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Proceedings of the Provincial Court, 1666-1670
Volume 57, Page 357   View pdf image (33K)
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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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