122 MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS

did Eject and other harmes to him did to the Great damage of him the said
John Ward and Against the peace etc.

And Whereupon the said John Ward by William Dent his Attorney
complaineth that whereas the said Phillip Lynes upon the tenth day of May
in the Year of our Lord 1697 At Port Tobacco in Charles County aforesaid
did demise unto him the said John Ward the lands aforesaid with the ap-
purtenances aforesaid called Beach neck lying Scituate and being in Charles
County aforesaid on the east side of the Main fresh of Port Tobacco creek
Beginning at a Marked Gumm the bounded tree of Walter Bayne called
Derum freehold bounding on the North with the said Derum Freehold on
the East with A line drawne South from the said Gumm for the length of
three hundred and twenty perches to A bounded Hiccory on the South with
A line drawne West from the said Hiccory for the length of Two hundred
perches to A bounded poplar that intersects a parralell drawne from the
first bounded oak of Derum Freehold on the west with the said parralell con-
taining and laid out for One thousand Acres more or less To have and to
hold and occupy the same unto him the said John Ward and his Assignes
from the said tenth day of May unto the end and terme of five Years from
thence next ensueing fully to be compleat and ended by Virtue whereof the
said John Ward into the Messuage land and premises aforesaid entred and
was thereof possess'd and being thereof so possessd the said John Newton
Afterwards (that is to say) the twentyeth day of May aforesaid at Port To-
bacco aforesaid into the Messuage lands and premises aforesaid in forme
aforesd demised for the terme aforesaid Which is not yet passd entred and
him from his farme Aforesaid did Eject and other harms to him did doe to
the great damage of the said John Ward and against the peace etc. where-
upon the said John Ward saith he is the worse and hath damage to the Vallue
of One hundred and Fifty thousand pounds of tobaccoe and thereof he
brings this Suite etc.

W^m Dent Jn^o Doe

Rich^d Roe

Unless the tennant in possession of the premises or he or they under
whom he claims do at the next Provinciall Court [183] come and appear to
this declaration and make him her or themselves defendants hereunto And
According to rule of Court confess lease entry and Ejectment and insist on
the title only the defendant in this declaration named will confess Judgment
and possession will accordingly be deliverd to the plantiff

To Moses Jones tennant in possession of the premises.

Now here at this day to witt the Eighth day of November 1698 came
into the Court M^r Notley Rozier by Robert Gouldesborough his attorney
and being admitted defendant hereunto the said Notley Rozier by his said
Attorney comes and defends the force and Injury when etc. and saith that