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        the third yeare of the dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Anncxp Liber N N
        Doni 1677 came the said parties by their Attorneys aforesaid And
        the said Marke Cordea saith that the said Stephen Admr as aforesaid
        ought not to haue Execucon of the aforesaid debt & damages be
        cause he saith That he the said Marke after the Judgemt obtained p. 472
        aforesaid & before suing out the scire facias aforesaid, he the said
        Marke did satisfie & pay the same to the said John Bailey in his life
        tyme, & this he is ready to averr & craves Judgemt whither the said
        Stephen his Execucon aforesaid ought to have And the said Stephen
        saith, he ought not to be barred, because he saith, the said Marke
        hath not satisfied the Judgemt aforesaid And this he prayes may be
        enquired of by the Countrey And the said Marke also. Therefore
        comand is giuen to the Sheriffe of St Maryes County that he cause
        to come here twelve &c by whom &c who neither &c to recognize &c
        because aswell &c And the Jurors impannelled being called likewise
        came to witt Thomas Cosden, Tho: Doxey, Henry Phippes, Tho:
        Bankes, Jno Askin, Tho: Potter, Edward Pynn, Richard ifenwick,
        Edmond Dermott, Tho: Keyting, Wm Thomas & Emanuel Ratcliffe
        who being elected tryed & sworne to say the truth in the prmisses
        upon their Oaths doe say Wee finde for the Defendt Therefore itt is
        considered that the said plaintiffe shall take nothing by his writt of
        scire facias, but that the said Defendt goe thereof without day.

       Thomas Jones Comand was given to the Sheriffe of Ann Arun
           agt dell County, that whereas Thomas Jones the
     Richd Boughton    twenty fourth day of Novembr Anno 1675 re
                   covered Judgemt against Richard Boughton for
        Eight hundred pits of tobacco debt with costs of suite, for which
        satisfaction remaineth to be made Therefore itt was comanded the
        same Sheriffe that by good & lawfull men of his bailywick he make
        knowne to the said Richard Boughton that he be & appeare here the
        second day of Octobr 1677. to shew cause if any he have why Execu
        con for the said debt & costs should not issue against him Att which
        said second day of Octobr the same Sheriffe maketh returne of the
        writt aforesaid Endorsed By vertue of this writt before good &
        lawful men of my bailywick, the within named Richard Boughton
        I have made known that he be &c according to the tenor of the said
        writt as I am hereby required
         And the said Richard Boughton by Robert Carvile his Attorney
        cometh & prayeth thereupon day to imparle untill next Court & itt is
        granted him, the same day is given to both parties
         Now here att this day to witt the three & twentieth day of ffebry
        in the third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c
        Annoq3 Doni 1677 came the said plaintiffe by his said Attorney, &
        prayeth his Execucon of the said debt & costs of suite And the said
        Defendt to preclude the said plaintiffe from his said Execucon saith