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     upon their oathes doe say That the said Gerrard Slye is guilty of      Liber W. C.
     the premisses above Imposed upon him in manner and forme as the
     plt above in his Declaracon against him hath Complained, and they

     Assesse the damage of the said plantiffe to Two thousand pounds        p. 465
     of Tobacco Therefore Itt is Considered that the said Owen Guither
     Admr as aforesaid Recover against the said Gerrard Slye aswell the
     aforesaid sume of Two thousand five hundred pounds of Tobacco
     Damages by the Jurors aforesaid in forme aforesaid as also the
     sume of One thousand foure hundred and Tenn pounds of Tobacco
     for Costs of suite and the said Defendant in Mercy &ca

    William Thomas Gerrard Slye late sheriffe of st Maryes County
        agt was attached to Answer unto William Thomas of
    Gerrard Slye  a plea of Trespasse of the Case
                  And Whereupon the said William Thomas by
     Robert Carvile his Attorney sayth that Whereas the said William
     fformerly to wit the thirtyeth day of January in the yeare of Our
     Lord 1677 in his Lopps Court of St Maryes County held at New
     towne in the said County before the Justices there by the Considera
     con of the same Court had Recovered against Marmaduke Semme
     of of the said County of st Maryes aswell a Certaine debt of ffoure
     hundred and ffifty pounds of Tobacco as also the sume of seaven
     hundred forty three pounds of tobacco wch to him the said William
     were by the said Court adjudged for his Costs of suite Whereof
     hee was Convicted as by the Record and processe of the said Court
     of st Maryes County doth manifestly appeare, and Whereas also the
     said William Thomas for the speedier prosecuteing & obtaining the
     debt and Costs aforesaid Soe by him the said William in forme afore
     said Recovered Afterwards to wit the ffifth day of November in
     the yeare of our Lord 1678 Did prosecute out of the said Court of
     St Maryes aforesaid at Newtowne aforesaid a Certaine writ of Ex
     ecucon To the said Gerrard Slye then Sheriffe of the said County
     of St Maryes County directed Whereby he was Comanded that bee
     should take the body of the said Marmaduke Semmes If he should
     be found in yor Baliwick and him safe Keepe soe that he should
     have his body before the Justices of the said County Court to be
     held at Newtowne aforesaid the first Tuesday in January then next
     following to satisfye unto the said William Thomas aswell the said
     sume of ffoure hundred and ffifty pounds of Tobacco the Debt afore
     said Whereof hee was convict as also the said sume of Seaven hun
     dred and forty three pounds of Tobacco for Costs of suite in that be
     half e expended, and that he should have there then that writ Which
     said Writ the said William Afterwards & before the Returne thereof
     That is to say the Tenth day of December in the said yeare 1678
     to him the said Gerrard being then Sheriffe of the said County in
    forme of Lawe to be executed Did deliver, and Although the afore- P. 466