Liber B B John Maccay enters his marke (Viz) the Right eare Cropt & ouer
             [p. 16] marke Cattle & under bitted, The Left yeare slitt.

             Whereas Robert Kedger plf arrested Willm Blake deft to a County
             Court held att New Towne ij March 1661, wch Cause was there
             tryed & an Appeale granted to the next Prouinciall Court held att
             St Maries 3d of June 1662, That cause was then allso heard, And
             Order passed agst the plf, as hauing noe Cause of accon.
             Take therefore the Body of Robt Kedger & him keepe in safe Cus
             tody wthout Bayle or mainprize untill he satisfy the Respectiue
             Charges incident to tht suite, unto Willm Blake, & for soe doeing
             this shall yor wart. Gyuen under my hand att St Maries this 5th day
               The Charges are as followeth
             Attendance att the County
             Court & Comming up 2 060
             dayes
             Attorneys ffee there     060
             Attorneys attendance     030
              Dismisse 050
                  Attorney att the Prouin
                  320  Court & 2 dayes atten- 120
         359 dance
             4 of Mr Kedgers Seruants
               dyett & Beere          TOO
             2 Wittnesses 2 dayes at
              tendance each      120
             Sh: Seruing    Exequuon...
             Clk. writt Exeqn    & record-
              ing
             Att a Prouinciall Court held att St Maries on Wednesday
                               80 Aprilis 1663
             prnt Lieut Grăll
              Philip Caluert Esq Chancelor
              Henry Sewall Esq Secr.
              Mr Baker Brooke

               Mr Attorney Grăll informes the Court, How tht Patrick Due being
             arraigned att the last Court held in Caluert County for murder, The
             Jurors then & there fownd him Guilty of manslaughter only. Where
             fore hee humbly requests the Board to proceede according to that
             Verdict.
               The Prisoner called to the Bar. And demanded what hee had to
             say for himselfe? To wch Hee Craues Benefitt of Cleargy, wch was
             graunted him And the Booke being gyuen, & Demanded whither hee
             read or not? Answere was made tht hee read.
               Ordered thereuppon, That the sd Patrick Due be forthwth burned
             in the brawne of the hand a red hott yron, wch was done accord
             ingly. And it is further Ordered tht the Sheriffe of each respectiue
             [p. 17] County prouide for such their County an yron wth the Letter M, And














             16   Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663.






                    679
                    of Aprill
                    1663
                    320
                    Charles
                    Caluert
                    100
                    359