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