74        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681.

        Liber W. C.  and Twenty six pounds of Tobacco to the said Edmond to pay ac
                 cording to his promise Although often thereunto required Denyed
                 and as yet doth denye to the Losse and Damage of the said Edmond
                 Tenn thousand pounds of Tobacco and thereupon hee bringeth his
                 Suite
                   And the said Philip Lynes by George Thompson his Attorney
                 Cometh and Defendeth the force and Injury when &c and Prayeth
                 liberty 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 Eighteenth day of November in the
                 sixth yeare of the Dominion of the Right Honoble Charles Lord Bal
                 temore &c Annoq Doni. 1681 Came the said partyes by their Attor
                 neys aforesaid, and the said Philip Lynes by his Attorney sayth
                 that hee did not assume in manner and forme aforesaid and of this
                 he puts him self upon the Country and the plantiffe Likewise, Itt is
                 therefore Comanded the sheriffe of St Maryes County that he Cawse
                 to Come here Twelve &c by whome &ca and who Neither &ca To
                 Recognize &Ca becawse aswell &c.
                   On wch said Eighteenth day of November in the yeare aforesaid
                 Came the same partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid, and the Jurors
                 impannelled being called likewis[e] Came (to wit) Raymond Staple-
                 ford, William Thomas, Joseph Edloe, Jacob Looton William Smith
                 son, Robert Graham, William Cole, Andrew Abington, Richard
                 Clowd, Timothy Tracy, Dennis Sulivant & John Martindale Who
                 being elected tryed and Sworne to say the truth in the premisses
                 Upon their oathes doe say that the said Philip Lynes Did assume
                 upon himself and to the said Edmond make such promise as in the
                 DeclaracOn aforesaid of the said Edward is sett forth and they As
                 sesse the Damage of the said Edmond to Two thousand Two hun
                 dred Twenty six pounds of Tobacco Therefore It is Considered
                 that the said Edmond Dermot Recover against the said Philip Lynes
                 aswell the aforesaid sume of Two thousand two hundred & twenty
                 six pounds of Tobacco Damages by the Jurors aforesaid in forme
                 aforesaid assessed as also the sume of Three thousand ffoure hun
                 dred Seaventy and one pounds of Tobacco for costs of suite, And
                 the said Deft in Mercy &c


                 Michael Miller The Defendant haveing ffiled a special and Gen
                    agt erall plea to the Plantiffes DeclaracOn It is Ordered
               Clement Hill that the Generall issue be Received & that this
                            Cause continue untill the next Court
                 George Holland .  -    . .      .     .
                              This accon of Ejectm is continued untill Prov
                                   agt
            Court
                 Nicholas Nickolls