348   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1670.





        Libcr C D  Proprietary in this behalf prosecuteth and the Said John Richardson
               being again brought to the Barr of the Said Court & appearing in
               his proper person and the Jury afores.d by the Sheriff of S.t maries
               County being Impannelled and Called namely Thomas Cosden Wil
               liam Kent, John Cobreth, Jeremiah Markham, Thomas Hussey,
               Henry Hawkins, Richard Morris, Thomas Hinton, Sam.” Dickson,
               George Marshall, John Beale & John Heard Likewise Came
                And the Said Indictment being then and there Read and ye Witt
               nesses to prove the Said Indictm.t to witt Penelope Evans, William
               Dell & Henry Swigott being Sworn and Examined to Speake the
               truth of their Sevrall knowledges about and Concerning the premisses
               being heard and the Said John Richardson (being Required to make
               his defence thereunto being heard likewise the Said Juro.rs upon
               their oaths Say that the Said John Richardson is Guilty of mis
               adventure
               Signed          attestested thus
                  Charles Calvert True Copy of the Record Examined
                  by me Thomas Cakewood CIke 1670

        (fol. 544) Qecilius absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of mary
               land and avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c To all Sheriffs Bailiffs
               and others to whom these presents Shall Come Greeting in our Lord
               God Everlasting Because we have understood by the Record of our
               Dear Son Charles Calvert Esq our Chiefe Justice of our Province
               of maryland and his fellow Justices of our Provinciall Court as
               signed that John Richardson of Tredavon Creek in the County of
               Talbot detayned in the prison of the Said County for the Death of
               mary his wife for which he was Indicted, killed the S.d mary by
           p. 418 misadventure and not by ifelony or malice forethought, We moved
         (fol. 544) with Piety have by these presents pardoned unto the Said John

               Richardson the Said manslaughter and Granted unto him our firm
               peace thereupon So notwithstanding that he Stand Right in our
               Court if anyone will him thereupon Implead, Given under our Great
               Seale at S.t maries Wittness our Dear Son Charles Calvert Escp our
               Lieuten.t and Chief Governo.r of our Said Province of maryland this
               thirteenth day of December in the year of our Dominion over
               our Said Province of Maryland Anncxp Domini 1670

               Spa
                Christopher Rousby ads William Hemsley to appear and Answer
               ret 14.0 ffebruary Test 17 Decembris 39.0 Domini

               Comicon Peace to Talbot County
                Caecilius &c To Richard Wolman William Coursey Philemon
               Lloyd Thomas South, Seth Foster, Thomas Hinton Phillip Steven
               son James Ringold, William Hambleton, Jonathan Sybrey, Richard
               Gorsuch Edward Roe and John Wells Gent Know ye that we for the