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Talbot bot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674. 387 This Court mr Phillip Stephenson was sworne to this Commis- Liber BB sion of Justice of the Peace. No.2 James Fullerton planff John Singleton deft In an action of Debt The Defendt pleading the act of Assembly for Evidence upon Letters of Atturney; and by virtue of the said Act Craueth an non suite in the said Actions, the Court hath granted him a none suite with Cost of suite. John Burnett planeff John Singleton defft In an action of Debt Mr Tho: Hynson junor planff r In an action of Defimation M James Ringold def j To the Worshipfull Commissioners for Talbott County the humble [p. 42] petition of Thomas Hynson Junor Shewith That nott Long since, hee haueing through frailty and weakness Committed an offence against the known Lawes of this province (only through neglect of time) for the which hee Re ceived punishment, according as this Worshipfull Court thought fitt, Butt now soe it is that mr James Ringold of the Commissioners that gaue this Judgment in the Cause, doth still make it his Common practice to add further punishment to your petitioner, by opprobrious and scandalus speeches, Branding him with his former offence nott withstanding hee hath made full satisfaction in what the Law pro vided, your petitioner humbly Craueth that your worships will be pleased either to dismiss yor petitioner from sitting or elce that hee may haue such satisfaction as yor Worships shall think fitt; & yor petitioner Shall Ever pray The Plane upon the open Confession of the deffent before the Court, that hee hee was hartyly sorry for what hee had said and by the perswadeon of the Worshipfull Court then setting is satisfied for what wronge, by his declaration he doth declare to haue Recevied The Court haue determined that Ann Mungummory shall Re ceiue Thirty Lashes upon the bare back, which punishment shee was Judged, by reason of her weakness & Condition shee was in, nott to bee Capable thereof Last Court. William Bagley and Elizabeth Crookshanks, being psented to this Court for Committing of Fornication, and the said Elizabeth upon Examination, had in oppen Court, and before mr James Ringold affirming that shee is with Child by the said William Bagley. The Court haue theref or ordered that the said William Bagley putt in Bond with security for his appearance when shee is delivered August the Twenty Third 1665/ |
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