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         The Jury returning the prisoner was againe Called to the Liber B.

       Barr, and the Jury being Called by their Names before the No. 3.

       Court, was demanded if they were agreed upon their Verdict,

       who answered they were agreed, and that their foreman Should

       Speake for them, The Court demanding whether according

       to the Indictmt and Evidence as they were upon their Oathes,

       they found John Dandy the prisoner at the Barr, Guilty, or not

       Guilty, the foreman of the Jury made answer, Guilty, and So

       Said all the rest of the Jury, Upon which Verdict the prisoner

       was demanded by the Court what he had to Say for himself,

       that Sentence of Death Should not pass upon him, who after

       Some Space of time Given him having nothing to Say for

       himself, And his Highness Attorney Craveing Judgment upon

       the Verdict of the Jury

         The Court doth order upon the Verdict of the Jury that

       Jmediat Sentence of Death be given upon the prisoner John

       Dandy, which by the President of the Court was accordingly

       done. And the Court doth farther order that the Said Iudgmt

       and Sentence of Death be put in Execution upon Saturday

       next being the 3d of october 1657 upon the Jsland at the mouth

       Leonards Creek in Patuxent River.

         Nonsuit is Granted to William Stockclen in a Suit depending

       betwixt Iulian Hyell plft and him the Said William Stockden

       defendant with Cost of Suit and Sixty pounds of Tobacco

       damage for attendance

  At a Court held at Putuxent the first of october p. 333

                              1657

                 Mr Richard Preston  mr Sam: Withers

            resent Mr Ed: Lloyd    mr Will: Ewens

       order Granted to Beckwith for Cattle

         Whereas George Beckwith hath Petitioned this Court in the

       behalf of ffrancis Harvie Daughter to Nicholas Harvie deceased,

       for a Certaine Stock of Cattle left in the hands of John Dandy

       in the yeare 1649 as by Record appeareth. The Court doth

       order that the Said George Beckwith be Impowered in the

       behalf of the Sd ffrancis Havie to procure four or Six of the

       Neighbours to View the Cattle of the Said Dandy, And what

       Cattle can be found of the marke of the Said ffrancis Harvey

       mentioned in the Record, he the Said Beckwith to take in his

       possession for the Sole use of the Said Francis Harvey

       Order upon the Estate of Iohn Dandy

         Whereas John Dandy hath been convicted for murther and

       thereby his Estate forfeited to his Highness the Lord protector