Provincial Court Proceedings, 1671. 5

        Then the Clerke Demanded of Robert Warry if he were guilty of Liber J J
       the petty Treason aforesaid or not Guilty.
        who confessed himself Guilty.
        The Clarke imediately Commanded the Gaoler to look to him.
        Then the Clerke Demanded of Robert Speare if he were guilty p.482
       of the petty Treason aforesaid or not guilty, who pleaded not guilty
       and for his Tryall put himself upon God and the Country.
        Then the Clerke Demanded of Tony the Negro if he were Guilty
       of the petty Treason aforesaid or not guilty. who not Speaking
       English his pleading was respited that the Court and the Jury by the
       Tryall of the rest might see how farre the said Tony the Negro was
       concerned in this business
        Immediately after the Sheriff of St Maryes County delivered to
       the Court here a pannell of the Jurors of life and death who being
       called appeare as followeth (vizt)
       Richard Smith   Thomas Spinke Thomas Pritchard
       Nathaniell Garnet             Samuell Neale  John Craycroft
       William Petty   George Marshall    John Nuthall &
       Marmaduke Symms Henry Smith   Constant Daniell

        The Clerke satisfyed the prisoners that those persons that were
       last called were the Jury that were to passe upon their lives and their
       deaths therefore if they would Challenge them or any of them
       doe it before they were sworne.
        The Jury aforesaid being called Every man by his name answered
       thereunto and were severally sworn none of the prisoners making
       any Challenge.
        The Clarke then called to James Sall, John the Negro and Robert
        Speare Severally to hold up their hands, and bid them looke upon
        the Jurors, and the Jurors to looke upon the prisoners, and give them
        to understand that the said James Sall John the Negro and Robert
        Speare doe stand indicted by the name of James Sall of Elke River in
        the County of Baltamore laborer late servant of John Hawkins of
        Elke River aforesaid, and John the Negro laborer being also servant
        of the aforesaid John Hawkins and also Robert Speare being also
        servant to the aforesaid John Hawkins the sixteenth day of ifebru
        ary &tc (& so read the whole Indictmt as before) upon which Indict
        ment they have been arraigned, upon their arraignmt they have
        pleaded not guilty and for their Tryall have put themselves upon
        God and the Country which Country they were so that their Charge
        was to Enquire whether the said James Sall John the Negro and
        Robert Speare be guilty of the petty Treason aforesaid whereof they
        stand Indicted or not guilty if they found them guilty to Enquire
        what lands &c and heare their Evidence—
        Then was Called Charles James Coronor Augustin Harman
       Richard Chapman and John Rycroft and in open Cort sworne against