122        Chancery Court Proceedings. 1674.

        Liber C D Then m.r Attorney Generall preferns this Indictm.t to the Board
               Let it be Enquired for the Right Hon.ble the Lord Prop.ry if Pope
               Alvey in Britton's Bay in the County of S.t mary's Cooper the
               Twenty ninth day of ffebruary in the year of our Lord God one
               thousand Six hund.d Sixty three at S.t Winifreds in S.t Clements
               hundred in the County aforesd upon Alice Sanford Servant to the
               Said Pope Alvey by force & arms an assault did make & with Certain
               Sticks of no value w.ch he the s.d Pope Alvey in his Right hand
               then & there did hold divers blows on the body of the Said Alice
               Sandford did Strike So that of the Said blows the s.d Alice Sand-
               ford did dye within half an hour's Space, And So if the S.d Pope
               Alvey the Said Alice Sandford then & there feloniously did kill
               Contrary to the peace of his Said Lopp his rule & Dignity
                                              William Calvert
               John Bissick
               Charles Alexander
                John Bissick Examined Saith
                Being asked was you with Pope Alvey in the Woods, Answered
               yes Doe you know how big the Stick was he Struck her? Yes it was
               a Stick Less than his Little finger by a Great matter being asked
               whether the Homany that Pope Alvey put into Alice Sandford's
               mouth was hott or Cold he Said Cold.
                The Jurors Going out by themselves to Consider of the Indictm.t
               & the Evidence & their Verdict the Jurors Came into Court Answer-
               ing all to their names the foreman Gave in their Verdict Endorsed
               on y.e Bill vizt Billa Vera
                The prisoner being Called to the Barr the presentm.t was read
               to w.ch the prison.r pleads not Guilty Craves to be tryed by God and
               his Country
                The presentment as followeth
        (fol. 131) The Jury for the Right Hon.ble the Lord Prop.ry do present Pope
               Alvey in Britton's Bay in the County of S.t maries Cooper y.e
               Twenty ninth day of ffebruary in the year of our Lord God 1663
               at S.t Winifred's in S.t Clements hundred in the Coty af.d upon
               Alice Sandford Serv.t to the S.d Pope Alvey by force & Armes an
               Assault did make & with Certain Sticks of no value w.ch he the s.d
               Pope Alvey in his Right hand then & there did hold divers blows on
               the body of the s.d Alice Sandford did Strike So that of the Said
               blows the S.d Alice Sandford did dye within half an hour's Space
               And so that the s.d Alice Sandford then & there feloniously did kill
               Contrary to the peace of his S.d Lopp his Rule & Dignity
                The Grand Jury discharged and the petty Jury Called Viz.t

         m.r Richard Smith         .
             foreman         Robert Blinkhouse William Watts
                             William Groome Robert Jones
               Joseph Harsley
                             Thomas Bennett William Black
               W.m Dorrington  . .           .
                             William Hatton William Harper
               ffrancis Armstrong