Provincial Court Proceedings, 1671.     19

        William Harper prsented last Court for neglect of his Office being Liber J J
       Constable appearing; submitted to his fine—fined by the Court Wm Harper
       Twelve pence The said fine payd in Cort. The said Harper
       Discharged.

        Joshua Guibert prsented last Court for marking John Blomfeilds Joshua Gui-
       Cattle with the said Guiberts marke appeared by Robert Carvile his bert
       Attorney & stood upon his Traverse, Ordered by the Court that the
       prsentmt agt the said Guibert be quashed, and that he goe thereof
       without day

        Roger Polley of Charles County being brought before this Court Roger Polley
       by virtu of ye Chaunlors warrant for intermarryeing with the slave
       of Richard Boughton gentl and the said Boughton not appearing to
       psecute Ordered by the Court that the said Polley be Discharged

        John Nicholls and Wm Greengo being prsented by the Grand John
       Inquest the last Court and the Sheriff having Sumoned them to
       appeare to answere ye prmises here this day & they appearing not go
       Ordered that new pcesse be made out agt them

       The 21th of December 1671.
        The Grand Jurors being sent for appeare, and Returne the fore-  p. 495
       going bills vizt

        ffrancis Tyler for Killing John Beck billa vera.
        Mary Stevens for murdering her bastard billa vera.
        Justinian Gerard for hogstealing billa vera.
                   The Grand Jurors Discharged.

        The Sheriff of St Maryes County was Comanded to set ffrancis
       Tyler to the barre. who being arraigned according to the forme of
       the foregoing Indictmt, pleaded not guilty, and for his Tryall put
       himself upon the Country, whereupon the Sheriff of St Maryes
       County retorned a pannell of the names of the Jurors of life and
       Death who being called appeare as followeth (vizt)
       Charles Boteler foreman           Joshua Guibert  Henry Cox
       William Lawrence   Nicholas Brookes     John Waghob
       Peter Roberts      William Baker  Patrick fforest
       Clement Haly       William Greengo John Askin

        The Clerke satisfyed the prisoner that those psons that were last
       called were to passe upon his life and his death, therefore if he had
       anything to object against them he might Challenge them or any
       of them as they came to the Booke.