Archives of Maryland, Volume 0091, Page 0043 - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1687-1689

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1687-1689

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The examinacon of Jeffery Mischall
Saith that About July last or August John Ellis & his wife being at my house often fell
Out his wife w^d: tell him of his hogg stealing The said Ellis said why should not he doe as
his father had done before him he copleyes that his finger Itch to draw Some of her welsh
whores^s blood & beat her Rufully
W^m: Matthews Saith that he found hairs buried in Jn^o: Ellis Jun^rs: ground both white &
black hogs hairs Isack Boston confirmes this Esau Boston confirms this & Robert Hall
Confirmes this The 13^th: day of June 1688
Coll. W^m: Colebourne
m^r: W^m: Brereton m^r: Edmund Howard
Present m^r: James Round m^r: Thomas Jones Com^rs:
The Lord prop^ry:
Ag^t: Inditem^t: Read Vizt
John Ellis Jun^r:
Somers^tt: County Ss By Vertue of Recognizance taken before m^r: Edmund Howard one of his
Lopps Justices for this County bearing date the Tenth day of Aprill 1688 wherein
Complaint was made to the said Justice that Jn^o: Ellis Jun^r:this County that Sometimes
in the Mounth of March last past the said Jn^o: Ellis Jun^r: did clandestinely & feloniously
in the night kill & Carry Away three shoates About a yeare old of the proper marke
of Jn^o: Rowell of this County cordwinder of the vallue apeece one hundred pounds of
Toba^o: in the whole Three hundred pounds of Tob^o: & about the same time the fores^d: Jn^o:
Ellis Jun^r: did clandestinly & felloniously steale kill & Carry away one barrow hogg
of the proper Marke of Robert Hall of this said County valued at Two hundred & fifty
pounds of Tobacco. Now his Lopps Attourney comes & saith that the said Jn^o: Ellis
Jun^r: hath not only his practice to Steale & kill his neighbours inhabitants hoggs
but hath much Treatned the life of the informer for intending to divert the said delin=
=quente from his wicked & unlawfull courses & candid & free confession of the truth
To the greate detriment of his Lopps good people of this province abuse of his Lopps
good Lawes & institucons & dishono^r: of Almighty God his Lopps Attourney Craves
Judgm^t: may be enforced ag^t: the s^d: Ellis According to Law in that case Provided &^a
James Sangster Cl:indty
Upon w^ch: the said Jn^o: Ellis Jun^r: being by the afores^d: Jury of enquiry dilligently examined
& treyed & for their verdict made returne Billa vera
Now at This day (to witt) the 13^th: day of June Anno 1688 The said Jn^o: Ellis Jun^r: was
brought to the barr & being asked whether he was guilty or not pleaded not guilty
& for his tryall put himselfe upon the Country upon which there was Comand given to the
Sheriff to impannell a Jury of Twelve good & sufficient men of his Bailywick w^ch: being
Impannelled & Sworne that is to Say John King fforeman W^m: Round Richard Ackworth
Henry Myles Jn^o: Smock Cornelius Morris Leonard Jones Jn^o: Miller Jn^o: ffreeman Abraham
Emmett Thomas Morris & Robert Cattlin who to Say the Truth of their knowledge accord=
=ing to the Evidences of y^e ensueing respective persons that were sworne before y^e Court & the
Said Jury (vizt) Mary the wife of John Ellis Jun^r: W^m: Colebourne Tanner Jeffery Minshall
Lewis Trevalley Taylor W^m: Shellitto Catherin Chestney Jn^o: Lowell Isack Boston Esau
Boston Robert Hall Teague Riggens & Mary his wife & W^m: Matthews Whereupon the
afores^d: Jury haveing received y their Charge goe upon their bisness
Now at This day (to witt) the 13^th: day of June 1688 Came James Sangster his Lopps Attour=
=ney as alsoe Jn^o: Ellis Jun^r: prisonner at the barr & the Jurors (To witt) ~ ~

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