456Court and Testamentary Business, 1656.

         Liber B. unto my Son Ishmael Wright one yearling heifer black

          No. 3., Colloured and marked vizt both Eares underkeeled and Cm-opt

             of both Eares.

               Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Hussey of

             the Province of Maryland planter doe by these presents make

             Constitute and ordaine my wellbeloved friend Walter Fake of

             the Same Province Gardner to be my Lawfull Attorney to

             arrest Implead or Sue any person or persons that either are or

             hereafter may be Indebted to me as also to Compound release

             or Sett at Liberty any person or persons as alsoe to Sell bar-

             game or banter for me either any thing that now is or here-

             after may be in this Province of Maryland And further if there

             be any thing that may inlarge his power either in Law or

             otherwise I doe Give and Grant it to him to all intents and

             purposes whatsoever as Wittness my hand the day and yeare

             above                          written.

             Testes by us Tho: Jordan           Thomas Hussey

                         Signu

                     John H Greene

                     At a Generail Provinciall Court Held at

                     Putuxent September 22th 1656

         Capt William ffuller.             mr John Pott

                Present mr Richard Preston:     mr Michael Brooke

                       mr Edward Lloyd.

               Whereas Judith Catchpole beimlg brought before the Court

             upon Suspicion of Murdering a Child which She is accused to

             have brought forth, and denying the fact or that Sile ever had

             Child the Court hath ordered that a Jury of able women be

              Impannelled and to give in tileir Verdict to the best of their

             Judgment whether She the Said Judith hath ever had a Child

             or not

          p. 203 Iames Jolly Sworne and Examined Saith, That being at Iohn

             Grammers a weeke before William Bramhalls man dyed the

             Said Servant of Bramhall Said that Judith Catchpole Cut a

             maids Skinn off hen throat and She never felt it and the Said

             Judith Catchpole Sowed the wound up againe, and further

             Saith not                         Signum

                                             Iames I I Jolly

               Elizabeth Norton Sworne and Examined Saith That William

             Bramhalls Servant that dyed Said that Iudith Catchpole Cutt

             the Skinn of a maids throat when She was a Sleep and the

             Said maid never felt it, and the Said Judith Sowed up the