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or about the month of December in the year of o^r Lord 1694, three pair

of Womens shoes, one book a p^rcell of Sealing wax & red lead being the

goods of Ellis Coleman of this County of the value of twenty shillings —

Sterl. the same did thieve, Steal and carry away Contrary to the Peace of

Our Sovereign Lord the King & agt the statute in that Case made &

Provided //                        Dent Clk of p^rsentmts

   The Indictm^t being read to which the Dft pleaded not guilty & for

   Tryall put herself on y^e Country – 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) Edward Green, Geo Goddard, ffra

Joyce, James Langrell, James Atkinson, Wm Lawrence, Rob^t Smith,

Wm Owens, Adam Heatch, Archibald Smith, John Blizard, & Tho. Cary. 12

who being duely Sumoned returned & Sworn upon y^e holy Evangelists –

having heard y^e Evid & totall proceedings receivs their Charge, and are Sent

forth & this day to Witt the day afd the Same Jury afd being returned

to the Barr in Court & being each calld are all Agreed of their Verdict the

Plt & Dft being likewise Calld, the Verdict is read as followeth (viz)

Wee of the Jury find that Anne Ryce is guilty according to the Bill of Indictm^t

                                                                  Edward Green foreman —

Which Verdict afd this Court Orders to be entered, And further Orders that

Sd Anne Ryce pay four fold with Cost &ca. Order the sd Anne give Security

for behaviou^r & Cost. Courts opinion is that Corporal punishm^t Should be

Omitted // Whereupon Came the sd Anne & her Security m^r Scarbrough

And the sd Anne did acknowledge herself to be indebted unto our Soveraign

Lord the King the Sum of Six pounds Sterling money & the sd Scarbrough

in the Sum of three pounds like money afd all due to be leavied on

their goods & Chattels Lands & Tennem^ts for the sd Kings use &a

The Condicon of which Recognizance is Such that if the sd Anne

Rice be of the good behaviour & Abearance to all his Maties liege People

of this Province dureing this Courts pleasure & pay Cost of Sute &ca

That then this Obligation to be void & of none effect otherwayes to be

& remaine in full power force & Vertue – – – – – –

This day the Grand Jury brought in these following p^rsentments

Wee of the Grand Jury do p^rsent Rob^t Tyer for not clearing the

wayes according to Order. Samuel Showell Informer

Wee of the Grand Jury doe p^rsent Wm Noble, Walter Taylor, Thomas

Philips, Jn^o Broughton & Sam^l Marchm^t for their delinquency in

not clearing the high Wayes. Stephen Costin Informer

Wee of the Grand Jury doe p^rsent Samuel ffluellin, Tho ffarnall

John James, Edw^f Ross, Wm Leyton, Jn^o Wilson, Thomas Wilson

John Meclaster, Informer   Evid Sam Heyden & Hanss Lawson –

it being for Stopping the Kings high wayes.

Wee of the Grand Jury do p^rsent Jn^o Upshott for Cohabiting with Mary

Thomas the Wife of Jn^o Thomas. m^r ffra Jenckins Informer