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Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674/5. 489 from haveing his action aforesaid against them the said Rose Gerard Liber M M and John Gerard for that he Saith that they the Said Rose and John have not fully administred and paid Out of the estate of the Said Thomas Gerard deceased nor are indebted by debts of a high nature beyond what assetts are come to the hands of them the said John & Rose and of this he putts himselfe upon the Country and the de fendants likewise. Therefore Comănd is given to the Sheriff of St Maries County that he cause to come here twelve &c by whom &c who neither &c because aswell &c to recognize &c. Now here at this day to wit the fiftenth day of ffebruary in the 43th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c came the said Thomas Gerard by his Attorny & the said Rose & John Gerard by their At torny and the jurors of that jury came likewise to wit John Bailey John Luellin Richard Ackworth Morgan Jones Henry Rider John Hunt Thomas Doxey John Doxey Joseph Edloe Richard Ball Thomas Courtney and Stephen Murty who being impannelled sum ăned & Sworne to Speake the truth of & in the premisses Upon their Oathes doe Say They find for the plaintiff five and thirty thousand pounds of tobacco Therefore is is considered of by the Court here that the said Thomas Gerard recover of the estate of the Said Thomas Gerard Esq deceased the said summe of five and thirty thou sand pounds of tobacco for his damages occasioned by the trespas aforesaid as also the summe of two thousand & eight pounds of tobacco for his costs & charges in this suite expended. Edward Conery John Gerard and Rose Gerard Late of St John Gerard and Maries County executors of the last will & Rose Gerard executrs Testament of Thomas Gerard lately called of Thomas Gerard Thomas Gerard of St Clements Mannour Escp were SumOned to answer unto Edward Conery of a plea that they hold unto him the said Edward Conery the Covenant made betweene the said Thomas Gerard of the One part and the said Edward Conery of the other part ac cording to the force forme and effect of cer tame Indentures thereupon betweene them made. And whereupon the said Edward by Robert Carvile his Attorny saith that whereas by a certaine Indenture made at St Clements Mannour in St Maries County aforesaid upon the Sixth day of October in the yeare of Our Lord One thousand Six hundred Sixty Six betweene the aforesaid Thomas Gerard Esq in his life time of the One part & the aforesaid Edward Conery of the other part, which other part signed with the seale of the aforesaid Thomas Gerard the said Edward produceth here in Court whose date is the day and yeare abovesaid It is witnessed that the said Thomas Gerard Esp |
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