676 Assembly Proceedings, September 23-October 26, 1723.

L. H. J.

in Killing- their master John Hawkins and all of them except
one of the negroes Convict and Executed.

The same Court, Isabell Yangley Indicted for Concealing
her bastard Sur Statute Jac. Convict & Executed.
At a Provinciall Court, held the 17^th of October 1671
Humphrey Jones for a Rape and Indictment Contra formam
Statuti
The same Court Mary Steavens for Concealing- her bastard
and Indictment Contra formam Statuti.

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At Aprill Provintiall Court 1672 Indictment Against Toby
Miles for keeping a Dog accustomed to bite in haec Verba

The Jurors for the Right Hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry on their
Oaths doe Present that Whereas by the Custome & Law of
England, Every man is always bound Safely & Securely to
Keep his Chattell Cattle & Chatells least by such living crea-
tures & Chattells damage may any wise happen to his
Neighbours, nevertheless, one Tobias Miles of the Clifts in
the County of Calvert the Law and Custome aforesaid not
Regarding the sixth day of May in the year of our Lord 1671
at the Clifts in the County af^d Knowing a Certain Dog accus-
tomed to bite men, and soe negligently & Unduly did Keep that
Dog that the said Dog the sixth day of May in the Year af^d
did Grieveously bite and Sorely wound one Sarah Carr of the
Clifts in the County af^d upon the arms and other Parts of her
body to the great Damage of her the said Sarah Carr and
against the Peace of the Lord Prop^ry his Rule and Dignity.

At a Provintiall Court 1670 a Declaration, Hooper against
Burgess and others for a breach of Magna Charta & Damages
assessed.

Henry Hooper ] William Burgess late of South River in
a ] the County of Ann Arundell Gent: and
W^m Burges & al ] Samuell Chew late of in the said County of
Ann Arundell were Attached to answer unto Henry Hooper
of Plea of trespass upon the Case.
And Whereas the said Henry by John Morecraft his At-
torney Complaineth that Whereas by the Statute of Magna
Charta Chapter the Twenty ninth made in the ninth Year of
the Reign of King Henry the Third It is Contained that noe
freeman shall be taken imprisoned or Disseised of his free-
hold or his liberties or his free Customs, or outlawed or
banished, or by any means Destroyed, neither will we goe
upon him, neither will we send upon him Except by legal Judg-
ment of his Equals or by the law of the land, We will sell to
none, We will deny or delay to none Justice or Right and the