52 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1679.

Liber W. C.

untill next Provintiall Court & itt is granted unto him, the same day
is given to the p^lt likewise
Att which said next Provintiall Court to witt the sixteenth day of
Octob^r in the fourth yeare of the Dominion of the right Hon^ble
Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq Doni 1679 came as well the said
plaintiffe by his Attorney aforesaid as the said Defend^t in his proper
person here present in Court And the said Defend^t saith that he
hath nothing to say in barr of the action aforesaid above against
him declared but y^t the said Gilb^rt should recover against him the
said Robert the aforesaid Sume of One thousand seven hundred
twenty nine pound [s] of tobacco Therefore itt is considered that the
said Gilbert Turberfield recover against the said Robert Carvile as
well the Sume of One thousand seven hundred twenty nine pounds
of tobacco debt As also five hundred & Eight pounds of tobacco costs
of suite And the Defend^t in mercy &c

Robert Ridgely

ag^t
Richard Speed

Richard Speed late of the Citty of Bristoll Marryner
was Attached by a writt of priviledge issuing forth
of this Court to Answer unto Robert Ridgely gentl
one of the Attorneys of this Court of a plea of

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trespas upon the Case
And whereupon the said Robert Ridgely in his proper person
complaineth, that whereas the said Richard Speed the tenth day of
Decemb^r one thousand six hundred seventy foure did retaine the said
Robert Ridgely to be his Attorney in the Provintiall Court in foure
severall causes, that is to say to appeare for him att the suite of
Lydia Solley, to confesse judgem^t for him to the Hon^ble Charles
Calvert Esq^r now Lord Prop^ry & to Comence two severall actions
for him ag^st his Owners W^m Erbury and Comp^a in consideracon
whereof the said Richard did assume upon himselfe & to the said
Robert did faithfully promise that he the said Richard him the said
Robert for his ffees in the said causes would pay & satisfie unto him
the said Robert the sume of Sixteene hundred pounds of tobacco
And the said Robert in fact saith, that trusting to the promise &
assumpcon of the aforesaid Richard so as aforesaid to him made,
he was Attorney for the said Richard in the said foure actions, &
for thi^s doth deserve the said Sume of sixteen hundred pounds of
tobacco. Yet the said Richard his promise & assumpcon so as afore-
said made not reguarding, but deviseing & fraudulently intending
him the said Robert of the said sixteen hundred pounds of tobacco
to him so due as aforesaid craftily & Subtily to deceive & defraud,
the said Sixteen hundred pounds of tobacco to him the said Robert
according to his promise hath not paid although often thereunto
required, but the same to pay hath denyed & as yet doth deny to the
damage of the said Robert two thousand pounds of tobacco and
thereupon he bringeth his suite