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171 180 Whereas George Godfrey late of Charles County was attached to Answere unto John Lemarre of a plea of Trespas For that Whereas the said George Upon the Twentyeth day of November in the yeare of our Lord 1679 att Portobacco Creek in Charles County the Cross of him the said John did breake and three Trees then & there growing of him the said John did sell Cutt downe and Carry away and this Cause standing att Issue Ready for a heareing and the Court pceneing it very Necessary (the better to discover and finde out by whome the Trespas aforesaid is Comitted) That the p.lts Land bee surveyed and Layd out by some skilfull pson according to the Meets and bounds mentioned in the Pattent and that a faire plott and Certificate thereof bee Returned to the next Provinciall Court It is by the Court this day Ordered That Randolph Brandt gentl hereby Especially appointed Impowered and Comanded to Lay out the parcell of Land of the aforesaid John Lemarre Lyeing on the west side of St Thomas's Creeke in Charles County aforesaid according to the ancient Meets and bounds thereof in the p.rsence of W.m Chandler Sheriffe of the County aforesaid who is hereby Comanded and impowered to sumon & Impannell a Jury of Twelve good Lawfull and honest men of the Neighbourhood to goe upon the said Land and to sumon and Examine Witnesses upon oath that the truth of the matter may bee fully discovered w.ch being done the Juro.rs aforesaid are Dilligently to Enquire by whome the Trespas aforesaid is Comitted & what Damages the p.lt on whome the Trespas aforesaid (if any shall bee found to bee Comitted) hath sustained by occasion thereof and of the Felling Cutting downe & Carrying away the Trees aforesayd And to Returne a Certificate of his proceedings herein and a faire plott of the p.lts Land to the next Provinciall Court to bee held att the Citty of St Maryes the fifth day of Octob.r next attested as well und.r y.e hand and seale of the said Randolph Brandt as of the sheriffe and Juro.rs aforesaid That soe his Lopps Justices being fully informed of the truth of the p.rmisses may doe therein to Justice shall apptaine Maryland fs Know all men by these p.rsents That Thomas Gerrard and Thomas Lomax both of St Maryes County Came the day (to witt) the Two and Twentyeth day of July in the Fifth Yeare of the Dominion of y.e Right hono.ble Charles absolute Lord and Prop.ry of the Province &c & in the Yeare of our Lord god 1680 before me George Talbott one of ^his Lops^ the Justices of the Provinciall Court and Confessed Judgment for the Sume of Fourteene Thousand Nine hundred and Two pounds of tobacco obtained ag.t Cap.t Gerrard Slye late of St Maryes County att a provinciall Court held att the Citty of St Maryes the fourteenth day of May last past (to say) To the Right hono.ble the Lord Prop.ry upon breach of an Act of Assembly Twenty pounds sterl or three thousand pounds of Tob To Abraham Blagg Inform.r upon breach of the said Act Twenty pounds sterl or Three thousand pounds of Tobacco and to the said Blagg for Treble Dammages (Sustained |
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Provincial Court Land Records, 1676-1700
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