Appendix to Council Proceedings, 1681-85/6. 479

To w^ch it was answered by the Court that the fact was
Cofnitted in another Governm^t & a distinct propriety from this
& that this tryall had been according to the Lawes & Cus-
tomes of this Colony for the Indictm^t had been found by the
Grand Jury for the whole Body of the Colony of Virginia
The Court then Demanded of the prisoner whether he had any
more points to Argue in Law the prisoner replyed noe more
the Court thereupon ord^r the prison to be taken from the Bar.
& Cofnitted to the Sheriff's safe Custody.

[Verdict of the Jury.]
Virginia &c
The Jurrors for our Soveraigne Lord the King upon their
oathes present That George Talbot late of his Maj^ts Province
of Maryland Gent^l not haveing the fear of God before his
Eyes but being moved & seduced by the Instigation of the
Divel the one & Thirtieth day of October in the Thirtieth six
year of the Reign of our late Soveraign Lord King Charles
the second of Engl^d Scotland ffrance Ireland & Virg^a Defender
of the faith &c. and in the yeare of our Lord God One Thou-
sand six hundred Eighty & four with force & Armes &c. and
against the Peace of our s^d Soveraign Lord the King On board
his Maj^ts Ketch The Quaker rideing within the Capes of Vir-
ginia within his Maj^ts Dominions of America in & upon one
Christopher Rousby Gent^l in peace with God & our s^d Sover-
aign Lord the King Then & there being. The afores^d Xpher
Rousby not haveing any weapon drawn and the s^d Christop^r
Rousby not haveing first stricken the afores^d George Talbott
feloniously an assault did make and that the afores^d George
Talbot with a certaine dagger made of Iron & Steele of the
Value of one shilling which he the s^d George Talbot in his
right hand then & there had & held the same aforesaid, The
s^d Chr: Rousby then & there not haveing any weapon drawn,
And the afores^d Ch^r Rousby then & there not haveing first
stricken The afores^d George Talbot feloniously then & there in
& upon the right breast the s^d Ch^r Rousby did stabb & Thrust
giveing to him the said Christopher Rousby then & there with
the Dagger afores^d in manner afores^d one deadly wound in &
upon the right breast afores^d of Ch^r Rousby afores^d of w^ch s^d
Deadly wound the s^d Ch^r Rousby then & there Instantly dyed,
and so the Jurrors afores^d say upon their oathes that the afores^d
George Talbot the afores^d Christop^r Rousby the afores^d one &
Thirtieth day of October in the yeare afores^d on board the
Ketch afores^d in manner & forme afores^d feloniously did Kill
ags^t The Peace of our s^d Soveraign Lord the King his Crown
& Dignity and against the forme of the statute in such Cases
made & provided
Billa Vera. Copia Test C C Thacker Cl Gen Cur.

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