Appendix to Council Proceedings, 1681-85/6. 477

At a Gen^ll Court held at
James City the 20^th Apr^l 1686.

Present
M^r Auditor Bacon President
M^r Secret^ry Spencer Coll. John Page
Coll. Phill: Ludwell Coll. W^m Byrd
Coll. W^m Cole Coll. Jn^o Lear
Coll. John Custes Coll Xph^r Wormeley

His Maj^ts Comission of Oyer & Terminer was read.
Upon the humble petition of Coll. George Talbot a prisoner
at the bar Coll. Tho: Ballard & M^r Arthur Spicer are nomi-
nated & assigned his Councill to Argue all points of Law
wherein he shall be concerned.
M^r Attorney Gen" on behalfe of his Maj^te haveing yesterday
preferred an Indictment for felony by Statute ag^t Coll. Geo:
Talbot late of Maryland viz: for stabbing to Death M^r Ch^r
Rousby the Grand Jury returned the same billa Vera & the
prisoner being this Day called to the bar after the Indictm^t
was read pleaded thereto not guilty & for tryal thereof put
himselfe upon God & the Country the petty Jury was then
called over & the prisoner made his Exceptions only ag'ainst
five persons & admitted the following persons to be his Jury
viz. Coll W^m Kendall foreman, Coll Edw^d Hill M^r W^m Ran-
dolph M^r Char: Goodrich M^r Tho: Hodge M^r Tho: Cock M^r
ffra: Epps M^r Jos: Mauldin M^r W^m Taylor M^r David Crafford
M^r Tho. Toule & M^r John Smith who upon their Oaths return
the prisoner Guilty. Then the s^d Coll. Geo: Talbot moved
that he might have Councell assigned him to argue such points
in Law as he should assigne & a time appointed for the Arguing
thereof.
The Court assigned Coll: Tho: Ballard & M^r Arth^r Spicer
Councell for the prisoner & appointed the one & twentieth
Instant for the Argueing such points as the prisoner Coll. Geo:
Talbott & his Councell should move in his behalfe.

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