MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS 77

Sam^ll Withers, Sherr.

James Murphy ........ © William Webb ........ 0

Ralph Dawson Sen^r .... © Henry Frith .......... ©

John Poor ............ © Ralph Dawson Jun^r .... ©

Edward Ellett .........© Edward Leeds ........ ©

Rich^d Fedeman ....... © Andrew Tonnard ..... ©

William Hamblton .... © George Collison ....... © J

Robert Grundy ats John Rhodes
plea

The Defend^t by Rob^t Gouldsborrough his Attorney Corns and defends
the force and Injury when etc. and for plea Saith that as to the Entry with
force and Arms etc. he is not Guilty and of this he puts himselfe upon the
Country.

Gouldsborrough

And the pl^t Likewise Gr: Jones

Comand was therefore Given to the Sherriffe of S^t Marys County That
Imediatly he Cause to Come here Twelve Lawfull men of his Bailywick by
whom etc. and who neither etc. because as well etc. to recognize etc. and the
Sherriffe made returne of his Said precept that he had there ready in Court
twelve Lawfull men according a[s] thereby he was Comanded to witt Henry
Mitchell, Thomas Cleggate John Whittington Hugh Ecclestone, Chris-
toph[er] Nutter, Robert Peale William Morrison Robert [Smith] Robert
Hobbs, John Alkey, Christopher Bayns and Christopher Snoswell.
[118] Now here att this day to witt the 15"* day of November Anno Dni
1694 Came the Said Partys by their Attorneys afores^d and the Jurors Impan-
nelled af^d Likewise who being Elected Tryed and Sworne to Speak the truth
Concerning the Premisses upon their Oaths do Say we of the Jury find that
the Land Called Wattson doth run from the first bounded Tree Seaventy
five perches, North East and by North from thence North West and by West
three hundred and twenty perches to the New bounded Oak from thence
with a Straight line to the first bounded tree of the Land Called Cudlington
from thence with a Straight line to the first bounded tree of the Said Land
Called Wattson and if the Trespass Committed be within the Sayd Lynes
we find for the pl^t if not for the Defend* whereupon Judgm^t upon the Ver-
dict was deferred and respited.

Att a Provinciall Court held att the Porte of Annapolis in Annarundell
County the Ninth day of October in the Seaventh year of the reign of our
Sovereigne Lord William the third by the Grace of God of England Scottland
France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith etc. Annoque Dni 1695
before his Matys Justices thereunto Authorized Viz^t:

The Hono^ble John Hammond; Thomas Tasker; Rich^d Hill; Henry Lowe;
William Hatton; Edward Jones, Esq^rB Justices