62        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1666.

 Liber FF That Francis Carpenter about the beginning of Feb: last did send
               for this dept to come and see his serut samuell youngman buryed and
               after this dept came to the said Carpenters howse this dept ueiwed
               the Corps of the aforesd serut lying Cross a hhd upon a Couple of
               boards and one of the sd seruts Eares did bleed uery fresh, which this
               dept admired considering the Corps had been dead the night before
               and that that instance the said Carpenter of his owne accord told
               this dept that the night before the said Youngman dyed he did turne
               him and another maid serut (whose name this dept knowes not) out
               of his howse to lye in a thatch't cabbin, where they lay uppon the
               Ground wthout any Clothes to Couer them being a uery Cold and
               bleake place & moreouer the said Carpenter told this dept he was sorry
               he did not giue the said Youngman more of his will and further saith
               not

                  The Cryer after Oyes made three times makes Proclamacon (uizt)
                 All Justices of peace Coroners Stewards of Leets & liberties and
               other Officers that hauc taken any inquisitions Indictmts or Recog-
               nizances whereby yow haue let any man to Bayle put in yor Records
               thereof forthwth that his Lordps Councell may proceed

 [p. 293] Whereupon Wm Caluert Esq his lordps Attorney Generall put's in
               his indictmt agst Fran: Carpentr as followeth
                 Let it be enquired for the Rigt Honble the Lord Proprietary whether
               Francis Carpenter of Choptanck riuer in Talbott County the
               January 1665 att the plantacon of the sd Carpenter in Choptanck
               riuer in Talbott County aforesaid, by force & armes an assault upon
               Samuell Youngman serut to the sd Carpenter did make and wth a
               Certaine Stick which the sd Carpenter then and there in his right
               hand did hould a Certaine mortall Wound of the breadth of two
               fingers and One finger depth being in shape 3 pointed did giue, and
               whether the said Carpenter aforesaid, that is to say, on the 8th day
               of february following at the plantacon aforesaid in the riuer & County
               aforesaid upon the said Samuell by force and Armes another Assault
               did make and Wth a Certaine Stick which he then and there in his
               right hand did hold, one other blow on his right Eare did giue, of
               which wound in his head and blow on his right Eare, the said Samuell
               youngman the 9th of february did dye, and soe whether the sd Car-
               penter the said Youngman at the place in the riuer & County aforesd
               the 9th Feb: aforesaid in manner & forme aforesd feloniously did
               kill and murder, Contrary to the peace of his said lordsp his Rule
               and dignity                      William Caluert
               The wittnesses
                  Edwd Fuller
                  Josias Lambert
                  Henry wharton
                  Nico Gosha