Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.  235






      Murder Contrary to the peace of his said Lordsp his Rule and Liber B B

        Dignity—

        The Grand Jury discharged and the Petite Jury called (uizt)
      Foreman Mr Richard Smyth           Thomas Bennitt
             Joseph Horsley           William Hatten
             Wm Dorrington            William Watts
             Francis Armstrong        Robert Jones
             Robert Blinckhorne       William Black
             William Groome           William Harper
        The presentments was againe read to the said Jurors, And the
        Euidences Called Examined and Sworne as a fore—The Jurors
        wthdrew to Consider on the said Bills and theire Charge—
        The Jurors being called and answering all of them to theire Call
      by theire Seuerall names—The fforeman deliuers in theire Verdicts
        endorced on the backside of each bill with this word (uizt) Guilty—
        Pope Aluey Arthur Nottooll and Elizabeth Greene all Called by
      theire names to the Barre—
        Pope Aluey first demanded of him what hee had to say for him
      self e. To which hee Craues Benifitt of Clergy, which was granted
        him, And the booke being giuen and demanded whither he read or
        not, Answere was made that hee read—
        Arthur Nottooll being demanded what he had to say for himselfe
      To which hee Craues benifitt of Cleargy, wch was Granted him, and
        the booke being giuen, and demanded whither he read or not, An
        swere was made, that hee read—
        Ordered thereupon that the said Pope Aluey & Arthur Nottooll bee
      forthwith burnt in the brawne of theire righte handes with a red hott
        Iron. Which was by the Vnder Sherriffe immediately Executed—
        Then was it demanded of Elizabeth Greene, what she had to say [p. 299]
      for herselfe, Answered that she threw herselfe on the mercy of the
      Board, being againe demanded if that was all she had to say, she
      Answered Yes—Then Sentence of Death past upon her by the Gou
      ernor and Judge in these words following (uizt) Elizabeth Greene
      yow shall bee Carryed to the place from whence yoW Came, from
      thence to the place of Execucon, and there bee hang'd by the neck till
      yow are dead, and soe God haue Mercy upon yor Soule.
        On the Morrow being the 8th July 1664 warrt issued to the Sher
      rife of St Marys County for the prformance of Execucon (uizt)
        Whereas Elizabeth Greene was att Our Court of Sessions Ar
        raigned for Murder and there found Guilty by the Virdict of the
        Jury, upon which sentence of Death was past as by the Judgment
        giuen on the 6th day of July 1664 doth upon Our Record appeare,—
        These are in the name of the Rigt Honble the Lord Proprietary of
      this prouince to will and require yow to see the said Elizabeth Greene