354       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668.

        Liber FF feloniously did steele take and Carry away against the peace of his
              said Lordsp his Rule & dignity    Willm Caluert
              The Euidences are
               Rich: Pridge
                Wm Murroe
                Wm King

                The Grand Jury being wthdrawne, The Court doth sweare all Eui-
              dences named to each bill aforemenconed in Court and after sent
              to the said Jury And the Court thereupon riseth

                The Court being sett in the afternoon Sends for the Grand Jury
              who appearing was called and Answered euery man to his name and
              deliuers to the Court such bills as they were agreed off and endorced
              thereon as followeth
                On the back side of Walter Pakes Bill or Indictment was these
              words (uizt) Billa Vera
                On the back side of William Kees Bill or Indictment was these
              words (uizt) Billa Vera
                On the back side of Thomas Corkers Bill or Indictment was these
              words (uizt) Billa Vera
                On the back side of William Benges Bill or Indictment was these
              words (uizt) Ignoramus

                The Jaylor hauing brought his Prisoners into the Hall, The Cryer
              makes Proclamacon that his lops Justices was then agoeing to pro-
              ceed upon the pleas of the Crowne to the arraignmt of Prisoners upon
              life and death

                Whereupon Walter Pake being Sett to the Barr the Clerk read unto
              him as followeth (uizt)
                Thow art here indicted by the name of Walter Pake for that thow
              on the twentyth third day of October in the yeare of Our Lord God
              One thowsand Six hundred Sixty eight and in the Seauen and thire-
              tyth yeare of the Dominion of the Lord Proprietary at thy howse
              att St Lawrences in Brittons Bay in St Marys County by force
         [p.654]  and Armes and of malice forethought upon William Price in the
              Peace of God and of his lorsp then and there being, an assault did
              make and wth a Certaine drawne Sword of the uallue of five shillings
              which thow the said walter Pake Did then and there in thy right
              hand did hold, the said William Price did on the left side his body
              thrust and peirce through to his right Side under the souldier and
              by the same thrust a Certaine mortall wound of the length of seauen
              inches and the bredth of one inch to the said william Price did giue
              of which mortall wound the said william Price immediately did dye,
              and further that thow the said Walter Pake with the same sword
              which thow then and there in thy right hand did hold one other