Stephen Cornwall proceedingsdefend was tryed upon an Indictment, for killing one John Finch proceedingsvictim , near Hornsey in the County of Middlesex: the Circumstances sworn to in Court were, That the Prisoner having bought a parcel of Wood of the Deceased, which he coming to fetch, complained of his hard Bargain, desiring that he might have some Over-plus, which the Deceased's Wife, denying to let him have, upon Words that passed between them, he struck her, the which her Husband observing, snatched a Well-hook out of her Hand, and made at the Prisoner, who throwing down his bundle of Wood, took out his Prong or Forked-stick on which he carried it, and struck the Deceased three Blows over the Head, the last of which broak his Skull. So that the Wound being given the 9th of May , he dyed on the 11th of the same Instant, the Prisoner Pleaded he did not strike him, but the Proof being plain against him, the Jury found him Guilty of Manslaughter .