Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665-66.545






        Clarke/Hearken to yor Verdict as the Court Recordeth it ----Yow Liber F F
       say Pope Aluey is Guilty of the felony whereof he stands indicted:
       answere Yes And soe yow say all, answere Yes
        The Petty Jury dismist
        Clarke saith/Sherriffe set the presoner to the Bar:
        Judge speaketh----Yow doe remember that yow haue been indicted
       for felony by yow done and Cofflitted; uppon yor indictment yow haue
       been arraigned and haue pleaded not Guilty, And for yoT Tryall
       haue put yor self e uppon God and the Country which Country hath
       found yow Guilty, what cann yoW now say for yor selfe why accord
       ing to law yow' should not haue Judgmt to suffer death. Whereuppon
       hee Claim'd the benifitt of his Clergy, which were denyed him the
       Record makeing it manefest that he haue had it allready allowed him
       in this same Court. Then he throw himselfe upon the mercy of the
       Board. The Judge then read this sentence to him & gaue Judgment
       in these words following—(uizt)
        Yow shall be Carryed to the Place from whence yow Came, from [p. 153]
       thence to the Place of Execucon and there be hanged by the neck till
       yoW are dead—
       Then came seuerall persons and uppon theire kneese humbly begg
       of the Leiutennt Gemll the life of the said Pope Aluey, & that hee
       would please to reuerse the Judgmt Through the Earnest interces
       sions of the said prsons, The Gouernor hath giuen & Granted the said
       Pope Aluey Respite of Execucon and Liberty to depart to his owne
       howse Yet neuertheless the Judgmt and sentence past against him
       to remaine in full force and effect on the Records during the pleasure
       of the Gouernor and according as the said Aluey shall hence forward
       hehaue himselfe in his remaining Course of life.

        The Gouernor & Councell then Came to Ciuill Causes wth theire
       proceedings
       Henry Hare plaintiffe    .
                -Respited till tomorrow morning
     Jonath:     Sibrey def

       Thomas Gerrard plt
       Richd ffoster deft Respited Ut supr

       Wm Smyth plt Re it d ut
       Wm Reape deft sp e  supra

       Justinian Gerrard plt
                     Compounded.
       John Carrington deft

       Wm Boarman plt
                           Arb1trated
      Mar: Snow def





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