8    Provincial Court Proceedings, 1671.




            Liber J J the same fourteenth day of this instant April that he cause the bodyes
                  of the said James Sail John the Negro Robert Warry and Robert
                  Speare by the hands of Tony the Negro now in his Custody to be
                  hanged by their Necks, untill they be dead. And for his so doing
              p. 485 this shall be his warrant. Given under my hand & scale at arms
              *   the Eleventh day of Aprill in the 39th year of the Dominion of
                  Caecilius &c Annoque Domini 1671.
                                                 Charles Calvert.

                  At a Provinciall Court of the Right Honble Caecilius absolute Lord
                  and Proprietary of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord
                  Baron of Baltamore &c held at the Citty of St Maryes the f our
                  teenth day of Aprill in the 39th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c
                  Annoque Domini 1671 before his Lordshipps Justices for the Keep
                  ing of the peace of the said Province, and moreover for the hearing
                  and Determining of Diverse fellonyes, murders Transgressions and
                  other misdeeds in the said Province Comitted and perpetrated
                  assigned, at which time were prsent
                 The honoble Philip Calvert Esq Chancelor.
                   William Calvert
                              Esqs.
                   Baker Brooke
                        Thomas Truman
                        Samuell Chew and Escqs.
                        Edward ffitzherbert

                   The Court being called The Cryer makes proclamation
                   All Justices of peace Coroners stewards of Leets and libertyes and
                  other Officers that have taken any Inquisitions Indictmts or Recog
                  nizances whereby you have let any man to bayle put in your Records
                  thereof forthwith that his Justices may proceed.
                   The Cryer maketh another proclamation.
                   You good men that are impanne!led to inquire for the Right honoble
                  the Lord Proprietary and for the body of this Province answere to
                  your names Every man at the first call upon payne and perill that
                  shall fall thereon.
                   The names of the Grand Jurors are as fo!loweth.
                                    John Nuthall
                  Foreman Thomas Cosden         . . David Hoit
                                    William Claw
                        William King              . .    Bryan Dayley
                                    William Lucas
                        Guy White     .         John Rommings
                             Daniell Clocker
                        Henry Neale             Samuell Windsiow
                              George Macall
                      Thomas Griffin . .  & Henry Parker
                                    ffrancis Hill

                   The said Grand Jurors in number sixteene being called appeared
                  and were all sworne according to the Tenor of the usuall oath.
                   after which the Indictmt following was Delivered unto them by
                  the Co :rt