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Kent County Criminal Proceedings, 1724-1728
Volume 548, Page 286   View pdf image (33K)
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286                                    June Court 1727

before the Justices of the then next Court to be held for s.d County to Answer
unto an Information for Extortion of fees and if that in the mean time
y.e s.d Edward Should not be of Good Behaviour and now at this Court to wit
y.e 20.th Day of June Anno Dom. 1727 y.e s.d Edward haveing appeared
the afd John Young and Dan.l Flinn their Recognizances and either
of them is Discharged

    Kent County fs.t Memorandum that Tench Francis Gent Attry of y.e Right
Honourable the Lord prop.ry that now is for the County afd who for the
Same Lord prop.ry in this part prosecuteth doth Come here into
Kent County Court before Lambert Wilmer Esq.r and his Associates
his s.d Lordships Justices of y.e Same County Court to wit at Chester in
the afd County the fifteenth Day of November Anno Dom. Seventeen
hundred and twenty & Six and for the Same Lord prop.ry Doth give y.e
Court here to understand and be Informed that Edward Harris of
S.t pauls parish in Kent County afd Gentleman the tenth Day
of Aprill Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred twenty and Six the Clerk
of the Hon.ble Roger Woolford and S.t Leadger Codd Esq.r his Lordships
the Right Honourable y.e Lord prop.ry his Justices of Assize Nisi prius
oyer and Terminer and Goal Delivery within the County afd being
at y.e parish afd in the County afd within y.e Jurisdiction of this Court
by Colour of his office falsly Corruptly and Extortiously did Receive
and take of a Certain George Copper of the County afd planter one hundred
and Sixty pounds of Tob.o for a fee from him y.e s.d George Copper unto
him y.e s.d Edward by the Same Edward by Colour of his office afd said
to be Due for two Copys of one Indictment against the afd George then
Exhibited by the afd Edward made where as in truth no Such Sume of
Tob.o or any part thereof for a fee unto the Same Edward Harris for
the makeing the two Copys afd were Due or oweing to the Great Damage
of the Same George to y.e Evill Example of all others in Such Case
offending and Contrary to y.e peace of y.e s.d Lord prop.ry that now is his
good Rule and Government &c.a wherefore the afd Attry prayeth the
Advice of the Court here in the premisses for y.e s.d Lord prop.ry and Due
process of Law against the afd Edward in this part to Issue to Answer
unto the afd Lord prop.ry of and upon the premisses &c.a
                                                            T francis Cler. pac.

    The said Edward Harris produces to the Court y.e following petition and
Nolle prosequi which the Court allows off and orders to be Entered viz.t
To the Hon.ble Charles Calvert Esq.r Gov.r of Maryland &c.a The petition
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