338 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80,

Liber W. C.
p. 308

while she was Sole, or the said Nicholas Nickols and Hester his wife
since their Intermarriage. The said Two thousand Two hundred
pounds of Tobacco unto her the said Elizabeth Cole in the time
of her widdowhood, or unto them the said John Taverno^r and
Elizabeth his wife since their intermarriage though often thereunto
required have not paid, but the same to pay have Refused and Still
doe refuse Whereupon the said John & Elizabeth say they are the
worse and have Losse to the vallue of ffoure thousand pounds of
Tobacco And thereupon they bring their Suite
And the said Nicholas Nickolson and Hester his wife by George
Parker their Attorney Comes and defends the force and injury
when &c and prayeth Liberty to imparle hereunto untill next Pro-
vinciall Court and Itt is granted unto him the same Day is given
to the plt also :
Now here att this day to witt the Two and Twentyeth day of
ffebruary in the sixth yeare of the Dominion of the Right hono^ble
Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Dominj 1680 Came the said
ptyes by their Attorney aforesaid, and the said Nicholas Nickols &
Hester his wife by their Attorney say, That the said John Taverno^r
and Elizabeth his wife their action aforesaid against them the said
Nicholas Nichols & Hester his wife ought not to have, for that they
have fully administred all the goods and Chattles w^ch were of the
said William Gough at the time of his death, in their hands to bee
administred, and that they have noe goods or Chattles w^ch were of
the aforesaid William Gough a tthe time of his death in their hands
to bee administred of, nor had att the day of the takeing out the
Originall writt of the said John Tavernor & Elizabeth his wife nor
Ever after, and this they are ready to verifie Whereupon they de-
mand Judgment whether the said John Taverno^r and Elizabeth his
wife their Accon aforesaid against them ought to have
And the said John and Elizabeth by their Said Attorney say That
for any thing alledged by the said Nicholas & Hester in their afore-
said plea they the Said John and Elizabeth of their accon aforesaid
ought not to bee debarred, because they say that they the said Nich-
olas and Hector have not fully adminiotred all the goodo and Chattles
w^ch were of the said William Gough at the time of his death, and
this they desire may bee Enquired of by the Country, and the plan-
tiffe also. Therefore Itt is Comanded the Sheriffe of S^t Maryes
County that hee cawse to come here Twelve &c by whome &c and
who Neither &c To Recognize &c because aswell &c :
On w^ch said Two and Twentyeth day of ffebruary in the yeare
aforesaid Came the said partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid, and
the Juro" impannelled being called Likewise came (to witt) Richard
Lloyd Mich^ll Ashford William Wells John Gray Edward Abbot,
Emanuell Ratliffe, John Evans John Wynn Edward Morgan, John
Martindale, John Browne & Henry Morgan who being elected tryed