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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1700-1701
Volume 730, Page 86   View pdf image
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                                              June    Court    1701                                               60
John Bennett having Entered into recognizance for his good behaviour & Appear
:ance at Febry Court Last who Accordingly Appeared & entered into new recog
:nizance with Suffitient Securitie for his Appearance at ye next Court & good behaviour
in ye meane time who Accordingly entered into recognizance Att which next Court
vizt. ye 25. Day of March Annoq Domi. 1701 ye Said John Bennett Appeares according
to recognizance and ye Said John being presented by ye Grand jury ye Said Presentmt.
was Signed billa vera & ye Said John Comitted to ye Sherf. Custody untill he find
Securitie for his good behaviour & Appearance at ye at ye Next Court which prsentment
was framed into A bill of Indictment as followeth vizt.

Kent County Ss       The Jurrors for our Soveraigne Lord that now is gor ye bodie of Kent
County Upon theire oathes doe prsent John Bennett otherwise Called John Bennett of
Kent County planter for that he ye Said John ye feare of God before his Eyes not having
with force & armes ye Thirtieth Day of October Anno Domi. 1700 at Towne hundred
in Kent County within ye Jurisdiction of this Court Sixteen yards of Linner four yards
of frize three yards of Tape Twenty Skeines of Thread & Two Ells of houswives linnen
of ye proper goods & Chattles of A Certaine John Offley of ye price of five hundred
pounds of Tobo. felloniously ye Said John Bennett did Steale & beare away at. ye peace
of our Lord ye King & ye forme of ye Act of Assembly in that Case made & provided
                                                                            Macklin pr Doms. Rege
And ye Said John Bennett being demanded whither he was Guilty or not Guilty as he
Stood Indicted Sayes he is not Guilty & for Tryall puts himselfe upon God & ye Country
                                                                                           pr pr
And he who followeth for our Lord ye King Sayes he is
Guilty                                                              Macklin pr Doms. Rege

Comand was Therefore given to ye Sherf. of Kent County that he cause to come here
Twelve &a. by whom &a. who neither to recognize &a. who made answer he had there
ready Twelve &a. as by his prcept he was Comanded vizt. Thomas Wyatt foreman
Nicholas Massey Christopher Pinder Wm Sigley Henry Green Nathanll. Cleave
Thomas Carman Thomas Hynes Thomas Ruth Thomas Ford Thomas Smith and John
Ponder which Jury being duly Tryed & Sworne to Try ye Issue Joyned and having heard
ye Evidences & pleadings on both Sides ye Court giveth them theire Charge who
withdraw to Consider on ye prmisses and Affter Some time doe againe returne &
being againe Called over as alsoe ye Said Defendt. and being demanded whither
ye Said John Bennett was Guilty or not Guilty as presented doe Say he is not
Guilty & by Thomas Wyatt theire foreman all of them Soe Say
Therefore it is Considered by ye Court here vizt. ye 25 Day of June Annoq Domi.
1701 That ye Said John Bennett as to ye Said Indictment goe thereof without
day paying his fees amounting to ye Sume of one Thousand Seaventy & four pound[s]
of Tobo.                                                              Jno Dowdall Clk
But ye Said John Bennett by Michael Earle one of ye Attrys of this Court
moves ye Court that ye Said John may be Cleared by Proclamacon which was
granted       Ordered Therefore that ye Said John Bennett be Cleared by
                   Proclamacon which was done Accordingly       Jno Dowdall Clk
                                              Capt. John Whittington absents himselfe but returnes
                                                   Suddainly



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