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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
Decembr 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 judgemt for him to the Honble Charles
Calvert Esqr now Lord Propry & to Comence two severall actions
for him agst his Owners Wm Erbury and Compa 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 this 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
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