Provincial Court Proceedings, 1667. 171

      Whereupon Ordred that a Veniri facias issue to the sherriffe of Liber FF
     Caluert County to warne 36 men of the Neighbourhood in and about
     the Clifts to serue as Jurors on behalf e of the Lord Propr next Pro-
     uinall Court
      Patrick Hinderson sett to the Barre held up his hand and was
     arraigned, Pleaded not Guilty, and put himselfe upon the Country
      Philip Burgess sett to the Barr held up his hand and was arraigned,
     Pleaded not Guilty, and put himself e upon the Country
      Mary Veitch sett to the Barr, held up her hand and was arraigned,
     Pleaded not Guilty, and put herselfe upon the Country
      Henry Mitchell being called to answere the indictmt found agt him
     last Court, and was demanded wether hee does Confess to it or
     trauers, whereupon hee trauers the said Indictmt, and put in his
     plea by Tho: Nottley his Attorney and puts himselfe upon the Coun-
     try and the Ld Propr likewise

      The Sherriffe of St Marys County returnes the names of the petty
     Jury as followeth
     Foreman Samuell Chew    Roger Birtch
       John Eason            Robt Tylor
       Tho: Paine            Tho: Boylston
       John Sollars          Tho: Hinton
       John Hopper           Wm King
       Robt Corke            Rob: Gooddrick
      Who answered att the first call and sworne in Court as allsoe all
     Euidences likewise sworne in Court after which the Jury retire'd by
     themselues

      The Petty comes into Court, they answering to theire names and [p. 453]
     said they were all agreed in theire uerdicts which are as followeth
                   Mary Veitch not Guilty
                   Philip Burgess not Guilty
                   Patrick Hinderson Guilty

      Henry Mitchell Guilty of a Tresspass against the Ld Propr for
     whipping of James Cullum and doe allow the said Cullum twelue
     pence damage, whereupon the Court told them they were not to Con-
     sider of any dathage, therefore theire Verdict receiued as onely Guilty
     of the tresspass &c

      Mary Veitch and Philip Burgess Clear'd by Proclamacon noe
     prson coming in agt them

      Patrick Hindersons Indictmt not expressing the uallue of the
     sheape the Court did Consider thereof that it ought to be incerted,
     hath therefore Ordered that the said Hinderson doe remaine in the
     sherriffes Custody untill next Prouinall Court, then to appeare upon
     the said Indictmt which is to Containe the said matter) onely the
     price of the sheape soe stollen by him to bee incerted therein