12        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1671.

          Liber j j  the Sheriff of St Maryes County, for all wch ifees the Sheriff to be
                 responsable if he set him at liberty.

                  The Sheriff of St Maryes County made a Retorne of a prcept
           Justinian to him Directed for the apprhending of Justinian Gerard for hog
           lierard stealing, that the said Gerard was not found in his Baliwick.

           Humphry Humphry Joanes of St Maryes County bound over by Mr Ben
             Joanes jamin Salley for a Rape upon Mary Smith and for speaking words
                 agt the Lord Proprietary who being called appeares, and was
                 Comitted into the Custody of the Sheriff of St Maryes County.
                 Mary Smith James Kersha and John Warne witnesses against him
                 appeare.

            P. 489 Mary Stevens servant to Patrick iforrest for murdering her bas
                 tard Childe brought here into Court and committed into the Custody
                 of the Sheriff of St Maryes County.
                  The Cryer makes proclamacon.
                  You good men that are Empannelled, to Enquire for the Right
                 hono :ble the Lord Proprietary and the body of this Province answere
                 to your names.
                  The names of the Grand Jurors are as followeth
                    Richard Tilghman foreman  William Turner
                    John Blomfeild         John Wright
                    John Nuthall           George Harris
                    John Anderton          Morgan Jones
                    Thomas Bennet          William Asbeston
                    John Bayley            Thomas Doxey
                    Thomas Lomax           John Balding
                    Demetrius Cartwright   John Robinson
                    Robert Tyler           Nicholas Brookes

                  The said Grand Jurours in number Eighteene being called ap
                 peared and were all sworne according to the Tenour of the usuall
                 oath.
                  after which these Indictmts following were Delivered by the At
                 torney Generall unto the Grand Inquest (vizt)

                 Maryland ss Let it be inquired for the Right hono :ble the Lord
             Joshua Proprietary of this Province whether Joshua Guibert of Lukeland
          Guibert    in the hundred of Choptico in the County of St Maryes within
                 this Province planter the fifteenth day of June in the nine and
                 thirtieth years of his Lopps Dominion &c Annoque Domini 1671
                 the goods and Chattells of John Blomfeild of Mitcham Hall in
                 the same County then and there being, to wit one steare three yeares
                 ould, three hei fers three yeares ould, two hei fers two yeares ould
                 foure yearlings being marked with the propper marke of Doctor