee should be thereunto required would well and truly consent and
      pay, Yett nevertheless the said Stephen his promise and asumption
      to the said Abraham soe as aforesaid made little regarding but
      deviseing and fraudulently intending him the said Abraham to de
      fraud & deceive The said sume of ffive Thousand forty eight
      pounds of tobacco according to the tenor of his promise and As
      sumption atoresaid hath not paid although the said stephen to
      doe the same hath been solemnly thereunto required (to wit) the
      twentyeth day of March att Newtowne Anno Doni. 1682 afore
      said in St Maries County aforesaid, but the same to pay hath denyed
      and still doth denye To the damage of the said Abraham Tenn
      thousand pounds of Tobacco And thereupon he bringeth his suite

      Memorandum
       That this day (to wit) the Sixth day of June Anno Donij One
      thousand six hundred & Eighty Three Before me Henry Darnall Esqr