304  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.





               Liber B B Wee the Commts of the County of Ann arundell doe hereby deliuer
                     unto yor the Body of Joseph ifincher who is suspected to haue mur
                     thered his Seruant Jeifry Haggman, by the Examinacon of seuerall
                     wittnesses
                [p. 374] These are therefore in the Lord Proprietrs name to will and require
                     yow to take him into Goale and there to keep him safe untill he be
                     Cleared by the law hereof fayle not as yow will answere the Con
                     trary att yor Perill Giuen undr Our handes Septembr 14th 1664—
                     To Capt Wm Burges Sherriffe     Robt Burle
                      of Ann Arundell County—        Rog: Grose
                                                     Tho: Besson
                                                     Rich: Ewen
                     Vera Copia teste me Theo:       Ralph Williams
                      Lewys Cler: Coth—              John Norwood

                       Att a Court held for Ann Arundell County Sept the 13th 1664—
                         prseflt

                           Robt Burle Capt Tho: Besson
                            Rog: Grose Capt Jno Norwood Commissioners
                           Rich:    Ewen Ralph Williams

                       Edward Ladd aged 21 yeares or thereabouts sworne in Court de
                     poseth as followeth
                       That he saw Joseph ffincher strike his seruant but not in the tobacco
                     howse and those blowes that the said ffincher did at that time giue
                     his seruant this depont is sure could doe him no hurt, and further
                     saith not—               Edwd 0 Ladd his marke

                       Thomas Whyniard aged 21 yeares or thereabouts sworne in Court
                       deposeth as followeth—
                       That he saw Joseph ffincher strike his Seruant a small sticke
               but not in the tobacco howse and further this depont saith not
                                              Thomas T whyniards ffike

                       Sussannah Leeth aged 20 yeares or thereabouts sworne in Court
                     deposeth as followeth
                       This Deponant goeing to worke saw Joseph ffincher pegging of
                     plants and he called his man out to worke he not comming when he
                     call'd him, he goes in and fetches him and loades him a burden
                     of plants the man not able to beare them the said ffincher followes
                     him and flings him downe plants and all and beate him and kicked
                     him and afterwards sent him into the howse, his wife turnes him
                     back againe and sends him for a paile of water she following him
                     for another, and goeing to the spring the fellow not goeing soe fast
                     as she would haue him she shuveth him along till he fell downe and
                     afterwards she pull'd him up againe and gaue him some blowes then
                     coming from the springe the man fell downe wth the paile in his hand,