4 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679.

Liber W. C.
p. 4

their Attorneys aforesaid, And the said Defend^[t] by his said At-
torney saith, that the said Richard & George their action aforesaid
against him ought not to have, for tha[t] The said John Darnall the
aforesaid Sume of seven thousand Eight hundred ninety six pounds
of tobacco above in the declaracon menconed by the hands of
Thomas Tasker unto the said Charles Gosfright in his life tyme he
hath well & truly paid & satisfied, And this he is ready to averr, &
prayeth judgm^t if the said Richard & George their action aforesaid
ought &c Whereupon day is given to both parties untill next Pro-
vinciall Court.
Now here att this day to witt the Eleventh day of Octob^r in the
fourth yeare of the Dominion of the right Hon^ble Charles Lord
Baltemore &c Annoq Dni 1679 came the said parties by their Attor-
neys aforesaid And the said John Darnall by his said Attorney saith,
that as to foure hundred forty foure pounds of tobacco part of the
debt in the declaracon menconed he cannot gainsay, for that the same
remaines unpaid, the residue thereof (as appeared to this Court by
the Oath of the said Tho: Tasker which is allowed of as Evidence
by the p^lts Attorney) being allready satisfied & paid to the said
Charles Gosfright in his life tyme Therefore itt is considered that
the said Richard Marsham & George Lingham Ex^rs as aforesaid
recover against the said John Darnall the aforesaid Sume of foure
hundred forty foure pounds of tobacco As also five hundred Seventy
six pounds of tobacco costs of suite And the said Defend^t from
thence in mercy And the said p^lts in mercy for their false plaint
against the said Defend^t for the residue of the debt aforesaid And
that the said Defend^t may goe from thence without a day &c

Tho: Groves
ag^t
Gos f rights 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 M^rchant
deceased were Sumoned to Answer unto Thomas