66        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681.

 Liber W. C.     Attorneys aforesaid, and the sd Gerrard Slye by his said Attorney
                 sayth that he is in noe wise guilty of the pmisses above Imposed upon
                 him and of this he putteth himself Upon the Country and the plan
                 tiffe likewise, Itt is therefore Comanded the Sheriffe of St Maryes
                 County that he Cause to Come here Twelve &Ca by whome &c who
                 neither &c to recognize &c Because aswell &Ca
                   On wch Seaventeenth day of November in the yeare aforesaid
                 Came the said partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid, and the Jurors Im
                 pannelled being Called likewise came (to wit) Raymond Stapleford,
                 William Thomas, Joseph Edloe, Jacob Looton, William Smithson,
                 Robert Graham, William Cole, Andrew Abington, Richard Cloud,
                 Richard Tracy, Darby Dunavan & John Bailey Who being elected
                 tryed and sworne to say the truth in the prmisses Upon their oathes
                 Doe say that the said Gerrard Slye is guilty of the premisses above
                 Imposed Upon him by the said plantiffe, and they assesse the Dam
                 age of the said plantiffe to Two thousand pounds of Tobacco There
                 fore It is Considered by the Court here that the said Richard ffenwick
                 Recover against the said Gerrard Slye aswell the aforesaid sume of
                 two thousand pounds of Tobacco Damages by the Jurors aforesaid
                 in fforme aforesaid Assessed, as also the sume of Three thousand
                 Eight hundred ninety eight pounds of Tobacco for costs of suite,
                 and the said Gerrard in mercy &Ca

                 John Slye Gerrard Slye late of st Maryes County was attached
                   agt to answere unto John Slye of a plea of Trespasse of
                 Gerrard Slye the case
                            And Whereupon the said John slye by Robert Car-
                 vile his Attorney sayth that Whereas the said Gerrard Slye being in
                 the begining of the yeare 1677 appointed by his Lopp the Lord
                 Propry to be high sheriffe of the said County of st Maryes, and being
                 Destitute of a person Capable to serve him in the Equallity of an
                 Undersheriffe, he the said Gerrard did Desire to Reteyne and lure
                 the said John Slye to be his Deputy or Undersheriffe, and did at
                 Bushwood in the said County about the begining of Aprill in the
                 said yeare of our Lord 1677 in Consideracon that the said John Slye
                 at the Speciall instance and Request of him the said Gerrard Slye
                 would serve him the said Gerrard Slye as his Deputy or Undrsheriffe
                 in the executeing of writs Receiveing of Tobaccoes & such other busi
                 nesse as to the Office of Deputy or Undersheriffe did belong and
                 relate, and for Soe long time as the said Gerrard Slye should be
                 high Sheriffe of the County aforesaid or should be pleased to Retaine
                 and Keepe the said John Slye in his service or Imployment of Deputy
                 or Undersheriffe as aforesaid Assume Upon himself and to the said
         p. 448  John Slye ffaithfully pmise that hee the said Gerrard Slye would
                 not onely satisfy and Pay unto the said John Slye for his sallary
                 and wages for soe long time as the said John Slye Should Continue