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Kent County Criminal Proceedings, 1724-1728
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                                        June Court 1727                                        281

peace of y.e s.d Lord prop.ry that now is his good Rule and Government and
against the form of the Act of Assembly in Such Case lately made & provided
Test Mary Sheppard                                    T francis Cler. pac.

    On the Back of y.e preceeding Indictment was as foll.s viz.t True Bill Sam.l
Groome forem.n

    And the afd Tench Francis Attorney of y.e s.d Lord prop.ry Cometh and Saith
that for as much as y.e Evidence to y.e Indictment afd being a Convict Sent
over from England he will not prosecute the Same Indictment any
further Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here to wit at y.e Court
house in y.e Town of Chester in s.d County this 20.th Day of June Anno Dom.
1727 that the afd Abel Jones as to y.e s.d Indictment he go thereof without
Day and be therefrom Acquitted also it is Considered that y.e s.d Abel
Jones pay the Sume of two hundred and fifty ^one^ Eight pounds of Tob.o
Costs Accrueing on y.e premisses afd to y.e officers of this Court
                                                                            Jam.s Smith Clk

T. F.
  His Lordship
         ag.t
Thomas Jones
 The Jurors for the right Honourable the Lord proprietary
that now is for the Body of Kent County
aforesaid upon their Oath do present that Thomas Jones late of Shrewsbury
Parish in Kent County aforesaid labourer the first Day of March Anno
Domini Seventeen hundred and Twenty at the parish aforesaid in the County
aforesaid within the Jurisdiction of this Court with force and arms &c.a the Close
of a Certain Gervis Spencer did break and Enter and a Spade Mare of a Dark brown
Colour of the price of One thousand pounds of Tobacco of the goods and Chattles of
the afd Gervis Spencer then and there to wit at the Parish aforesaid in the Coty
aforesaid with in the Jurisdiction aforesaid being found then and there feloniously
did Steal take and lead away against the Act of Assembly in such Case made
and provided and against the peace of the said Lord proprietary that now is his good
rule and Dignity                                                M Howard Cler. pac.

Testes W.m Comegys Andrew
Clements Gervis Spencer

    On the Back of y.e preceeding Indictment was as foll.s viz.t A True
Bill John Taylor foreman

    And the afd Thomas Jones in his proper person Comes and Saith that
he is in no Sort Guilty of the premisses above upon him Imposed as by
the afd Indictment it is alledged and of this he puts himself upon
the Country                                    Tho.s Jones

    And he who follows for the Lord prop.ry in like manner Saith his is
Guilty                                        T francis p Lopp

    Thereupon Command was given to the Sher of Kent County that
                                                                                                    he



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