( 228 )   June 14^th, 1693
 
At a Court held by their Maties Justices of the Peace for y^e County of Somerset
the Province of Maryland the 14^th. day of June anno Domini 1693 ___
Com^rs Present /viz) m^r ffrancis: Jenckins. m^r Roger: Woolford. Cap^t.Wm:Whittington. m^r Thomas
Newbold. m^r James: Round. m^r Sam^l.Hopkins. m^r Edmund:Howard. m^r Thomas: Jones
m^r Stephen:Horsey & m^r Arnold: Elzey.
 
Memorand that whereas there was twenty dayes worke due from Eliz Larrance in March Court
last past which sd worke was then Ordered to be paid forthwith, towards the mending Colemans
Bridge, and this report is made to Court that y^e sd worke is not y^et paid but rests due.
 
Their Maties                                                  Somerset County Ss //
          Contra                                       }          The Grand Jury for the body of this County upon their Oaths
Ellis: Coleman &                              doe Present Ellis Coleman & Damarias his Wife late of this
Damarias his Wife                            County, for that the Said Ellis & Damarias not having y^e fear
-   -   -   -   -   -   -   -                 of God before their eyes but moved by the instigation of y^e Divell
Sometime in or about the month of Jan^ry in the year of o^r Lord 1691. at Snow hill within the
Jurisdiction of this Court One hogshead of Tobacco being the Tobacco of John ffreemans of
this County marked WD. weighing neat four hundred & Six pounds, the Said Ellis and
Damarias the Said Tobacco out of the house or Store of the sd John:ffreeman at Snow hill
Towne did felloniously Steal & Carry away Contrary to the peace & agt the forme of an act
of Assembly in that Case made & provided.           Dent. //
 
     The Indictm^t being read to which the sd Colemans et uxor pleaded not guilty/ Whereupon
Comand was given to the Sheriff to bring here twelve good & lawfull men of his Balywick
that the matter in hand might be the better understood, a list or pannel whereof are returned as
followeth (viz.) Wm:Planner. Richard:Ackworth. Robert:Burridge Robert:Catlin Abraham
Emmett. Thomas: Humphreys. John:Perkins. Rowland Beavins. Robert:Smith. Tho:
Oxford. William:Richardson. Edward: Green. 12: who being legally Sumoned, returned
and Sworn upon the holy Evangelists, having heard the foresd Indictment as also Seen &
heard these Six Evidences Sworn & examined. viz Jn^o. ffreeman. Anne Rice. Matthew
Scarbrough, John:Webb. Wm Tompkins & Anthony Jones. Received their Charge & are
Sent forth. -   -   -   -   -   -   And this day(viz) the day aforesd Came the Jurors of said
Jury betwixt their Maties & the sd Coleman et Uxor, and being Calld perticularly each
man by his Name, all being unnanimously agreed of their Verdict, the plts & Dft being
likewise calld, The verdict is read in these express words following. Wee of the Jury find Ellis
Coleman guilty of the within Indictm^t.     William: WP Planner foreman