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        ffebry in the third yeare of his Lordps Dominion &c Annoq Doni Liber N N
        1677. doe with the consent of Kenelm Cheseldyn Attorney for the
        plaintiffe order, that the said John Saunders be remanded to the Sher
        iffe of Charles County, And that he be not discharged from the cus
        tody of the said Sheriffe, untill he hath satisfied the said Execucon
        and given special bayle to Answer the action of John Machen in a
        plea of debt of foure hundred pounds lawfull money of England

        Propry Kenelm Cheseldyn Attorney Uen” &c moves for spe
        agt ciall bayle, whereupon the defendt is comitted into the
        Wm Crosse j Custody of the Sheriffe of St Maryes County untill he
                putts in special bayle to Answer the action aforesaid &
        abide Judgemt Afterwards to witt the nineteenth day of ffebruary
        in the third yeare of the dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c
        Anncxp Doni 1677. came the said Wm Crosse, & Peter Sayer, &
        George Robins of Talbott County his suerties acknowledged in open
        Court & undertooke for him the said Wm Crosse in the sume of two
        thousand pounds stert to be Levyed of their & each of their Goods &
        Chattels lands and tenemts to his Lordps use upon this Condicon,
        that if the said Wm Crosse be cast in this suite, that then the said
        Wm Crosse shall pay the Condemnacon or deliver himselfe to the
        prison of the Sheriffe of the County of St Maryes, or they the said
        Peter Sayer & George Robins will doe itt for hini

        Nicholas Page, Tho: Comand was given to the Sheriffe of Charles p. 479
        Welborne & Compa & at County that he take John Saunders other
         agt            wise called John Sannders of Charles County
        John Saundersin the Province of Maryland Mrchant if he
        should be found in his bailywicke & him safe
        keep, so that he have his body here the twelfth day of April ffebru
        ary 1677. to Answer unto Nicholas Page Tho: Welborne & Compa
        & Amos Bonvile in a plea that he render unto them fifty two thou
        sand pounds of tobacco which to them he oweth & unjustly detaineth
        Which said twelfth day of ffebruary on which the said Court ought
        to haue bin held was by his Lordpps writt of Adjournmt adjourned
        untill the thirteenth day of the same month Att which said thirteenth
        day of ffebruary the same Sheriffe maketh returne of the writt afore
        said, that he hath taken the said John Saunders whose body he hath
        as by the same writt he is required. And the said plaintiffes by
        Kenelm Cheseldyn their Attorney moved for special bayle, where
        upon itt is ordered that the said John Saunders remaine in the cus
        tody of the Sheriffe aforesaid untill he hath given speciall bayle to
        Answer the action aforesaid & abide Judgemt

       Marke Cordeal The Sheriffe of St Maryes County haveing returned
           agt a cepi in this cause, the Defendt informes the Court,
      ifrances Lucas   that by reason of her extream poverty she cannot
                  defend the aforesaid suite, unlesse she be admitted