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     man deliuers in theire uerdict endorced on the back side of the bill Liber B B
       with this word (uizt) Guilty,—
       The Prisoner Call'd to the Barre Joseph ifincher hold up thy
     hand—
       Are yow agreed of yor uerdict, answere yes, who shall say for yow
     answer the foreman Mr Saml Chew. Gentlemen of the Jury, yow say [p. 384]
     Joseph ffincher is Guilty of the murder whereof hee stands indited,
     answered yes, yow all say soe yes
       Joseph ffincher hold up thy hand, yow doe remember upon yor in
       ditemt yow haue been arraigned and haue pleaded not Guilty and for
       yor tryall yow haue put yor selfe upon God and the Country which
       Country hath found yow Guilty, for cann yow now say for yor self e,
       why according to law yow should not haue Judgment to suffer death,
       what saist thou Joseph ffincher, answered that if he deseru'd it he
       must dye, being askt if there bee all he hath to say for himselfe,
       answered yes—
       The Judge giues Sentence in these words following
       Joseph flincher, yow shall be carryed to the place from whence yow
       came from thence to the place of Execucon, and there be hanged by
       the neck till yow are dead—
       Whereas Joseph ffincher of the County of Ann Arundell was att
     Our Court of Sessions held att st Marys on the 22th of this instant
       December Arraigned and Conuicted of murder, haue desired to
       suffer his death in the abouesaid County of Ann Arundell—
       These are therefore in the name of the Rigt Honble the Lord Pro
     prietary to will & require yow forthwth yow Cause the person of the
     said Joseph ifincher to be safely Conueyed and deliuered into the

     Custody of Thomas Sprigge High Sherriffe of Caluert County, And
     by him to be allsoe sent securely to Capt William Burges High Sher
     rife of the County of Ann Arundell and that he the said Burges doe
     ithediately to Execucon proceed according to the substance of that
     warrant to him directed for the prosecucon thereof And for soe doe
     ing this shall be yor warrant Giuen undr my hand this 27th December
     1664 Charles Caluert
     To the High Sherriffe of St Marys County
       These are in the name of the Rigt Honble the Lord Proprietary to
     will & require yow uppon the deliuery of Joseph ffincher into yor Cus
     tody yow Cause the person of the said ffincher to be sent forward wth
     security to Capt William Burges High Sherriffe of Ann Arundell
     County for him there to proceed according to warrant from me to [p. 385]
     him directed bearing date wth these prsents And for soe doeing this
     shall be yor warrt Giuen under my hand this 27th Decembr 1664
     To the High Sherriffe            Charles Caluert
       of Caluert County