42         Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677.

                            Liber N N Richard White
                                Unlesse the def appeare next Court the Sheriff
                     Wm Dare of Calvert County amerced.

                     Wm Hill
                       agt     the Sheriff of Dorchester the same.
                    John Rawlings

                    Stephen Murty admr Jno
                       Bayly
                       agt
                     Richard Bayly
                                      these defts by Kenelm Cheseldyn their
                     Charles Howell i
                        a             Attorny appeare & imparle till October
                        g Court next.
                     Robert Hilton
                                    the Same
                       agt
                                  Peter Denis.

                  Comãnd was given to the Sheriff of St Maries County That by
                     good & lawfull men of his Bayliwick he make Knowne to Mark
                     Cordea that he be here the 19th day of June 1677 to Show cause if
                     any he have why execution should not issue against him upon a
                     judgment obtained against him by John Balley deceased Att which
                     said 19th day of June the Same Sheriff maketh returne of the same
                     writ that he had made Knowne to the said Mark that he be & appeare
                     here at the day & place as by the same he was comanded, Afterwards
                     to wit the twentith day of June in the yeare aforesaid the said Mark
                     Cordea being called & no Attorny appeareing in his behalf e It was
                     informed the Court that the said Scire facias was illegally executed
                     being done upon a Sunday & Thomas Wynn under Sheriff being
                     called & demanded to say the truth in the premisses did acknowledge
                     the same by him Served as aforesaid Whereupon it is the Opinion of
                     the Court here that the Said returne is no good returne & that Stephen
                     Murty admr of the said John Bailey who sued Out the same writ
                     take nothing thereby.

                    Thomas Notley Esq Unlesse the deft appeare next October Court
                        ag the Sheriff of st Maries County amerced.
                    Thomas Lomax

                    Thomas Crundall
                                      agt
                    John Jordaine