ARCHILES OF MARYLAND
Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland.
19
January 1637/8
September 1664.
Published by Authority of the State, under the direction of the Maryland Historical
Society.
VOL. I
William Hand Browne
Editor
1883
Fac sim
copy
pages 16-21
of Volume 1.
Acts of Assembly on the 14th of March 1637 betweene the houres of 2 and 3 in the afternoone.
The President
Capt. Cornwaleys Mr. Greene John wyatt James Cauther
X'pofer thomas
John nevill
Zachary motters-
head
Robert Percy Cut-bert ffenwick Rainold ffleete Thomas maurice Richard Loe
Anthony Cotton Isaac Edwards
Edward ffleete
Thomas ffrancklin William Lewis Sergt. Vaughan ffrancis Rabnett John Halfehide Cyprian Through-
good
Mr. Greene amerced for tardie appearing and John wyatt
and Cyprian throughgood.
freeman and was admitted.
John Nevill claymed voice as
Then was Thomas Smith called to
the barre being indicted of pyracie and mr. Secretary made
himself Attorney for the Lord Proprietr. and read his Lors.
warrant in that behalfe.
in the Indictment and
then did the the Attorney putt
arraigned
demanded that the prisoner might be brought to triall upon
his indictmt.
And the Indictment being read, he pleaded,
not guilty. then did the Attorney informe the house upon
the Indictment, and produced the depositions of John Jarbison
and Arthur Brooks; and the prisoner pleaded all he had to
say in his defence, & the Attorney replied to it. and when
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