Provincial Court Proceedings, 1671. 9

       Maryland ss The Jurors for the Right honoble the Lord Proprietary Liber J J
       upon their oathes doe prseflt that Isabella Yausley late of South
       River in the County of Ann Arundell Spinster being greate with
       Childe with a certaine living infant the third day of March in the
       nine and thirtieth yeare of his said Lordshipps Dominion at South
       River aforesaid in the County aforesaid by the Providence of God
       did labour with Childe and did bring forth a certaine male Childe p. 486
       borne alive secretly and without the Company of any other women,
       and that afterwards the said Isabella by force and armes and of her
       mallice before thought the said third day of March in the nine and
       thirtieth yeare of his said Lordshipps Dominion &c the said male
       childe so borne alive, and in a Natural being did make an assault
       and then and there feloniously did Kill so the said Isabella afore
       said the said male Childe of her mallice fore thought feloniously
       and volluntaryly did murther contrary to the peace of the Lord Pro
       prietary his Rule and Dignity.
        And the said Attorney Generall ordered the Cryer to call the wit
       ness vizt Thomas Taylor Coroner William Burges & Cornelius
       Haward, who appcaring were sworne in open Court to deliver the
       truth of their Knowledges to the said Jurors. The said Grand Jury
       with the said witnesses withdrew into a private Roome and the
       Court Adjourned for half e an houre.
        The Court being sate againe at the End of the said halfe houre
       the Grand Jury came into the Court, and prsented to the Cort the
       said bill of Indictmt on the backside of which was thus written.
       vizt.                            (Billa Vera)

        After which the said Jurors were Discharged.
        and then the Sheriff of St Maryes County was comanded to set
       Isabella Yausley to the barre; and she being arraigned pleaded not
       guilty & for her tryall put her self upon the Country.
        whereupon the Sheriff of St Maryes County delivered in a pan
       nell of the Jurors names for life and Death who being called appeare
       as followeth vizt.
       iforeman Thomas Payne Robert King Thomas Spinke
             William Petty Richard Ridgell William Hattoft
             Thomas More Thomas Wright Vincent Atchinson
             William Gifford Walter Lane  Samuel Neale

        The Clarke satisfyed the prisoners that those persons that were
       last called were the Jurors that was to passe upon her life and upon
       her death, therefore if she would challenge them or any of them
       she might doe it before they were sworne.
        The Jury aforesaid being called Every man by his name answered
       thereunto, and were severally sworne the prisoner making no
       challenge.