142 MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS
Stephens White Lessee of Jno Watts and Priscilla his wife agt
Edward Hammond
MARYLAND ss. Edward Hammond of Somerset County Planter was
Attached to answer unto Stevens White of A plea wherefore by force and
arms into that plantation dwelling house and other Outhouses and Three
hundred and Fifty Acres of Land part of A Tract of Land calld Newport
Pannell Scituate lying and being in Somersett County aforesaid Which John
Watts and Priscilla his wife to him the said Stevens White had demised for
A certain term of Years then and yet to come and unexpired entred and him
from his farme aforesaid he did Eject expulse and Amove and other harms
to him he did doe to the great loss and damage of him the said Stevens and
against her Majestys Peace etc.
And Whereupon the said Stevens White by Robert Gouldesbrough his
Attorney complaineth that whereas the aforesaid John Watts at Somersett
County the tenth day of February One Thousand Seaven hundred and Six
demised to him the said Stevens While the plantation and Three Hundred
and Fifty Acres of Land part of A tract of Land calld Newport Pannell Lying
in Somersett County aforesaid To have and to hold the plantation lands and
premises with the appurtenances to him the said Stevens White his heires
and Assignes from the Tenth day of February aforesaid for and during the
full terme of Three Years from thence next ensuing fully to be compleat
and ended by Virtue of which demise the same Stevens into the planta-
tion lands and premises with the appurtenances entred and was thereof pos-
sessd untill the said Edward Hammond afterwards (that is to say) the Four-
teenth day of February in the Yeare aforesaid by force and [212] arms into
the plantation Land and premises aforesaid Which the said John Watts and
John Watts and Priscilla his wife to him the said Stephens White had de-
mised for A certain term of Years then and yet to come and unexpired Entred
and him from his farme aforesaid he did eject expulse and Amove and other
harms to him he did do to the great Loss and damage of the said Stevens and
against her Majestys peace Whereupon the said Stevens saith that he damage
hath sustaind to the Vallue of Two Hundred pounds Sterling and thereupon
he brings this Suite.
jno Doe
Pledges
& Richd Roe
And the said Edward Hammond by Cornelius White his Attorney comes
and defends the force and Injury when etc. and prays leave to Imparle here-
unto untill next — and he hath it and the same day is given the plantiff
alsoe.
At Which said next Court to witt The first day of Aprill Annoque Dmi
1708 comes again the said partys by their Attornys aforesaid and the said
Edward Hamond by his said Attorney prays further leave to Imparle here-
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