Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661. 479

by giving her certaine Stroakes or Blowes vpon her body against the
peace of his said Lop. his Rule and Gouernm^t Being asked whether
she was Guylty or not Guilty she pleaded not Guylty and putt her
selfe vpon the tryall of God and her Country
Then were sworne of the Jury John Hammond Foreman together
with the rest, who tarryed to heare the Examinacons before they
withdrew.
Then was Examined Michaell Farmer on the behalfe of the Lord
Proprietary Sayth That he did see Anne Nevell strike Margarett
Redfearne with her hand and her Shoe and comanded her to goe in
and strip her selfe naked and went together a Rodd at the Peach trees
and afterwards the said Margarett went in a doores and her M^rs
followed her and Shutt to the doore and he further sweares that he
heard the Stroakes and heard her Crye and at the same tyme the
said Margarett had a feauor and Ague every other day And further
sayth that at the tyme that her M^rs commanded her to goe into the
howse she sayd she would be revenged on her.
Thomas Cobham Examined on the behalfe of the Lord Prop^r
testifyes noething at all of his owne knowledge but that he heard
Margarett Redfearne say that she did lay her death to Anne Nevell
her Dame.
Susan Barbary Examined on the behalfe of the Lord Proprietary
Sayth That her husband bringing over Margarett Redfearne which
he bought of John Nevell and goeing to wash her body and shift
her being sick the said Margarett Complayned of her left side which
was black from her throate to her breast and soe cross her back and
this depon^t askt her how she came by that hurte and she answered
that she Gott it by her dame Nevells throweing her over a Logg and
that her dame Nevell councelld her to drownd herselfe telling her
she should not Hue two moneths if two moneths not two moneths
and a halfe which Enmity of her dames riss from her discouery of a
noate sent from one John Hatton to her Dame but what was in that
noate this depon^t never heard off And further sweareth that she did
lay her death to her dame if she dyed that she did desire to be carryed
ouer to M^r Stanleys .... carryed over and there did lay her death ....
depon^t did shew her .... before ....

Liber
P. C. R.

Andrew Hinderson examined on the behalfe of the Lord Proprie-
tary Sayth That he was there at the carrying over of Margarett Red-
fearne to M^r Stanley that he heard her Complayne of her throate
and that he sawe she was black aboute the throate which Margarett
Redfearne Sayd her M^rs pincht her and that she did lay her death to
her M^rs at M^r Stanleys, The Stripes that he saw vpon her thigh he
did belieue was a fortnight before which was with a small twigg
Wee whose names are here vnder written being Impannelled vpon
a Jury to view and make dilligent search aboute the dead Corps of

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