Chancery Court Proceedings, 1674.   123

      The Presentment was again Read to the sd Jurors & the Evidence Liber C D
     Called Examined & Sworn as a fore
      The Jurors withdrew to Consider of the Said Bill and their
     Charge The Jurors being Called and answering all of them to their p. 105
     Call by their Severall names foreman delivered in their Verdict (fol. 131)
     Endorsed on the back side of the Said Bill with this word (viz.t)
     Guilty
      Pope Alvey Called by his name to the Barr
      Pope Alvey first demanded of him what he had to Say for himself
     to which he Craves benefit of Clergy w.ch was Granted him & the
     Books being Given and demanded whether he read, answer was made
     that he Read
      Ordered thereupon that the Said Pope Alvey be forthwith burnt
     in the brawn of his Right hand with a Red hot Iron
      Which was by the Undersheniff Imediately Executed

     At a Provinciall Court held at S.t maries the 3.d day of Jan.ry 1665/6
                          Present

                           m.r Tho.s Truman
      Charles Calvert Esq Governour         .
                          m.r Baker Brooke Councillo.rs
      Phillip Calvert Escp Chancellour Coll.o W.m Evans

      The Sheriffs dep.ty or Cryer after 0 yes makes this Proclamacön
     following All Justices of peace Coroners Stewarts of Leets & Lib-
     ertys & other officers that have taken any Inquisitions, Indictm.t8 or
     Recognizances whereby you have let any any man to be bayle put in
     your Records thereof forthwith that his Lordship's Councell may
     proceed
      Whereupon William Calvert Escp his Lordship's Attorney Gen-
     erall prefers this Indictment folIowing viz.t
      Let it be Enquired for the Right Hon.ble the Lord Prop.ry whether (fol. 132)
     Pope Alvey of New Town Hundred in the County of S.t maries
     Cooper the nineteenth day of December in the year one thousand Six
     hundred Sixty five at Bretton's bay in New Town hundred in the
     Co.tY afores.d a Certain Cow of black Colour to the value of two
     pounds ten Shillings Sterling of the Goods & Chattells of Coil.0
     William Evans then & there being found feloniously took Stoled
     killed & Carryed away against the peace of the Said Lord proprietary
     his Rules and Dignity
      Then the Cryer made proclamation again Saying
      You Good men that be Impanneiled to Enquire for the Right
     Hon.ble the Lord proprietary for the body of this province answer to
     your names Every man at the first Call upon pain & peril that Shall
     fall thereon