6oo      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669.

        LiberJJ    Richardson his then wife received a mortall blow whereupon the
              body of the said Mary Richardson his then wife did ithediately fall
              to the earth and the said Mary Richardson his then wife instantly
              there of the blow aforesaid died and So the said John Richardson
              att Tredavon Creeke aforesaid of his malice before thought the said
              Mary Richardson his then wife did voluntarily feloniously and wick-
              edly Kill and murther Contrary to the Peace of the said Lord proprie-
              tary his Rule and dignity.
               Afterwards att the same provinciall Court to witt the sevententh
              day of the same December in the yeare aforesaid Comand was given
              by the same Court to the Sheriff of St Maries County to bring the
              said John Richardson prisoner then in his Custody to the Barr of
              the said Court who appeareing in his proper person and holding up
              his hand at the barr and heareing the abovesaid indictment read said
              he was not guilty thereof and put himselfe upon the Country, and
              John Morecroft Attorny of the said Lord proprietary who on the
              behalfe of the said Lord proprietary prosecuteth, likewise
               Wherefore Comand was given to the Sheriff of St Maries County
              aforesaid that he cause ithediately to come before the justices of the
              said Lord Proprietary of his said Provinciall Court to Keepe the
              peace assigned and to heare and determine all felonies trespasses
              murthers and misdemeanors in the said Province Committed twelve
              lawfull freemen of the said Province to make a jury to know the
              truth of the premisses, Because aswell the said John Morecroft
              Attorny of the said Lord Proprietary who for the said Lord pro-
              prietary prosecuteth in this behalf e as also the said John Richardson
              have putt themselves upon the same jury.
               And afterwards the same day to witt the said sevententh day of
              the same December in the yeare aforesaid Came the said John More-
              croft Attorny of the said Lord proprietary who for the said Lord
              proprietary in this behalfe prosecuteth And the said John Richard-
              son being againe brought to the Barr of the said Court and appeare-
              ing in his proper person and the jury aforesaid by the said sheriff of
              St Maries County being impannelled and called namely Thomas Cos-
              den William Kent John Cobreth Jeremiah Markham Thomas Hussey
              Henry Hawkins Richard Morris Thomas Hinton Samuel Dickeson
              George Marshall John Beale and John Heard likewise came
               And the said indictment being then and there read and the witt-
              nesses to prove the said indictment to witt Penelope Evans William
              Dell and Henry Swiggott being sworne and examined to speake the
              truth according to their severall Knowledge about and concerning the
              premisses being heard and the said John Richardson (being required
              to make his defence thereunto) being heard likewise the said jurors
              upon their Oathes say that the said John Richardson is guilty of
              misadventure