322 Chancery Court Proceedings, 1668-69.







         Liber CD you and yo.r fellow Justices of O.r Provinciall Court assigned at S.t
              maries the Eigth day of December in the Seven & thirtieth year of
          p. 400 our Dominion was Impleaded & by Inquisition of the County upon
        (fol. 523) he thereupon put himself it was there found that the Said

              Thomas Cocher killed the aforesd Turner by misfortune for w.ch
              the Said Thomas to the prison of Charles County was Remanded
              there to Expect our Grace and favo.rs as we are Informed we for
              that Reason of the Record and process of the Inquisition afores.d
              willing to be Certified Comand that if it be So that the Record &
              pcoss afores.d w.th all things thereunto Relateing to us in our Chan
              cery distinctly & plainly under your hand and Seale without delay
              you Send together with this writt Wittness our Self at S.t maries
              the 19.th day of march in the 37.th year of our Dominion Annoq
              Domini 1668
              The Return of this writt
               The Said Charles Calvert Esq Governo.r & Phillip Calvert Esq
              Chancello.r make a Return of the Said writt with the Record An
              nexed und.r their hands and Seales the Effect of w.ch Record is as
              followeth
              Indictm.t
               At a Provinciall Court of the Right Hon.ble Caecilius absolute
              Lord and Prop.ry of the Province of Maryland holden in his Lopps
              City of S.t maries before the Justices of the Said Court the eight day
              of December in the 37.th year of his Lopps Dominion 1668 It was
              Enquired of for the Said Lord Proprietary if Thomas Cocher of
              Charles County in Portoback Creek, planter on the 24th day of Octr
              in the Said year at the house of Clement Theobalds in Portoback
              Creek afores.d upon Richard Turner by force and Armes an assault
              did make w.th a Certain Gunn of the value of 10.s w.ch he the
              Thomas Cocher in his Right hand then and there did hold divers
              wounds in the Body of him the Said Richard Turner did make So
              that of the Said Wounds the Said Richard Turner Imediately did
              dye and So the S.d Thomas Cocher the Said Richard Turner then and
              there ifeloniously did kill Contrary to the peace of his Said Lopp
              his Rule and dignity
                                                W.m Calvert

             The Evidences are Clement Theobalds Ralph Wormley Thomas
                 Knapp Robert Benson Mary Theobalds
               The Grand Jury being Sworn & 16 in Number upon the back of y.e
              Indictm.t write and return Billa Vera
               Thomas Cocher being Called to the Barr held up his hand & the
              Said Indictm.t being Read unto he pleaded thereunto not Guilty &
              being asked how he would be tryed he Answered by God & the
              Countrey