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Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668. 357
Whereupon the sherriff being called deliuers in a Pannell of Jurors Liber FF
whose names are as folioweth
Foreman Mr Joseph Horsley John Potts
Henry Hosier Thomas Hinton
Richard Attkins Clement Theobalds
Curtis Fletcher John Cock
John Staynes Walter Greene
Oliuer Gery Jonathan Marler
The Jury being called euery man by his name and answering there-
unto were sworne seuerally
The Prisoners making no Challange &c The petty Jury being
counted were twelue in number
The Jury then had theire Charge giuen them (in forme as was to
the other prisoner) Concerning the Prisoners att the Barr, and that
they should now heare theire Euidence
Then was called John Kinsey John Christopher Ann Birdg and [p. 657]
Ann Billingsley to giue Euidence on behalfe of the Ld Propr against
William Kee now prisoner att the Barre
Also then was Called Clement Theobald Ralph wormley Thomas
Knap Robert Benson and mary Theobald to giue Euidence on behalfe
of the Lord Propr agt Thomas Corker now prisoner att the Barr
all which Euidences appearing were sworne & examined in Open
Court declaring to the Jury what they could say therein Which being
done the Jury went from the Barr
The Jury of life and death being agreed came into Court to giue
theire Verdict, being called by theire names answered thereunto and
ask if they were agreed of theire uerdict answered yea, and who
should say for them answered the foreman
The Prisoners was then called to the Barr and there held up theire
hands
The Clerk then said to the Jury look upon William Kee prisoner
att the Barr, yow that be sworne what say yow is hee guilty of what
hee stands endicted or not Guilty, Who answered Not Guilty soe
yow all say answered yea, the Jury being askt if he did fly for it,
answered not to our knowledge
The Jury then was askt whether Thomas Corker the other prisoner
att the Barr was Guilty of what hee stands indicted or not Guilty,
Who deliuered in a speciall Verdict in writeing as followeth (uizt)
The Jury doe finde the speciall matter thus (uizt) That Richard
Turner was killed wth a gunn by Tho: Corker and the pray the
aduizmt of the Court if the Cort doe finde it manslaughter wee
finde it manslaughter Otherwise Wee finde it manslaughter by
misaduenture
The Court then askt the Jury where they finde hee was when hee
was killed or shott, answered upon some loggs without doores asleep
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