372Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.







         Liber BB A Court held for Talbott County The 16th of August 1664 Present
           No. 2
          [p. 23]                 Present

                 Lift Richd    Wollman
                   r        Mr Wm Coursey
                 M Seth Forster                  Commissioners
                  r         Mr Tho: South
                 M James Ringold


                Whereas there was this Day brought into Court severall Evi
               dences in writting, with A vardict of Twelfe men as an Inquest upon
               the death of Robert Haukings Late servant to Edward Webb and the
               said Inquest finding the deacesed to be Felo Dese; it is therefor
               thought fltt and ordered by the Court that the said writtings bee
               Entered upon Record.

               1 You are to make Inquisition whether any man hath bin assesary
                  or princepall; you ought to state the Case in matter of Law how
                  it Lyeth.
               2 You shall examin whether he bee nott A Felo Dese.
               3 Whether he bee nott A Deuodane.
               4 You are to Examine Evidences and Ground your Judgments upon
                  that.

                             The Charge
                You shall sweare to the utniost of your skill to serch and try one
               the behalfe of the Lord Propriatory the true Cause how Robert
               Haukings Decesd (before) Came to his untimly End and A true
               sertificate thereof giue under your hands, that Justice may be done
               in the same Soc help you God
                This Charge was giuen the Jury of Inquest whose names are here
               under writtenUpon the death of Robt Haukings
                                        p mee Seth: Forster

                The evidences sworne & examined & theire affidauis taken by the
               Jury Foll:
                 Capt Wm Leedes foreman     Mr Jno Hooper
                 Mr Wm Lewis              Mr Jno Browne
                 Mr Henry Clay            Mr Jno Poore
                 Mr Nic: Lurke       Jury Mr Jno Newman
                 Mr Alex: Larimore        Mr Tho: Taylor
                 Mr Christor Staupper       Mr Jno Potter

          [p.24] Nathanell Euett, aged 25 yeares or thereabouts sworne and
               Examined
                Saith That hee Sett Robert Haukins and Sanders Sherriue to suck
               oring of Tobacco, and Ralph Fishborne to Mauling of Timber, and
               bid the said Fishborne, when hee had done to bring some fler and
               watter to the field, which hee did; and when hee Came he told your de
               ponant that the aforesaid sherriue told him that Robert Haukins was
               fallen dead in the field, and he said that he told his Master of it, and lie