Volume 548, Page 125 View pdf image (33K) |
March Court 1725
125 that She is in no Sort Guilty of the premisses above upon her Imposed as by the afd Indictment it is alledged and thereof She putteth herself upon the Country Sarah Manning in p.a psonas And he who followeth for the Lord prop.ry in like manner Saith She is Guilty M Howard p Lord prop.ry Thereupon Command was Given to the Sherf of Kent County that he Imediately Cause to Come here twelve &c.a by whome &c.a who Neither &c.a to Recognize &c.a because as well &c.a of which s.d precept the s.d Sherf to Wit Fred.k Hanson Gentl now here At this Day to wit y.e fifteenth Day of March Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty five makes Return that he hath here ready twelve &c.a as by his precept he was Commanded And now here afterwards to wit the Day and year last mentioned Come again as well the s.d Lord prop.ry by Michael Howard his Clerk of Indictments afd as also the s.d Sarah Manning who Stands at the Barr and the Jurors of that Jury being Impanelled and Called likewise Came to wit Edward Worrell William Dean Elias Ringgold Richard Davis John Wooddall Thomas Wilkins Humphry Yonnger William Crow Francis Barney Robert Green Samuel Norris & Robert Meeks who being Duely Elected tryed and Sworn to Say the truth on the premises upon their oath Do say that Sarah Manning is guilty of feloniously Stealing the afd Diaper Napkin linnen apron and one yard of Country Cloath as in y.e Indictment above mentioned Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here to wit at the Court house in y.e Town of Chester in s.d County this fifteenth Day of March Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty five that the afd Sarah Manning Stand in y.e pillory for the Space of ^a^ quarter of an hour and that afterwards She receive at the publick whipping post fifteen Lashes well laid on her Bare back till y.e blood appears as a punishment for her afd Crime of feloniously Stealing the afd Diaper Napkin Linnen Apron and and one yard of Country Cloath According to the force form and Effect of the verdict afd also it is Considered that the s.d Sarah Manning pay the Sume of thirteen hundred & Seventy one pounds of Tobacco Costs Accrueing on the premisses afd to the officers of this Court Jam.s Smith Clk ordered |
||||
Volume 548, Page 125 View pdf image (33K) |
Tell Us What You Think About the Maryland State Archives Website!
|
An Archives of Maryland electronic publication.
For information contact
mdlegal@mdarchives.state.md.us.