Chancery Court Proceedings, 1674.  127

      Clerk Saith                                Liber C D
      You Good men that be Impannelled to Enquire between the Right
     Hon.ble the Lord proprietary and the prisoner at the Barr answer
     to your names Every man at the first Call upon pain & peril that
     Shall fall thereon Clerke
      Pope Alvey hold up thy hand at the Barr, these Good men that (fol. 135)
     were last Called and have here appeared are those that Shall pass
     between the Lord prop.ry and you upon your Life and yor Death
     that therefore if you will Challenge them or any of them you may
     Challenge them as they Come to the Booke to be Sworn before they
     be Sworn and you Shall be heard
      The Cryer then makes Proclamation
      If any man can inform his Lordships Councell the Attorney
     Generall of this Inquest to be taken between the Lord proprietary
     and the prisoner at the Barr of any Treason Murther felony or other
     misdemeanour Committed or done by the prisoner at the Barr Let
     then Come forth & they Shall be heard the prison.r Stands at the p. 108
    barr upon his Deliverance.                   (fol. 135)
      No information Given
      The Jury was then Sworn Every man Sev.lly by this oath fol-
     lowing You Shall well & truly try & true deliverance make between
     his Lpps the Lord prop.ry and the prisoner at the Barr whom you
     Shall have in Charge according to yo.r Evidence So help you God
      The Clerke then Called them over, and the Sheriff Counted them
     being twelve CleTke askt are you all Sworn or not? they answered
     yes
      The Clerke Called Pope Alvey. Pope Alvey hold up thy hand at
     the Barr And Saith Look upon the prisoner you that are Sworn &
     hearken to his Cause
      You Shall understand that he Stand Indicted by the name of Pope
     Alvey for that he the day of December in the year 1665 (the
     Indictm.t then Read out) upon this Indictm.t he hath been arraigned
     and upon his arraignm.t hath pleaded not Guilty & for his Tryall
     hath put himself upon God & the Country w.ch Country are you
     So that your Charge is to Enquire whether he be Guilty of this
     felony whereof he stands Indicted or not Guilty if you find him
     Guilty you Shall Enqurie what Lands & Tenem.ts Goods and Chattels
     he had at the time of the felony Committed or at any time Sithence
     if you find him not Guilty then Shall you Enquire if he did fly for it
     or not if you find he did fly for it then you Shall Enquire what Goods
     or Chattells he had at the time when he did fly for it or any time
     Sithence if you find him not Guilty nor that he did fly for it Say So
     & no more and hear yo.r Evidence
      The Wittnesses were all Called to the Board and Sworn w.ch are
     Exprest under the Indictm.t and there Examined