Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669—70. 611

    cause the said Robert Pennywell to be in publique view whipped, and Liber JJ
    to have twenty lashes.

      By the Oathes of Thomas Cosden, Roger Johnson Thomas Jones [p. 4671
    William Moffett John Maxwell Thomas Brookes Jonathan Sibrey
    George Beckworth Thomas Warner William Marloe Thomas Hatton
    Anthony Mayle Henry Exon John Bailey Luke Gardner and George
    Mainwering being the Grand inquest for the body of this Province
    it is this day to witt the tenth day of February in the xxxviiith yeare
    of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Dom One thousand six hun-
    dred sixty nine presented That Thomas Gill of New-England mar-
    rifler William pltts of New England marriner and Hendrick Janson
    of the Crosse marriner the fourth day of February in the xxxviiith
    yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c att the River of St Georges
    by force and armes and of their malice forethought being then and
    there in the Peace of God and of the Lord Proprietary upon one
    George [blank] servant to Mark Cordea an assault did make and
    him did with severall stroakes upon the fore and hinder part of the
    head feloniously strike and wound of which mortall stroakes the said
    George ithediately died and so the Jurors say that they the said
    Thomas William and Hendrick the day and yeare abovesaid at St
    Georges River aforesaid in manner and forme aforesaid of their
    malice forethought did voluntaryly and feloniously Kill and murther
    contrary to the peace of the said Lord Proprietary his rule and dignity
      Afterwards at the same provinciall Court to witt the said tenth
    day of February in the yeare aforesaid Comand was given by the
    said Coutt to the Sheriff of St Maries County to bring the said
    Thomas Gill William pltts and Hendrick Janson Prisoners in his
    Custody to the barr of the said Court who then appeareing in their
    proper persons and holding up their hands at the barr of the said
    Court and heareing the abovesaid indictment read said they were not
    guilty thereof and putt themselves upon the Country And John More-
    croft Attorny of the said Lord Proprietary who for the said Lord
    Proprietary in this hehalfe prosecuteth likewise
      Wherefore Comand was given to the Sheriff of St Maries County
    aforesaid that he cause imediately 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 and
    other misdemeanours in the said Province committed twelve law full
    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 Proprietary in this
    behalfe prosecuteth as also the said Thomas Gill William pltts and
    Hendrick Janson have putt themselves upon the same jury.
      And afterwards the same day to witt the said tenth day of Feb-
    ruary in the yeare aforesaid came the said John Morecroft Attorny
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