258 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679/80.

Liber W. C. p. 231

Robt Ridgely agt Richd Royston Admr of William Crosse

[Richard Royston Admr of all and Singuler the goods Chattles Rights and Creditts wch were of William Crosse gentl deceased was attached to answere unto Robert Ridgely gentl one of the Attorneys of this Court ac-

cording to the Libertyes and pnviledges &c allowed of a plea of
Trespas upon the case,

And whereupon the said Robert in his pper pson Complaineth
That Whereas the Said William Crosse in his life time (to witt)
the Tenth day of December in the yeare of our Lord 1677, the said
Robert being then and Still one of the Attorneys of this Court, in
Consideracon that hee the said Robert would bee Attorney for him
in such accons as the said William Should imploy him in, in the
Provinciall Court aforesaid, hee the said William did assume upon
himself and unto the said Robert did faithfully promise, that hee
the said William him the said Robert for his paines Labour Travill
skill Councell and advice about all such accons as hee should
imploy him in, That hee the said William Would pay him the s^d
Robert what the said Robert should for such his paines labour
Travaile Skill Councell & advice about the same accons Reasonably
deserve, And the said Robert in fact sayth That Trusting to the
pmise of the said William to him the said Robert soe as aforesaid
made, and pursuant thereunto hee was Retained and imployed by
the said William as his Attorney, & gave him his Councell and
advice in a Certaine accon Comenced by the said William against
William Hemsley of Talbot County gentl, and also to appeare and
defend the said William in Two actions comenced ag^t him the said
William by Mary Clements of Talbot County Widdow: and Richd
Draper of London girdler, by Vertue of w^ch said Retainer hee the
said Robert between the said Tenth day of December in the yeare
aforesaid, and the sixteenth day of October 1679, the said three
accons on behalfe and as Attorney of the said William Crosse (the
one against William Hemsley aforesaid the other two at the suite
of the said Mary Clements and Richard Draper aforesaid) did
Mannage Solicite and Transact, to the best of his Skill power and
Cuning, & in the Same actions the said Robert on the behalfe of
the said William •Robert in this Court did appeare, and for his Labour
paines Skill power Councell & advice in and about the same hee
duili reasonably deserve the sume of Twelve hundred pounds of
Tobacco, Notwithstanding w^ch the said William Crosse in his life
time Nor the said Richard Since his death (to whome the adm^rion
of all and singuler the goods Chattles rights and Credits w^ch were
of the said William in his life time since his death hath been
Comitted) The said Twelve hundred pounds of Tobacco To him
the Said Robert for his fees in the Causes aforesaid have not payd