Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681. 65

     day of November in the sixth yeare of the Dominion of the Right Liber W. C.
     Honobl Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Doni 1681 and there
     Continued untill the Nineteenth day of the same Moneth, On wth
     said Eighth day of November were present
               Philip Calvert Esq Chancellor
     The Honoble Wm Calvert Esq Principll secry
               Henry Darnall Esq
               William Digges Esqr
     John Sanders
        agt
     Thomas Helgar These two Cawses are Dismissed by the Court the
     Gerrard Slye Deft not appeareing by himself nor his Attorney
        agt
     Thomas Helgar
    Richard Fenwick Gerrard Slye late of St Maryes County gentl was
        agt attached to answere unto Richard ffenwick of a
    Gerrard Slye plea of Trespasse of the Case
                  And Whereupon the said Richard by Robert
     Ridgely his Attorney complaineth that Whereas the ffifth day of
     Aprill in the yeare of our Lord 1678 in the County of Calvert in
     the said Province hee the said Richard was posessed of one Certaine
     black Gelding branded on the Neare buttock wth an X of the vallue
     of Two thousand pounds of Tobacco as of his owne prop Gelding
     & soe of the same Gelding being posessed, the said Gelding out of
     his posession Casually lost, wch said Gelding afterwards that is to
     say the ffifteenth day of August then next ffollowing at Wiccocomoco
     m st Maryes County aforesaid to the hands and posession of the
     said Gerrard Slye by finding Came Notwithstanding the said Ger
     rard Slye the said Gelding Knowing to be the pp Gelding of him the
     said Richard & to him the said Richard of Right to belong & apptaine,
     Meaning and intending him the said Richard ffenwick in this behalfe
     Craftily and Subtilly to deceive and Defraude, the Gelding afore
     said unto ye said Richard although often thereunto Required hath
     not Delivered, but the same Gelding afterwards that is to say the
     tenth day of June 1679 to the prop use and behoofe of him the said
     Gerrard Slye did Convert & dispose, Whereupon hee saith that he
     is the worse & hath Damage to the Vallue of ffoure thousand pounds
     of Tobacco, And thereupon he brings his Suite


      And the said Gerrard Sly by Thomas Bur ford his Attorney Corn- p.
     eth and Defendeth the force and Injury when &c and prayeth Lib
     erty to Imparle hereunto untill next Provinciall Court and It is
     granted unto him the same day is given to the plantiffe Likewise
      Now here at this day to wit the seaventeenth day of November
     in the sixth yeare of the Dominion of the Right Honoble Charles
     Lord Baltemore &c Annop Doni 1681 Came the said partyes by their