Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669—70.    531

     recover against the said John Nutthall the quantity of seaven thou- Liber JJ
     sand foure hundred forty six pounds of tobacco being the remainder
     of the abovesaid debt of thirty thousand pounds of tobacco with
     Costs

     Thomas Studd against Valentine fludlstunn of Calvert County
     Valentine Hudistun Smith was attached to answer Thomas
     Studd in an action of debt. And thereupon the said Thomas by
     Thomas Carleton his Attorny Saith that the said Valentine Hudistun
     the eleventh day of July in the yeare of Our Lord God One thousand
     six hundred sixty and eight in the eight and thirtith yeare of the
     Dominion of Caecilius &c by his certaine bill the Coppy whereof is
     here in Court it haveing been proved before the Comissioners of [p.77]
     Calvert County at a Court held there the first day of February in the
     eight & thirtith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c in which said
     bill dated as aforesaid the said Valentine Hudlstun did Oblidge
     himselfe his heirs executors and administrators unto the said Thomas
     Studd his heirs executors administrators and assignes the full and
     just summe of twelve hundred pounds of good sound merchantable
     tobacco in Caske according to Act of Assembly to be paid upon the
     tenth day of October next following the said date in petuxent River
     notwithstanding the aforesaid Valentine Hudistun the aforesaid
     summe of twelve hundred pounds of tobacco to the said Thomas
     Studd though often thereunto demanded he hath not as yet rendred
     but the same hath denyed to pay and as yet denyeth to render to the
     said Thomas Studd whereupon he is dampnified and hath damage
     to the value of One hundred pounds of tobacco & thereupon he brings
     his suite
      And the said Valentine Hudlstun at this day to witt the xith day
     of February in the xxxviiith yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c
     by Thomas Knighton his Attorny cometh and de fendeth the force
     and injury when &c and saith that as to the abovesaid sume of twelve
     hundred pounds he is not informed by the said Valentine his Client
     of any answer thereunto to be given wherefore it is considered by
     the Court here that the said Thomas Studd recover against the said
     Valentine the said Summe of twelve hundred pounds of tobacco with
     costs of suite / which was Adjudged six hundred twenty foure
     pounds of Tobacco, and one hundred forty six pounds Judiciall
     Charges in all seaven hundred and seaventy which with the debt
     recovered amounteth to the sume of One Thowsand nine hundred
     and seaventy pounds of Tobacco.

     Richard Tilghman Time granted both parties untill next Provin-
     agt Nicholas Brooke ciall Court to witt the twelfth day of April
                  next.
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