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came Gilbert Turberfield by Robert Ridgely his Attorney & exhib-
itteth here into Court his certaine bill against Robert Carvile gentl
one of the Attorneys of this Court of a plea that he render unto him
the full & just Sume of One thousand seven hundred twenty & nine
pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth & unjustly detaineth
And whereupon the said Gilbert by Robert Ridgely his Attorney
saith, that, whereas the said Robert Carvile The third day of July
One thousand six hundred Seventy Eight, by his certaine bill obliga-
tory sealed with the Seale of him the said Robert Carvile & here in
Court produc[d] whose date is the day & yeare aforesaid, did binde
himselfe his heyres Exrs & Admrs to pay or cause to be paid to the
said Gilbert his heyres Exrs Admrs or assignes the full & just Sume
of One thousand seven hundred twenty & nine pounds of tobacco
att or upon the tenth day of Octobr next in some convenient place
in St Maryes County, notwithstanding which the said Robert Carvile
the said One thousand seven hundred twenty & nine pounds of
tobacco to him the said Gilbert although often thereunto required
according to the tenour of the said bill obligatory hath not paid but
the same to pay hath denyed & as yet doth deny, whereupon the said
Gilbert saith he is damnified & hath losse to the Value of three thou-
sand pds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
And the said Robert Carvile in his proper person comes & defends
the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty to imparle hereunto
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