64        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1666.

        Liber FF They all answering to theire names
                 The Prisoner holds up his hand att the Barre, and askt him if he
               Challeng'd any, the he did not
                 The Proclamacon made if any prson could giue in any other infor-
               macon agt the Prisoner to put it in forthwth he standing upon his
               deliuerance.
                 Noe other informacon comming in The Petty Jury sworne after
               all call'd ouer & counted, & answered they were sworne
                 Theire Charge being giuen them as in usuall forme they wthdrew,
               & Ordered a roome be prouided for them after all wittnesses examined
               and sworne

                 After a while the Jury of life and death being agreed they came
               into Court And answered all to theire names and said they were
               agreed on theire uerdict, theire foreman to answere
                 Fran: Carpenter hold up thy hand at the Barr Looke upon the
               Prisoner yow that be sworne what say yow, is he Guilty of the
               felony whereof he stands indicted or not Guilty
                 They deliuering theire Virdict in writeing att the bottome of the
               prsentmt deliuered them att theire goeing out which is as followeth

        [p. 2961 The Jurors for the Rigt Honble the Lord Proprietary doe present
               that Francis Carpenter of Choptanck riuer in Talbott County 20th
               January 1665 att the plantacon of him the said Carpenter in Chop-
               tanck riuer in Talbott County aforesaid by force & armes an Assault
               on Samuell Youngman serut to him the said Carpenter did make, and
                a Certaine stick which the said 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
               that the said Francis Carpenter on the 8th day of Feb: following att
               the plantacon aforesd in the riuer and County aforesd upon the said
               Samuell by force & armes another Assault did make, and wth a Cer-
               tame Stick which he then and there in his right hand did hould, One
               other blow on his the said Samuells right eare did giue, of wch wound
               in his head and blow on his right Eare the said Samuell Youngman
               the 9th Feb: did dye, And soe the said Carpenter the sd Youngman
               at the place in the riuer and County aforesaid the 9th Feb: aforesaid
               in manner and forme aforesaid Feloniously did kill and murther Con-
               trary to the Peace of his lordsp his Rule & dignity
               The supscription of the Petty Jury are in these words (uizt)
                           The Jurys Verdict
                       Wee finde Manslaughter
                                Tho: Hinson Foreman

                 Then being askt wt lands or Tenements Goods or Chattles had he
               att the time of the Crime Committed or any time Sithence, answered
               None to theire knowledge
                 Hearken to yor uerdict as the Court recordeth it