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Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668. 357 Whereupon the sherriff being called deliuers in a Pannell of Jurors Liber FF whose names are as folioweth Foreman Mr Joseph Horsley John Potts Henry Hosier Thomas Hinton Richard Attkins Clement Theobalds Curtis Fletcher John Cock John Staynes Walter Greene Oliuer Gery Jonathan Marler The Jury being called euery man by his name and answering there- unto were sworne seuerally The Prisoners making no Challange &c The petty Jury being counted were twelue in number The Jury then had theire Charge giuen them (in forme as was to the other prisoner) Concerning the Prisoners att the Barr, and that they should now heare theire Euidence Then was called John Kinsey John Christopher Ann Birdg and [p. 657] Ann Billingsley to giue Euidence on behalfe of the Ld Propr against William Kee now prisoner att the Barre Also then was Called Clement Theobald Ralph wormley Thomas Knap Robert Benson and mary Theobald to giue Euidence on behalfe of the Lord Propr agt Thomas Corker now prisoner att the Barr all which Euidences appearing were sworne & examined in Open Court declaring to the Jury what they could say therein Which being done the Jury went from the Barr The Jury of life and death being agreed came into Court to giue theire Verdict, being called by theire names answered thereunto and ask if they were agreed of theire uerdict answered yea, and who should say for them answered the foreman The Prisoners was then called to the Barr and there held up theire hands The Clerk then said to the Jury look upon William Kee prisoner att the Barr, yow that be sworne what say yow is hee guilty of what hee stands endicted or not Guilty, Who answered Not Guilty soe yow all say answered yea, the Jury being askt if he did fly for it, answered not to our knowledge The Jury then was askt whether Thomas Corker the other prisoner att the Barr was Guilty of what hee stands indicted or not Guilty, Who deliuered in a speciall Verdict in writeing as followeth (uizt) The Jury doe finde the speciall matter thus (uizt) That Richard Turner was killed wth a gunn by Tho: Corker and the pray the aduizmt of the Court if the Cort doe finde it manslaughter wee finde it manslaughter Otherwise Wee finde it manslaughter by misaduenture The Court then askt the Jury where they finde hee was when hee was killed or shott, answered upon some loggs without doores asleep |
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