14   Provincial Court Proceedings, 1671.




            Liber J. J. One other agt Humphry Joanes for Ravishing of Mary Smith
           Humphry Joanes (Ig- upon the Backside of wch they returne (Ignoramus.)
            noramus) One other agt Mary Stevens for murdering her bastard Childe
            Mary Stevens on the backside of wch they returne. (Billa vera)
           (billa vera)   The grand Jury goe forth to draw up their prsentmt.
                   The Sheriff was Comanded to set Mary Stevens to the barre &
                 she being arraigned according to ye forme of the aforesaid Indictmt
                 agt her for murdering her bastard Childe, she pleaded not Guilty and
                 for her Tryall put herself upon the Country. whereupon the Sheriff
                 of St Maryes County delivered to the Court here a pannell of the
                 names of the Jurours upon life and death, who being called appeare
                 as followeth. (vizt)
                      Henry Parker foreman    James Butler
                      Robert Rowlands     John Hunt
                      Thomas Warner       Thomas Tovey
                      Humphrey Limbey     Henry Bannister
                      William Baker       Charles DeLaroch &
                      Peter Bawcombe      Vincent Atchinson

             p. 491 The Clerke satisfyed the prisoner that those persons that were
                 last called were to passe upon her life and her death, therefore if
                 she had any thing to object agt them she might Challenge them or
                 any of them as she saw them come to the booke before they were
                 sworne.
                   The said Jurours being called Every man by his name answered
                 thereunto and were Severally sworne that they should well and truly
                 try & true Deliverance make betweene ye Right hono :ble the Lord
                 Propry and Mary Stevens prisoner at the barre, whom they should
                 have in Charge. according to their Evidence.
                   The said Mary Stevens being againe arraigned & the Evidences
                 agt her vizt John Coman Thomas Dent and Henry Hyde being
                 called appeared not, the tryall of the said Mary is therefore by
                 the Court referred whilst the next Provinciall Court and in the
                 Interim that John Coman Thomas Dent, and Henry Hide be sum
                 oned to appeare at the said next Provinciall Court to prosecute &
                 give Evidence against the said Mary Stevens. & ye said Mary to
                 remaine in the Custody of ye Sheriff of St Maryes County
                   The Jury of life and Death discharged
                   The Grand Inquest come into the Court, and Deliver in this
                 following prsentment vizt
                 Maryland ss. The Juros for the Right honoble ye Lord Proprietary
                 for the body of this Province doe prsent.
                   Joseph Weekes of Kent County for that he the said Joseph, some
                 time in Aprill 1670, and Severall times since hath stopped up the
                 high way upon Kent County aforesaid as by the Information of
                 George Harris and John Wright of the same County.