Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675. 137

         Shacocke, William Tyson Edward Becke, George Wharton Edward Liber N N
         Skidmore, Thomas Hawker John Pine, Isaac Harris, and Wm Hudell
         twelve good men of the Said County Sworne tryed and charged to
         enquire in what manner and how the aforesaid James Browne to his
         death came, who Say upon their Oathes, That the said James
         Browne the twelfth day of November last in ffarloe Creeke aforesaid
         in the County aforesaid about the houre of ten or eleven of the
         Clocke afternoone of the Same day God before his eyes not haveing
         but by instigation diabolically Seduced and moved at ffarloe aforesaid
         in his Owne lodging Chamber then and there alone being, with One
         pistoll of the value of One Shilling which he then and there in his
         right hand had and held being loaded with Gunpowder and three
         Swan Shott, which Said pistoll the Said James Browne to his ffore-
         head he placed and the same did discharge which gave him One P86
         wound mortall being very large the One halfe of his Scull being
         Shott all to peices with his braines disperst and himselfe then and
         there voluntarily and feloniously himself e then and there murthered
         and So the jurors aforesaid upon their Oathes aforesaid Say that the
         aforesaid James Browne in manner and forme as aforesaid volun-
         tarily and ffeloniously and as a ifellon of himself e, himselfe Slew
         and murthered against the peace of the Lord Proprietary his Rule
         and dignity. And the jurors aforesaid upon their Oathes aforesaid
         Say that the aforesaid James Browne at the time of the fellony afore-
         said had Goods and Chattells to the value of One hundred thirty
         foure thousand Six hundred fifty and Six pounds of tobacco and
         halfe, which arrises by houshoidgoods Stock of Cattle Hoggs and
         horses and bills, Also by accompts nine thousand eighty and eight
         pounds of tobacco, Also a Cargoe of English Goods and New Eng-
         land wares as p invoice will appeare As also twelve hogesheads of
         tobacco, and twenty and Seven ranges of tobacco hanging all which
         remaines and is upon the Plantation of the aforesaid Browne in the
         Creeke and County aforesaid. In Testimony of all which aswell I
         the aforesaid Coroner as the jurors aforesaid to this present Inquisi-
         tion Our Seales alternately have putt the day and yeare first above-
         written.
          Which Said Inquisition being read it is the judgment of his Lopps
         justices of the Provinciall Court this day to witt the foure and
         twentith day of November One thousand six hundred Seventy five
         that the Sheriff of the County of Caecil take Care of the estate of
         the Said James Browne untill further Order from the Governour.
          Afterwards to wit the tenth day of ffebruary One thousand six
         hundred Seventy-five It is the judgment of the Court here, that the
         goods and chattells of the Said James Browne are escheated and for-
         feited unto his Lopp the Lord Proprietary by reason of the fellony
         aforesaid, but his Lands are not forfeited.