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58 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675. Liber N N Robert Ridgely Arthur Carleton administrator of all and agt singular the goods Chattells Rights and Arthur Carleton admr Credits which were of Thomas Carleton late Thomas Carleton of Cecil County Gent deceased was by a writ of priviledge issueing Out of this Court at- tached to answer unto Robert Ridgely One of the Attornyes of this Court &c of a plea of trespas upon the case. And whereupon the said Robert in his proper person Complaineth that whereas the said Thomas Carleton in his life time to wit the thirtenth day of December in the 43th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Dom 1674 at st Maries Citty in the Province aforesaid did reteine him the said Robert to prosecute a certaine suite in the Provinciall Court upon an action of debt against One John Cock of Baltemore County planter in consideration whereof the said Thomas did assume upon himselfe & to the Said Robert did faithfully promise that he the said Thomas would well and truly Satisfie and pay unto him the said Robert So much as he should deserve for his labour travell skill Councell & advice in & about & concerning the prosecution of the said Suite when thereunto required And the Said Robert in fact Saith that he the said Robert did sue forth of the Provinciall Court a certaine Capias to the Sheriff of Baltemore County directed and returnable before the justices of the Provinciall Court the ninth day of ffebruary then next following against him the said John Cock at the suite of him the Said Thomas Carleton in the action aforesaid & upon the same did file a declaration against the said John Cock on the behalfe of the said Thomas as by the Records thereof in the said Provinciall Court remaineing doth appeare & the said Robert in fact saith that the said Thomas ought to pay unto him the said Robert for such his labor travell Skill Councel and advice as his Attorny in the said case the summe of foure hundred pounds of tobacco according to a certaine Act of Assembly in that case provided notwithstanding which the said Thomas in his life time now the said Arthur since his death to whom administration of all & Singular the goods Chattells and Creditts p. 37 of the said Thomas Since his death was Committed the said foure hundred pounds of tobacco to him the said Robert have not paid nor him for the same in any manner contented or Satisffied though often thereunto required but the same to pay have refused & denyed & Still doe refuse & deny to the damage of the Said Robert eight hundred pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite. And the said Arthur by Mathew Warde his Attorny cometh & defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty of Speakeing hereunto untill the next Court and the Same day is given to both partyes Afterwards to wit the twelfth day of ffebruary Anno One thousand Six hundred Seventy five Came the said Robert in his proper person (came likewise) & offered himselfe against the |
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