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August Court 1726
191 And the afd Charles Neal in his proper person Cometh and Saith that he is in no Sort guilty of the premisses above upon him Imposed as by the afd Information it is alledged and thereof he putteth himself upon the Country Cha.s Neal in p.a psona And he who followeth for the Lord prop.ry in like manner Saith he is guilty T francis p Lord prop.ry Thereupon Command was given unto the Sher of Kent County that he Immediatly 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 Sher to wit John Gresham Esq.r now here at this Day to wit the Sixteenth Day of August Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty Six 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 the afd Lord prop.ry by Tench Francis his Clk of Indictments and the afd Charles Neale in his proper person and the Jurors of that Jury being Impannelled and Called likewise Came to wit Thomas Piner, W.m Crow Thomas Hynson Sen.r Joseph Reed Arthur Foreman W.m Dean, W.m Woodland, John Hart, John Brookes Sam.l Norris, James [ ], Griffith Jones who being Duely Elected tryed and Sworn to Say the truth on the premisses upon their oaths Do say that the afd Charles Neal is in no Sort Guilty of the fornication in the Information afd Expressed Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here to wit at the Court house in the Town of Chester in s.d County this Sixteenth Day of August Anno Domini Seventeen hundred and twenty Six that the afd Charles Neal as to the Information afd he go thereof without Day and be therefrom acquitted also it is Considered that the s.d Charles Neal pay the Sume of Nine hundred and Seventy pounds of Tob.o Costs Accrueing on the premisses afd to y.e officers of this Court Jam.s Smith Clk John Wooddall of Kent County planter Comes into Court and assumes to pay the fees in the Judgment afd Specified amounting to y.e Sume of Nine hundred and Seventy pounds of Tob.o and thereupon y.e s.d Cha.s Neal is there from acquitted The afd Charles Neal being Comitted into y.e Custody of the Sher of Kent Coty for his appearance to y.e Inform.n afd and Good behaviour ^and^ now y.e afd Charles haveing appeared he is Discharged from s.d Commitment |
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