Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 256 - Recognizances for Debts
Section 4 - Execution; Conditions Precedent

Section 4. Before such execution issues, the original recognizance shall be filed with the clerk, who shall compute the amount, deducting any payments endorsed, and shall issue an execution therefor in common form except that it shall recite the recognizance and state the amount then due. Such execution may be issued by the clerk without a special order of the court.