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18 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1671. Liber j j Province of Maryland aforesaid the five and twentieth day of Octo ber in the yeare of our Lord God One Thousand Six hundred Seaventy and one not having the feare of God before his Eyes but being led by the Instigation of the Devill with force and armes & of his mallice prpensed at the house of John Barrell on the South side of West River in the County aforesaid about the houre of Eight in the Evening in &. upon one John Beck then & there in the peace of God & ye sd Lord Propry being feloniously did make an assault and the aforesaid John Beck with a staffe of the vallue of One penny which the said ffrancis Tyler in his hands then and there had and held, the said John feloniously did strike and gave p. 494 to the said John upon his head a certeine wound of the length of One Inch and of the breadth of One Inch and a halfe of which Mortall wound the said John Beck instantly dyed, and so the Jurors aforesayd say that the aforesaid ffrancis Tyler the 25th day afore said in the year aforesaid at the house aforesayd in the County afore sayd the said John Beck feloniously did slay & Kill Contrary to ye peace of the said Lord Propry his Rule and Dignity. John Beck Arthur Carleton & John Barwe!l witnesses. Maryland ss Let it be inquired for the Right honoble the Lord Mary Propfy if Mary Stevens of St Georges Hundred in the County of Stevens St Maryes Spinster on the day of July in the yeare of our Lord God One Thousand Six hundred Seaventy One being greate with Childe of a Certeine living infant in the County aforesaid by the providence of God did labour with Childe and did bring forth One living Childe, and that afterwards the said Mary Stevens by force and Armes and of her mallice before thought of did Kill and Mur ther the said Childe Contrary to the peace of ye said Lord Propry his Rule and Dignity and against the forme of the statute in that case made & provided: John Coman Tho Dent & Hen: Hyde witnesses Let it be Enquired for the Right honoble the Lord Propry whether Justinian Justinian Gerard the fifth day of October 1671 two hoggs of the Gerard goods and Chattells of John Gouldsmith of Bramly in the County St Maryes then and there found feloniously did take Kill and Carry away Contrary to his Lopps peace his Rule & Dignity. Anthony Thompson witnesses. Thomas Lord The respective witnesses to ye foregoing Indictmts being severally called appeared and were by the Court sworne, and sent to give Evidence to the Grand Inquest. fined 1500l James Veitch . Tob. W li being retorned of ye grand Jury not appearing a er a er ing leach fined 500 lb Tob. Stephen Merly |
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