128       Chancery Court Proceedings, 1674.

         Liber C D The Jury haveing their Charge Given they withdraw & Ordered
              the Sheriff provid them a Room without having meat or Drink
              untill they make return of their Verdict
                The Jury of Life and Death being agreed they Come into Court to.
              Give their Verdict being Called by their names & all answered
              thereunto, was asked by the Clerke if they were agreed of their
              Verdict who answered Yes, who Shall Say for you? answrd the
              foreman
                Pope Alvey hold up thy hand at the Barr
                Then Said to the Jury
                Look upon the prisoner you that are Sworn what Say you is he
              Guilty of the felony whereof he Stands Indicted? or not Guilty
                Who Delivered their Verdict in writing on the Back of the In-
              dictm.t thus (Guilty) & the Cow worth Eleven pence & no more
                Whereupon they were again Commanded out to Consider thereof
              w. th Charge Given them to have a Speciall Care in what they did
       (fol. 136) The Jury return into Court the Second time & askt if they were
              all agreed who answered yes
                Then the foreman delivers in their Verdict on the Back Side of
              the Indictment thus (Guilty)
                Then being askt what Land or Tenem.t8 Goods or Chattells had
              he at the time of the felony Comitted or any time Sithence they
              Ans.d none to our knowledge, did he fly no (Clerke) hearken to yo.r
              Verdict as the Court Recordeth it
                You Say Pope Alvey is Guilty of the felony whereof he Stands
              Indicted Answer yes. And so you Say all Yes
                The Petty Jury dismist
          p. 109 Clerke Saith, Sheriff Set the prisoner to the Barr, Judge Speaketh
        (fol. 136) you do Remember that you have been Indicted for felony by you

              done & Committed upon yo.r Indictm.t you have been arraigned &
              have pleaded not Guilty and for your Tryall have put your Self upon
              God and the Country w.ch Country hath found you Guilty what
              Can you now Say for your Self why according to Law you Shall
              not have Judgm.t to Suffer Death
                Whereupon he Claims the benefit of his Clergy was denyed
              him the Record makeing it manifest that he have had it already
              allowed him in this Same Court. Then he throughs himself upon the
              mercy of the Board. The Judge then Read this Sentence to him and
              Gave Judgem.t in these words following viz.t
                You Shall be Carryed to the place from whence you Came from
              thence to the place of Execution & there be hanged by the neck till
              you are Dead.
                Then Came Severall persons & upon their knees humbly beg of
              the Lieuten.t Gen.ll the life of the Said Pope Alvey & that he would
              please to Reverse the Judgm.t