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June Court 1726
165 afd John Jones Should not be of Good Behaviour and now at this Court to wit the twenty first Day of June Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty Six the s.d John Jones haveing appeared the afd John Wooddall & Humphry Younger their Recognizances and Either of them is Discharged Kent County fs.t The Jurors for the Right Honble the Lord prop.ry that now is for the body of Kent County afd upon their oath do present that John Jones of S.t pauls parish in the County afd Labourer the fifth Day of Aprill Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty five at the parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdiction of this Court in and upon a Certain Nora Thornton in the peace of God and of the s.d Lord prop.ry then and there being with force and Arms an Assault Did make and her the s.d Nora then and there Did beat wound and Evilly treat so that of her life it was much Dispaired and other harms to her then and there Did to the Great Damage of the said Nora and against the peace of the said Lord prop.ry that now is his Good Rule and Dignity &c.a T francis Cler. pac. on the back of the preceeding Indictm.t was as foll.s viz.t
no Sort Guilty of y.e assault within mentioned upon him Imposed as by the Indictment is Supposed and of this he puts himself upon the Country John Jones in p.a psona And he who followeth for the Lord prop.ry in the manner Saith he is Guilty T francis p Lord prop.ry And now here ^afterwards^ to wit this twenty first Day of June Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty ^Six^ Comes here into Court the afd John Jones ^in his proper person^ & Relinquishes the plea afd and Saith that he Cannot Gainsay the Indictment afd so as afd against him brought nor but that he is Guilty of the premisses above upon him imposed as by the afd Indictment it is alledged & thereupon Submitts to the Court Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here to wit at the Court house in Town of Chester in s.d County this twenty first Day of June Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty Six that the afd John Jones pay the Sume of five Shill.s Current money of Maryland as a fine for his afd offence of Committing an Assault and Battery on the afd Nora Thornton and the Sume of three hundred and Seventy three pounds |
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