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August Court 1760 37 Coventry Parish in ye. County aforesaid Clirk on ye. twenty Ninth day of December in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred fifty & Nine with force and Arms at ye. Parish aforesaid in ye. County aforesaid with a Certain Charged gun which he ye. said Nathaniel in Both his Hands then & there had & held in and upon a Certain John Sadler in ye. peace of God & ye. Said Lord propry then & there being an Assault did make With an Intent him ye. said John Sadler then & there feloniously willfully and of his Malice aforethought to kill & Murder & other Wrongs to ye. said John then & there did to ye. great Damage of ye. Said John and against the peace of his Said Lordship that now is his Good Rule & government &c. Thereupon it was Commanded the sherriffe of Somerset County that Immediately he Should take the said Nathaniel Whitaker if &c. to Answer &c. And afterwards in ye. Same Court before Justices thereof Came the afd. Nathaniel Whitaker in his proper person & had a hearing of ye. Indictment aforesaid Saith that he is not thereof guilty & for tryall thereof puts himself upon ye. Country and William Hayward Gentleman his Lordships Attorney who for his said Lordship in this part prosecuteth in like manner Thereupon the said Nathaniel Whitaker is ordered to Recognize with one Sery in Twenty Pound Current Money for his the said Nathaniel Whitaker appearance at ye. next Court to be held at Princes Ann Town in and for ye. County aforesaid the third Tuesday of June then Next following to Answer unto his said Lordship of an Concerning ye. Indictment afd. and to Stand & Abide the Judgment of ye. Court thereupon & in ye. meantime to be of ye. good Behaviour Thereupon the said Nathaniel Whitaker with Littleton Dennis of Somerset County Gent. his Serys both present here in Court in their proper persons Acknowledged themselves indebted unto his said Lordship in ye. Sum of twenty Pounds Current money of Maryland of their Bodies Goods and Chattles Lands & Tenements Joyntly & severally to ye. use of his said Lordship his heirs & successors to be made & Levied if it happen that ye. said Nathaniel Whitaker do not make his personall Appearance before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset to be held at Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of June then next following and do not answer unto his Said Lordship of And Concerning he Indictment afd. and do not Stand & Abide the Judgment of the Court thereon & do not Depart the same Court without Leave and in ye. meantime if he the said not Nathaniel Whitaker be ^ of ye. good Behaviour &c. Thereupon it was Commanded ye. Sherriffe of Somerset County that he should Cause to Come in and for the Coty of Somerset afd before his Lordships Justices at ye. next Court to be held at Princes Ann Town ^ the third Tuesday of June then next following Twelve Good and Lawfull men of his Bailywick by Whom the truth of ye. Premisses may be better known and whoe are of no Affinity to ye said Nathaniel Whitaker to Recognize upon their Oath if ye. said Nathaniel Whitaker be Guilty of ye. Premisses afd. or not because as well ye. afd. William Hayward gentleman his Lordships Attorney who for his Said Lordship in this part Prosecuteth as ye. afd. Nathaniel Whitaker have put themselves upon that Jury Att which said third Tuesday of June Came ye. aforesaid William Hayward gentleman his Lordships Attorney who for his said Lordship in this Part Prosecuteth & ye. afd. Nathaniel Whitaker altho Solemnly Called Came not according the Said Natl Whitaker to ye. tenor of his Recognizance in that Part before acknowledged thereupon ^ Town by ye. Court here respited untill ye. next Court to be held at Princes Ann ^ in and for ye. County afd. the third Tuesday of August then next following to answer &c. sherf And ye. sherriffe to wit John Dennis Gent. ^ of ye. County afd. did not Send thereof the writ &c. Therefore as before it is Commanded ye. sherriffe of Somerset County that he Cause to Come before his Lordships Justices at ye Next Court to be held at Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of August Twelve &c. to Recognize in form afd. &c. because as well &c. |
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