Court and Testamentary Business, 1643. 241

        attachmt direct to Rob Ellys. or Edw packr of a hog of defts                   Liber P. R.

       in Jo. hollis hands to answ: mond: next 10. cl.

        The Sheriff being called to returne his writt for the Enquest

       this day, returned as p file.

        Of whom were impanelled

       Roht vaughan. foreman            francis Gray     thomas hebden

       John Price       George Binx     John wavill

       thomas Sterman   Tho: Greene gent  robt perry

       nathaniel Pope   arthur whale    John ormsby

       who were sworne in this forme

            you shall truely enquire & true presentmt make of such

          Bills as shalbe given you in charge. And if you find so

          much probability of the offence enquired of, as that the

          party may (without iniury) be putt to his answere for it,

          you shall present, Billa Vera and if not, then Ignoramus.

            And you shall make this presentmt without partiality,

          favour, malice, or any by-respect, but to the best of yor

          conscience, according to your evidence, your owne & yor

          fellowes counsell you shall keepe touching all things

          spoken or done touching yot Inquiry. So helpe you God &c.

     1643                                                                                                                  p. 134

        ffebruary 3. Then was this Bill given to them in charge.

            Let it be enquired for the Lo: propr if Richard Ingle

          mariner, on the 30th day of march last, aboard his the said

          Richard Ingle's ship in St Georges river within the County

          of St maries, did vse & vtter these words; viz [the king

          (meaning Or Sovereigne Lord king Charles) was no king,

          neither would be a king, nor could be a king, vnles he

          did ioine wth the Parlamt] as an enemy & traitor, and

          adhering to the enemies of Or Lord the king; contrary to

          his allegeance, and the peace of Or Lord the king his

          crowne & dignity, & contrary to the peace of the Lord

          Propr &c.

        And then Richard Pinner was sworne in these words

            The evidence wch you shall give to the Enquest, shalbe

          the whole truth, & nothing but the truth; So helpe you

          God, & the contents of this book.

                           returnd, Ignoramus.

        Eod. warrt to Ed. packer or rob. Ellyson to arrest Rich.

       Ingle without delay, to answere matters of highe treason, &

       requiring all psons to be aiding in the exequution, vpon pill

       highe treason.