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August Court 1726
193 Due process of Law in this part to be made against the afd Walter to Answer to the s.d Lord prop.ry of and upon the premisses &c.a T francis Cler. pac. And the afd Walter Freestone in his proper person Comes and Saith that he Can not gainsay the Information afd so as afd against him brought nor Can he say But that he is guilty of the premisses above him Imposed as by the afd Informacon it is alledged and thereupon Submits to the Court 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 Dom. 1726 that the said Walter Freestone Receive at the publick Whipping post twenty one lashes well laid on his bare back till the blood appear as a punishment for his afd Crime of Committing adultery in form afd Confest also it is Considered that the s.d Walter pay the Sume of two hundred and Eighty Eight pounds of Tob.o Costs Accrueing on the premisses afd to y.e officers of this Court &c.a Jam.s Smith Clk Ordered by the Court here that the Sherr of Kent County to he the afd Walter Freestone into his Custody and Execute the Lashes in the Judgm.t afd Specified of which precept the s.d Sherr to wit John Gresham Gent High Sherr now here at this Day to wit the Day and year afd makes Return thereof in these words thereon Indorst viz.t Executed p Jn.o Gresham Sherr
Day of said Month Anno Dom. 1726 the Day of Return of s.d writt Endorst as foll.s viz.t Cepi Corpus p Jn.o Gresham Sherr Kent County fs.t The Jurors for the Right Hon.ble the Lord prop.ry that now is for Kent County afd upon their oath Do present that Mary Cunningham late of Shrewsbury parish in the County afd Spinster the first Day of October Anno Dom. seventeen hundred afd |
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