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Kent County Criminal Proceedings, 1724-1728
Volume 548, Page 282   View pdf image (33K)
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282                                        June Court 1727

he Imediately Cause to Come here twelve &c.a by whome &c.a who Neither &
to Recognize &c.a because as well &c.a of which s.d precept the s.d Sherr
to wit John Gresham Gentl now here at this Day to wit the twentyeth Day
of June Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty Seven 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 & year last
mentioned Come again the afd Lord prop.ry by Tench Francis his
Clerk of Indictments and y.e s.d Thomas Jones in his proper person
and the Jurors of that Jury being Impannelled and Called likewise
Cause to wit Samuel Wickes John Denning Thomas Hynson Jun.r Joshua Beck
John Ashley James Kear Cornelius Hurlee Acquilla Beck Edward Rogers Jun.r
Cha.s Smith William Tidmarsh Richard West who being Duely Elected
tryed and Sworn to say the truth in the premisses upon their oath do Say
that the afd Thomas Jones is guilty of y.e felony whereof he Stands
Indicted and by Sam.l Wickes their foreman all So Say

    Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here to witt at the Court house in
the Town of Chester in Kent County this twentyeth Day of June Anno
Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty Seven that y.e said Thomas Jones
Stand in the pillory for the Space of one hour in the pillory and that
afterwards he Receive at y.e publick whipping post twenty five lashes
well laid on his bare back till y.e Blood appears as a punishment for
his afd Crime of feloniously Stealing the afd Mare According to the
force form and Effect of y.e verdict afd Also it is Considered that the
said Thomas Jones pay the Sume of One Thousand four hundred
and fifty pounds of Tobacco Costs Accrueing on y.e premisses afd
                                                                        Jam.s Smith Clk

    Ordered by the Court here at this Day to wit the Day and year last mentioned
that the Sher of Kent County take the afd Thomas Jones into his Custody
and Execute the punishment in the Judgment afd Specified and afterwards
to bring him into Court again of which s.d precept the s.d Sher to wit
John Gresham Gent high Sher of Kent County makes Return on the Day
and year last Said that he hath Executed the s.d Judgment and also hath
here the s.d Thomas Jones before the Court

    Andrew Clements of Cæcill County planter Comes into Court and proves on
the holy Evangilists of Almighty God that he has Attended this Court
for the Space of Seven Days as an Evidence for his Lordship against
the s.d Thomas Jones being therto Bound over and Summoned by this
Court Whereupon it is ordered that y.e s.d Tho.s Jones pay the Sume of
two hundred and tenn pounds of Tobacco for his attendance as
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