Provincial Court Proceedings, 1659. 329

Whereuppon (standing uppon his Justificaon) Proclamaon was
made by the Sheriff e in these uery words.
O yes &c :
Edward Prescott Prisoner at the Bar uppon suspition of ffelony
stand uppon his acquittall. If any person can giue euidence against
him, lett him come in, for the Prisoner otherwise will bee acquitt.
And noe on[e app] earing, The Prisoner is acquitted by the Board.

To the hon^ble the Gouerno^r & Councell &c :

Liber
P. C. R.

The humble Petⁿ of John Bateman, humbly sheweth That whereas
yo^r Pet^r hath to his great cost & Charge purchased of Cap^t Tho :
Cornewajeys Esq^r the Manno^r of the Resurrection in Patux^t Riuer,
yo^r Pet^r hath fownd to his great dammage seuerall persons (namely
Rob^t Patrickson, Will^m Ennis, Alexander Watts, John Bagby, &
Will^m Mills) That haue seated, spoyled, & worne out part of the s^d
Land, belonging to the s^d Manno^r.
Yo^r Pef humbly Craueth Judgm^t agst the s^d parties for his dam-
mage, & hee shall euer pray &c :
This cause being intricate, by reason the surueyo^r is not present in
Court, who can giue the only light in this difference, concerning the
Bownds. And it being allso alleaged by M^r Rich: Preston (inter-
rested in the Cause who surveyed that Land now claymed by the
plf, as belonging to his manno^r) That M^r Henry Coursey ended (as
hee supposed) the difference concerning Cap^t Cornewaley's Bownds
of that his Land.

p. 299
Bateman v.
Patrickson
et al.

It is therefore Ordered th^t this Busines be respited till the next
Prouincial Court. And th^t M^r Robert Clearke, who surueyed the
Land & M^r Henry Coursey allso, who ended the former difference
(as is alleaged) be summoned to the s^d Court, to declare their inten-
tion concerning the Bownds mentioned in the plfs Graunt or Patent.

Vid. fol. 328
& fol. 344

Whereas Anne Barbery being accused att the County Court in
Caluert County for hauing a Bastard, & the Child being dead (yett
exposed & fownd in a Tob. howse though then lyuing) uppon suspi-
tion of ffelony: The Commis^rs of th^t County Court haue sent up this
Cause to this Prouincial Court to be further heard & Determined.
Anne Barbery aged 36 yeares, or thereabouts Examined Sayth,
That shee did deny th^t shee was w^th Child, being taxed by seuerall
persons, alleging th^t it was nothing but the spleene shee was troubled
w^th. And that shee was taken on a suddaine, & could not send for
woemen. The reason why shee did not acquaynt any w^th it, when
shee was deliuered was, Because shee intended when god made her
able, to carry it to the ffather Joseph Edlow, for it was his .... the
reason why concealed it & hid it from the men in the howse .... for

Attorney
General v.
Barbery

th^t shee thought they would bee uery angry w^th her. That allthough
shee layd it in the Tob howse, yett shee went to it uery often &

p. 300