Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80. 365

vallue of seaven Thousand pounds of Tobacco And thereupon hee
brings his suite

And the said Timothy and Sarah by Robert Ridgely their Attor-
ney Come & defend the force and injury when &c and Pray Lib-
erty to imparle hereunto untill next Prov^ll Court and itt is granted
unto them the same day is given to the Pit likewise
Att w^ch said next Provinciall Court (to witt) three 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 partyes by their Attorneys aforesaid and the said Timothy and
Sarah by their said Attorney say That the said Raymond ought not
to have his accon against them because they say they have fully
administred all and singuler the goods and Chattles w^ch were of the
said Lewis Griffith att the time of his death, and that they have
noe goods and Chattles w^ch were of the said Lewis Griffith att the
time of his death in their hands to bee adminstred, Neither had att
the day of the issueing out of the Originall writt of the said Ray-
mond, nor att any time after, and this hee is ready to averre, Where-
upon they pray judgment Whether the aforesaid Raymond ought
to have his accon aforesaid against them

Liber W. C.

And the said Plantiffe sayth that hee ought not to bee barred of
his said accon, Because hee sayth The said Defts have not fully ad-
minstred of the Estate of the said Lewis Griffith in manner and
forme as in their said plea they have Suggested, and this hee desires
may be Enquired of by the Country. And the deft Likewise, Itt is
therefore Comanded the sheriffe of S^t Maryes County that hee Cause
to come here Twelve &c by whome &c and who neither &c To Recog-
nize &c because aswell &c
On w^ch said Three 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 Michael Ashford, William Wells, John Gray, Edward Abbott,
Eman^ll Ratliffe John Evans, John Wynn Edward Morgan, John
Martindale, John Browne & Henry Morgan Who being elected
Tryed and Sworne to say the truth in the premisses Upon their
oathes doe say That the said Plantiffe ought not to bee barred of his
sai accon against the said Defend^ts, for that the said defts have not
fully administred off the Estate of the said Lewis Griffith in man-
ner and forme as in their said plea they have Suggested, Therefore.
Itt is Considered that the said Raymond Stapleford Recover against
the said Timothy Macknemarrow And Sarah his wife Adm^x of the
said Lewis Griffith deceased, aswell the aforesaid Man servant to bee
und^r the age of forty year es & above the age of fifteene year es as
aforesaid, as also the sume of pounds of Tobacco
Costs of suite And the said deft in mercy &c.

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