536 MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS

Thereupon Command is given to the Sherr Ann" County to Set the Said
W^m Vernon being in his Custody at the Barr Who thereupon Appears and
the Said W^m Vernon being presently Demanded how he would Acquitt him-
self of the Premisses above Imposed upon him Says he is not in anywise
Guilty thereof and thereof for Tryall puts himself upon God and the Coun-
try and W^m Bladen Esq^r his Lordships Attorney Generall (who for his S^d
Lordship in this behalf prosecuteth) Says he is Guilty and prays it may be
Enquired into by the Country Likewise.

Thereupon Command is given to the Sherr of Ann" County (To Witt)
Benj* Tasker Gent, that he cause to Come here forthwith Twelve etc. by
whom etc. who etc. to recognize etc, because as well etc. And now here at
this Day To Witt the Same Day Comes the Said Bej^a Tasker and Returns
his Said Precept that has here ready Twelve etc. as by his Precept he was
Commanded (To Witt) Philip Jones John Orrick John Batson George
Whitter, James Beale, John Read, W^m Dawkins W^m Kidd, W^m Harrison
Joseph Howard Henry Wright, John Maccubbins, who being Duly Elected
Tryed and Sworn to Say the truth in the premisses upon their Oath Do
Say that the Said W^m Vernon is Guilty of the Matter Whereof he Stands
Indicted

Thereupon the Court Values the Said horse in the Indictm¹ af^d men-
tioned to the Sum of four pounds ten Shillings Current money Whereupon
Command is given to the Sherr of Ann^ll County to take the Said W^m Vernon
from the Barr of this Court into his Custody and him Safe keep Untill the
Court Shall proceed to proceed to [sic] Judgm^t. Ag⁽ him on the Indictm^t and
Verdict af"⁵ for that they will advise thereof

Afterw"⁸ in the Same Court the Said Sherr is Commanded Again to Set
the Said William Vernon to the Barr w^ch he Accordingly does and thereupon
the Said W^m Vernon appears and by Thomas Bordley his Attorney Moves
in Arrest of Judgment on the Indictment and Verdict af^d Thereupon Time
is given him Untill to Morrow Morning to Argue Such reasons.

Afterwards in the Same Court To Witt on the Twenty fourth Day of July
Anno Dom 1718 the Said W^m Vernon [730] Appears. Thereupon Command
is Again given to the Said Sherr to Take the Said W^m Vernon from the
Barr of this Court into his Custody and him Safe keep Untill the Court
Shall further proceed to hear Such his reasons etc. Afterw^ds in the Same Court
To Witt in the afternoon of the Day last mentioned the Said W^m Vernon
again Appears.

Wherefore it is Considered by the Justices here the day and year Last
mentioned that the Said W^m Vernon Pay unto the af^d Nehemiah Birkhead
the party Grieved four fold of the Value of the Said Horse being Valued at
four pounds ten Shillings by the Court here as af^d According to Law Alsoe
It is Considered by the Justices here that the Said William Vernon Stand
in the Pillory one hour and that he receive Twenty one Lashes one his Bare