rgruel--and that the said Phillis did then and there of her malice
forethought felloniously willfully & traiterously in manner as
aforesaid poison the watergruel aforesaid, with a felonious and
traiterous Intent and design that the said John her said master then
being should then and there eat the Same Watergruel so poisoned and
thereby be Poisoned killed and murdered. And that one Elizabeth Codman
not knowing the watergruel aforesaid to be so poisoned then and there
Innocently gave the Same Watergruel so poisoned as aforesaid to the
Said John to eat, and that the Said John then and there being the said
Phillis's master and being altogether Ignorant of the watergruel
aforesaid's being poisoned as aforesaid and suspecting no Evil did
then & there eat the same watergruel so poisoned as aforesaid & that
the said Phillis then and there was feloniously and traiterously
present with the said Elizabeth & John knowing of & consenting unto
the sd. Elizabeth's giving him the said John the watergruel
aforesd. so poisoned as aforesaid & his eating the same as
aforesd. And that the said John by means of his eating the
watergruel aforesaid so poisoned as aforesaid there Languished for the
space of Fifteen hours & then at Charlestown aforesaid died of the
Poison aforesd. given him as aforesaid--and so the Jurors aforesaid
upon their Oath said that the said Phillis did at Charlestown
aforesaid of her malice forethought in manner and form aforesaid
willfully feloniously and traiterously poison kill & murder the said
John Codman her Said master against our Peace Crown & Dignity, and The
Jurors aforesaid upon their Oath further present That Mark a Negroman
of Charlestown aforesaid Labourer and Servant of the said John Codman
before the said Treason and murder aforesaid committed by the said
Phillis in manner and form aforesaid did at Charlestown aforesaid on
the twentieth day of June last of his malice forethought (the said
Mark then being Servant of the said John Codman) felloniously &
traiterously advise and incite procure & abet the Said Phillis to do &
commit the said Treason & murder aforesaid against our peace crown &
Dignity (as in Said Indictmt. is at large Set forth) upon which
Indictment the said Phillis and Mark were Severally arraigned and upon
their arraignment Severally pleaded not Guilty and for Tryal put
themselves on God and the Country, and Whereas the said Phillis & Mark
at our Court aforesaid were each of them convict o