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Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679. 9
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to the Court here that they are rightfull Exrs of the last Will &
Testamt of the said Charles as aforesaid.
And the said Michael by Charles Boteler his Attorney doth come
& defend the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty to imparle
hereunto untill next Provinciall Court, & itt is granted unto him,
the same day is given to the plaintiffes also
Att which said next Provinciall Court came the said parties by
their Attorneys aforesaid And the said Michael by his said Attorney
saith, that he did not assume & promise in manner & forme as the
said plantiffs above in their declaracon have declared, And this he
prayeth may be enquired of by the Countrey. And the plts likewise.
Whereupon day is given to both parties untill next Provinciall Court
Now here att the this day to witt the fourteenth day of Octobr
in the fourth yeare of the Dominion of the right Honble Charles
Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Doni 1679 came as well the said plain-
tiffes as the said Defendt by their Attorneys aforesaid And the said
Defendt by his said Attorney saith that he cannot gainsay the action
of the said Richard & George but that the said Richard & George
ought to recover against the said Michael the aforesaid Sume of ffive
thousand Seven hundred & twenty pounds of tobacco Therefore itt
is considered that the said Richard Marsham & George Lingham
recover against the said Michael Taney as well the Sume of five
thousand seven hundred & twenty pds of tobacco damages occasioned
by the prmisses As also five hundred forty foure pounds of tobacco
costs of suite. And the Defendt in mercy &c
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Liber W. C.
p. 9
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Gos f rights Exrsr
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Michael Taney
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Michael Taney late of Calvert County Innholder
was Attached to Answer unto Richard Marsham
and George Lingham Exrs of the last Will & testa-
ment of Charles Gosfright deceased in a plea of
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trespasse upon the case
And whereupon the said Richard & George by Christopher Rousby
their Attorney complaine, that whereas the said Michael Taney att
battle Creek within the County aforesaid the ninth day of July one
thousand six hundred Seventy eight, in consideracon that the said
Charles Gosfright att severall dayes & tymes from the fifteenth day
of Novembr in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred
Seventy Seven untill the said ninth day of July One thousand six
hundred Seventy eight, att the special instance & request of him the
said Michael, had bargained sould & delivered unto him the said
Michael one woman Servant named Mary Arthur & divers Goods &
Mrchandizes. And had also within the tyme aforesaid att the like
request of him the said Michael att Battle Creeke aforesaid given
creditt to & discharged severall persons for severall quantityes of
tobacco for wch the same persons respectively stood indebted for
Goods unto him the said Charles, a particular of the Value of which
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