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June Court 1724
11 Six hundred pounds of Tobacco as a fine for his afd Crime of Committing fornication in form afd Confest which fine to be applyed according to Act of Assembly in that Case made and provided as also the Sume of four hundred and Sixty one pounds of Tobacco Costs accrueing on the promises afd to the officers of this Court. Jam.s Smith Clk. Ordered that the afd Rice Jones Give Security for his fine & fees in the Judgment afd Specified. Whereupon Benjamin Blacledge of Kent County Tanner Comes into Court and under takes to pay the fine and fees afd amounting to the Sume of one thousand and Sixty one pounds of Tobacco for the afd Rice Jones and thereupon the afd Rice Jones is therefrom Discharged. The afd Rice Jones haveing entered into Recognizance at last November Court for his appearance to the March Court following the same Rice not appearing it was Respited to this present June Court And now at this present June Court the s.d Rice haveing appeared ordered that his Recognizance and his Suretys Recognice be Discharged. Rice Jones of Kent County planter at last November Court Did accnowledge himself Indebted unto his Lordship the Lord prop.ry of this Province his heirs and Successors in the Sume of tenn pound Sterl money of great Brittain to be made and Leved of his goods and Chattels Lands and Tenements Conditionally that if he Should not make his personall ^appearance^ at the then next Court to be held for the County afd at the Courthouse in the Town of Chester in the same County on the third Tuesday of March then next ensueing to answer to the Indictment found against him for Committing fornication and that in the meantime he Should be of Good Behaviour the s.d Rice not appearing at the s.d March Court the same Recog.c was Respited to this Court. And now here at this Court the s.d Rice haveing appeared the same Recognizance was Discharged. Doct.r Richard Simonds and John Wooddall plant.r both of Kent County acknowledged themselve Indebted ^at last Novem.er C.rt^ unto his Lordship the |
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