12 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679.

Liber W. C.
p. 12

hundred fifty one pound[s] of tobacco unto the said Charles in his
life tyme for w^ch the said Richard & George since his death hath not
paid though often thereunto required, but the same to pay hath
deny ed & still doth deny, in hinderance of the Execution of the last
Will & testam^t aforesaid And whereupon the said Richard & George
say they are The worse & have losse to the Value of three thousand
pounds of tobacco & thereupon they bring their suite And the said
Richard & George produce here in Court their Letters whereby itt
may appeare to the Court here that they are Ex^rs of the last Will &
testam^t of the said Charles Gosfright as aforesaid & right have of
Administracon
And the said Michael Taney by Charles Boteler his Attorney
cometh & defendeth the force and injury when &c & prayeth liberty
to imparle hereunto untill next Provincial Court & itt is granted unto
him, the same day is given to the plaintiffes also
Now here att this day to witt the thirteenth day of Octob^r in the
fourth yeare of the Dominion of Charles &c Anoq Doni 1679 came
the said parties by their Attorney aforesaid And the said Michael
by his said Attorney saith, that he did not assume & promise in
manner & forme as the plaintiffes have above declared against him
And of this he putts himselfe upon the Countrey And the plaintiffes
likewise. Therefore itt is comanded the Sheriff of S^t Maryes County
that he cause to come here twelve &c by whom &c and who neither
&c to recognize &c because as well &c on which said thirteenth day of
Octob^r came the said parties by their Attorneys aforesaid And
the jurors impannelled being called likewise came to witt Edward
Inglish, W^m Collins, John Haslewood, Jacob Loton, Cornelius
Comegijs, Richard Baily, W^m Cole, John Askin, Samuell Goosey,
Symon Sprackling, Emanuel Ratcliffe, & Edward Dorsey, who being
Elected tryed & sworne to say the truth in the p^rmisses upon their
Oaths doe say that the said Michael Taney did assume & promise in
manner and forme as the said plaintiffes have above declared against
them And they assesse the damage of the said plaintiffes to seven
thousand five hundred thirty three pounds of tobacco. Therefore
itt is considered that the said Richard Marsham & George Lingham
Ex^rs as aforesaid recover against the said Michael Taney as well the
aforesaid Sume of seven thousand five hundred thirty three pounds
of tobacco damages by the jurors aforesaid in forme aforesaid
assessed As also one thousand Seventy foure pounds of tobacco costs
of suite And the Defend^t in mercy &c

Michael Taney
ag^t
Gosfrights Ex^rs

Richard Marsham & George Lingham late of Cal-
vert County Ex^rs of the last Will & testam^t of
Charles Gosfright late of Calvert County deceased
were Attached to Answer unto Michael Taney of a