Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677/8.    431

         Henry Trulock by the said Henry Ward att a Provinciall Court Liber N N
         held att St Maryes the ninth day of April Anno 1676. Att which
         said ninth day of April the same Sheriffe maketh returne of the
         writt aforesaid, that by good & lawfull men of his bailywick he hath
         made known to the said James Rumsey as by the said writt he was
         comanded.
          And the said James Rumsey by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorney
         cometh & defendeth the force & injury when &c and prayeth liberty
         of Speaking hereunto untill next Provinciall Court & itt is granted
         unto him the same day is given to the pfl also
          Now here att this day to witt the Eighteenth day of June in the
         third yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c Annoq3 Doni 1678. came the
         said Henry Warde by Robert Carvile his Attorney & the said James
         Rumsey by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorney came also And the said
         James saith, that the said Henry upon the judgemt aforesaid ought
         not to have Execucon, for that he saith he hath fully Administred
         all & singuler the Goods & Chattells which were the said Henry
         Trulocks att the tyme of his death, & this he is ready to averr, &
         craves judgemt whether the said Henry Ward 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 contained in manner &
         forme aforesaid pleaded is not sufficient in Law to preclude the said
         Henry Warde from haveing his Execucon upon the said Judgemt
         for the debt & costs 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 ye aforesaid debt of twelve thousand
         pds of tobacco And also six hundred & foure pds of tobacco for his
         costs & charges sithence laid out & expended.

        Thomas Clipsham The Sheriffe of Charles County haveing returned p. 652
          agt a Cepi in this cause, & the Defendt not appearing
      Wm Lee         this Court Itt is ordered that the baile bond be
                     assigned to the plt

        Edward Gunnell
            agt
        John Browne
        George Lewen
            agt
        Mary Clements Exx
        John Clements
        Tho:  Mountford
            agt
        James Wasse