430 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1660.

Liber
P. C. R

said Chewe of the place aforesaid at the tyme aforesaid and assaulte
did make and with a Hoe which she in both her hands did hould a
greivous wound in the head did give of which wound the said Rich-
ard Steevens did dye and soe the said Hanna Rogers the said Richard
Steevens felloniously did kill and murder Contrary to the peace of
his said Lop. his rule and dominion
The Jury doe present for the Lord Proprietary that Hannah
Rogers late Servant to Samuell Chewe of the Herring Creeke in the
County of Anne Arrundell Spinister vpon the 31^th day of May in the
yeare 1660 vpon the person of Richard Steeuens Servant alsoe to the
said Chewe of the place aforesaid at the tyme aforesaid an Assaulte
did make and with a hoe which she in both her hands did hould a
greiuous wound in the head did give of which wound the said Rich-
ard Steeuens did dye, and soe the said Hannah Rogers the said
Richard Steeuens felloniously did kill and murder contrary to the
peace of his said Lop, his rule and dominion

25 Feb.

Being asked whether she was Guilty or not guilty she answered
not Guilty and being demanded by whome she would be tryed an-
swered by God and the Country
whereupon was Impannelld a petty Jury vizt

1 M^r Thomas Turner Foreman
2 M^r Thomas Mathews

M^r Richard Forster
M^r Thomas Stone
M^r Robert Macklyn
"M^r Thomas Burdett
M^r William Green

p. 432

The Jury haue retourned their Verdict not Guilty

Attorney
General v.
Harris

The Indictment retourned by the Grand Jury ag^t Elizabeth Harris
whereupon they retourned billa vera. Let it be Enquired for the
Lord Proprietary whether Elizabeth Harris late of S^t Clements hun-
dred in the County of S^t Marys Spinster in the Easter holly dayes
in the yeare of our Lord 1657 at S^t Wynifrido in the County and
Hundred aforesaid then and there a certaine man child alive did
bring forth and afterward the said Elizabeth at S^t Wynifrido afore-
said the aforesaid Infant liueing did throwe out of Doores hard by
the Landing, by which the said Infant imediately did dye and soe
the said Elizabeth Harris the said Infant at the place and tyme afore-
said felloniously did kill and murder contrary to the peace of his
Lo^ps rule and dominion
The Informacon of Robert Joyner aged twenty six yeares or
thereabouts Sworne and Examined the fourth day of January 1660
Sayth That he this depon^t in Easter Holly dayes in the yeare 1657
lining at M^r James Langworths howse went to helpe hawle a Cow
out of the Mire and retourning homeward by the water side there
was a woman Servant called Elizabeth now the wife of Samuell