106 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1673.



           Liber M M Henry Phipps Thomas Marsh late of Ann Arundell County
             p. 41   agt   planter was sumoned to answere unto Henry Phipps
               Thomas Marsh Administrator of the goods and Chattels of Edward
                            Maynard Marriner deceased of a plea that he
                            Render unto him his Reasonable account of the
                            time he was Receiver of the Tobacco of him the
                            said Edward in his life time wth to him to make
                            Justly he ought.
                   And whereupon the said Henry by John Morecroft his Attorney
                 saith that whereas the said Thomas the 17th day of May in the
                 yeare 1671 was the Receiver of the Tobacco of him the said Edward
                 in his life time to Receive to and for the use of him the said Edward
                 the sume of forty Thowsand six hundred Seaventy and Eight pounds
                 of Tobacco due from Severall psons in Ann Arunde!l County a
                 particu!er whereof and the names of the psons are hereunto annexed
                 and filed and also the sume, of fforty Thowsand six hundred Seav
                 enty and Eight pounds of Tobacco due from severall psons in Ann
                 Arundell County twenty nine Thowsand three hundred thirty nine
                 pounds of Tobacco in bills and accounts Received by the said Thomas
                 Marsh of the said Edward Maynard and also of the sume of Thirty
                 Two Thowsand six hundred and thirteene pounds of Tobacco in
                 Baltamore County the particuler bills whereof the said Thomas Re
                 ceived by the hands of Michael Gibson to Render his Reasonable
                 account thereof when thereunto Required, Yet neverthelesse the said
                 Thomas Reasonable account thereof to the said Edward in his life
                 time nor to him the said Henry after the death of the said Edward
                 to whome Administration of all and singuler the goods & Chattells
                 was Comitted hath Refused and yet doth Refuse to the greate Dam
                 age of the said Henry and in hinderance of the Administration a fore
                 sayd, whereupon he saith he is Damnifyed and hath losse to the
                 vallue of One hundred Thowsand pounds of Tobacco, and thereupon
                 he bringeth his suite, and the said Henry bringeth here into Cort the
                 said Letters of Administration whereby it may appeare to the Cort
                 here that Administration of all and singuler the goods and Chattells
                 of him the said Edward was to the said Henry Committed, and that
                 of them he hath the Adcon
                   And the said Thomas Marsh by George Parker his Attorney
                 cometh & Defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty
                 of Speaking thereunto untill the first day of the next Provincial
                  and the same day is given unto both ptyes.
                   At which day that is to say the Eighth day of Aprill in the 41th
                 veare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Domini 1673. came
                 the aforesayd Henry Phipps by John Morecroft his Attorney and
                 the said Thomas Marsh by George Parker his Attorney came like
                 wise, and the said Marsh nor his Attorney sayd nothing in barre
                 of the plts accoñ aforesayd, wherefore it is the Judgemt of the Cort