Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666. 515





      the Defendant Confeseth the Cow to haue bin the plantiues and that Liber B
      hee was to haue giuen him another for it Whearupon thay boath
      Craued a Jury which was granted and impannelled and is as followeth
      Mr John Neuill Thomas Allcock Richard Dod Thomas Wentworth
      James Lee Thomas Baker Gus Glouer Mr George Gooderick John
      Pain James fox Alexander smith Mr Robert Hundley
        Who Making Choice of Mr John Neuill for thear foarman wear [p. 363]
      all sworne in open Court to bring in thear lust verdit Concerning the
      Cow in disputation between Edmond Lendsey Plantiue and James
      Mackey Defendant: and thay hauing had the whole buisnes deliuered
      unto them went forth and Considered thearof and Presenting them-
      self afterwards be for the face of the Court by the Court it was de
      manded of them wheather thay wear all agreed who answered yes It
      was of them then demaunded who shoold giue in thear Verdit and
      thay Replyed thear foarman and it beeing demanded of him hee pre
      sented unto the Court this ensuing writing
        The Jury Craues an order of Court for thear Charges which ac
      cording to the Custom in the Prouinciall Court is 30 pounds of
      tobaco a peece
        Mr William Marshall disassenting unto thear demand the Rest
      Condesending orders that the person Cast shall pay unto each per
      son of Jury thirty pounds of tobacco becaus the prouinciall Court
      hath ordered the same in the licke Cases without which order the
      forman woold not deliuer in thear Verdit

        Whearupon the forman deliuered in thear verdit as followeth: in
      writing
        The Jury findes the Cow with her increase to bee Edmond Lend
      seys and that the defendant pay the cost and Charge of suit:

        It is thearfor ordered that the Deft shall deliuer unto the plantiue
      the Cow with her increase and pay the Cost and Charge of suit:

        John Neuill by his Atturney William Price Prefereth his Petition [p. 364]
      as followeth
        To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the
      humble Petition of John Neuill Sheweth:
        That whearas your Petitioner had an Attachment against the Es
      tate of Mr Henry Hudson and execution defered to your petitioners
      detriment from time to time Your Petitioner thearfor humbly Craues
      an order according to proces of law: or your petitioners result not
      Longer to bee refered and hee shall pray &c

        In Confirmatione whearof hee produced the writ of Attachment
      Recorded folio 174 Ao 1664 a noat of the thing Attached recorded
      175 A 1664 and a split peece of paper beeing an obligation whearin
      hee bound ouer all the goods hee had in the hows of the aforsayd
      Neuill unto the sayd Neuill and underneath a bill for too thowsand
      too hundered and fiftie nine pounds of tobacco which bill and bond