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         upon a certaine Judgemt for twelve thousand pounds of tobacco Liber N N
         obtained agt the said Henry Trulock by Henry Warde att a Provin
         ciall Court held att St Maryes the ninth day of April Anno 1676.
         Att which said ninth day of April the same Sheriffe made returne
         of the writt aforesaid, that by good & lawfull men of his bailywick
         he did make known to the said James Rumsey as by the same writt
         he was comanded
           And the said James Rumsey by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorney
         cometh & defendeth the force & injury when &c & prayeth liberty of
         speaking hereunto untill next Provinciall Court & itt is granted unto
         him, the same day is given to the plaintiffe also
           Now here att this day to witt the Eighteenth day of June in
         the third yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c
         Anoq3 Doni 1678. came the said Henry Warde by Robert Carvile
         his Attorney and the said James Rumsey by Kenelm Cheseldyn his
         Attorney came also, & the said James saith that the said Henry upon
         the judgement aforesaid ought not to have Execucon, for that he
         saith he hath fully administred all & singuler the Goods & Chattells
         which were the said Henry Trulocke att the tyme of his death, &
         this he is ready to averr & craves judgemt whether the said Henry
         Warde Execucon aforesaid ought to have Which plea of the said
         James being seen & by the Justices here fully understood, itt seemeth
         to the same Justices here That the plea aforesaid & the matter therein p. 655
         contained in manner and forme aforesaid pleaded is not sufficient
         in Law to preclude the said Henry from haveing his Execucon upon
         the said Judgemt for the debt aforesaid Therefore itt is granted by
         the Court here, that the said Henry Warde have his Execucon agt
         the Estate of the said Henry Trulock for the aforesaid debt of
         twelve thousand pounds of tobacco And also six hundred & foure
         pounds of tobacco for his costs & charges sithence laid out & expended.

         Thomas Marsh Unlesse the Defendt appeare next Court, the Sher
             ag     life of Talbot County amerced.
         Richard Baily

         Wm Gough
            agt   This action abates, the plt being dead
         Philip Lynes

         Jonathan Sibrey Unlesse the defendt appeare next Court, the Sherif
             ag     of Kent County amerced.
         Charles Howell

         Abraham Blagg
            agt     This action is discontinued.
         Wm Wells