260 Records Illustrating the History of Maryland

P. R. O.

Maryland
B. I. Vol. 2,
B. F.

Tuesday the day appointed for holding the Proventiall Court
the Convention sate long in Councell and was late before the
Court was called Expecting I suppose a Returne of the mess-
enger they had sent to Petuxant to see for newes from Eng-
land by the shipp that come in that day before in w^ch I heard
they Rec^d sev^ll letters from Cap^t Cood and M^r Chesleyne
that his Maj^ts had aproved theire proceedings in Maryland
granting their Request for a Protest. Gouvernmt and that Co^ll
Copley was the Gentle, pitcht upon to come w^th the K Com-
mand and whereupon the Court was called M^r Na Blakeston
Coll" Henry Jowles M^r Tho: Tench M^r Iohn Addison M^r Robert
Mason D^r Io: Brooks all members of the Convention Iustices
M^r Io: Knellin Ck. and M^r Henry Lawrence Cryer and so
adjourned to next day Wensday the grand Iury sent out
and found the Bill ag^t Maj^r Sewell and the other foure on
thursday they were brought to Tryall and what was there
said I have butt by Relation that upon theire arregnm three
pleaded nott guilty Woodcock pleaded the Jurisdiction of the
Court and would nott pleade to the feete and his default was
twice Recorded and the Court told him that the third time was
Panall to him Death without mercy then he pleaded nott
guilty and prayd Councill butt nott granted Petty Iury Called
the Prisoners made nott many Challenges M^r Geo Playton the
Kings atturney opened the Charge of murther and went to
prove the mather of fact then the K evidences were sum-
moned w^ch Consisted chiefly of those men M^r Payne had
pressed to goe along with him to seize the yacht amongst
others of those wittnesses and one that speake the most home
to the purpose was one Iohn Keenaly who had been examined
in the case in Virginia when they were bayled he speake to
that part that I: P. told them in the yacht he was the K. Coll^r
& told him and some of the rest with him that he had presst
them to goe along with him to seize the yacht as Coll for that
the Mast^r did trade betweene V. & M.and made no Entry and
soe defrauded the K of his dues and something he said as to
M^r Woodcocks being the man that shott Payne by Describeing
his pson and cloaths but not very Possetive that the presence
at the ken killed him the Prisoner Excepted against his Evi-
dence as being Convixt for manslaughter att the Pro^ll Co^t &
burnt in the hand and allsoe against Tho: Price another mate-
riall Evidence who had been Condemned to dye for house
breakeing I think in the day time butt had a pardon the
Court called for to see the Record of itt keenely or otherwise
it would not Involidate the kings Recordance order is then
sent upp to search the records in the Custody of M^r Knellin
the Record of theire Conviction could nott be found in the
office and though there were some present in court who were