Provincial Court Proceedings, 1681.     85

     Edmond Dennis Gerrard Sly Gentl was attached to answere unto               Liber W. C.
     agt Edmond Dennis gentl of a plea of Trespasse Upon                        p. 467
     Gerrard Slye the Case
                  And Whereupon the said Edmond by Thomas
     Burford his Attorney Complaineth that whereas the said Edward
     the Nineteenth day of February in the yeare of our Lord 168o
     At the Citty of St Maryes in St Maryes County a Certaine horse
     of his the said Edmond of the price of Three thousand pounds
     of Tobacco At the request of the said Gerrard to Ride from the
     said Citty of St Maryes unto the Dwelling house of one Christo
     pher Rousby Esq in Calvert County to the said Gerrard did freely
     lend & deliver, the said Gerrard the said Horse Soe Imoderately did
     ride & abuse that the said horse thorough the excessive Rideing and
     evill Keeping of the same by the sayd Gerrard became utterly spoyled
     and of noe vallue to the Damage of the said Edmond of Three thou
     sand pounds of Tobacco & thereof he bringeth his suite
       And the said Gerrard Slye by Robert Ridgely his Attorney Com
     eth 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 plt 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
     Baitemore &c annoq Doni 1681 came the said partyes by their Attor
     neys aforesaid and the said Gerrard Slye by his said Attorney sayth
     That he is in noe wise guilty of the premisses above imposed upon
     him in manner and forme as the said Edmond in his DeclaracOn
     against him hath Complained and of this he putts himselfe Upon
     the Country, and ye plt also, Therefore Itt is Comanded the sher
     iffe of st Maryes County that bee Cause to come here Twelve &Ca
     by whome &ca & who Neither &ca To Recognize &ca because asweil &ca.
       On wch said Eighteenth day of November in the yeare aforesaid
     Came the said partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid, And the Jurors
     Impanelled being called Likewise came to wit Philip Lynes, Anthony
     Dawson, John Richardson, William Hill, John Evans, William
     Stevens, William Mishew, Rhoderick lLoyd, Richard Edelen, Henry
     Exon, Jno Paler & Solomon Day 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 prmisses above by the
     plantiffe Imposed Upon him in manner and forme as the said plan
     tiffe in his Declaracon aforesaid against him hath complained, and
     they Assesse the Damages of the said plt to Three thousand pounds
     of Tobacco, Therefore It is Considered that the said Edmond Den
     nis Recover against the said Gerrard slye aswell the aforesaid sume
     of three thousand pounds of Tobacco Damages by the Jurors afore
     said in forme aforesaid Assessed as also the sume of Three thousand
     foure hundred sixty and six pounds of Tobacco for costs of suite,
     and the said Deft in mercy &ca