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June Court 1727 Indebted unto the Lord prop.ry of this province of Maryland in the Sume of tenn pounds Sterling money of Great to be Leveyed of his Goods and Chattles Lands and Tenements Conditionally that if he Shall not make his personal appearance before the Justices of our next Court to be held for Kent County at the Court house in the Town of Chester in s.d County to give Evidence for his Lordship against the afd Philemon Church wherewith y.e s.d John is Content
twentyeth Day of June Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred twenty & Seven and for the Same Lord prop.ry Doth give the Court here to understand and be informed that William Laskey of S.t pauls parish in Kent County afd planter the tenth Day of June Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred twenty and Seven at the parish afd in the County af within the Jurisdiction of this Court in and upon a Certain Benjamin Keir in the peace of God and of the s.d Lord prop.ry then and there being with force and Arms an assault Did make and him the Same Benjamin then and there Did Beat wound and Evilly treat so that of his life it was much Despaired and other harms to him then and there Did to the great Damage of the Same Benjamin and against the peace of the s.d Lord prop.ry his good Rule and Government &c.a wherefore the Same Attorney of the s.d Lord prop.ry for the Same Lord prop.ry prayeth the advice of the Court herein the premisses and Due process of Law in this part to be made against the afd William to Answer unto the afd Lord prop.ry of and upon the premisses &c.a T francis Cler. pac. And the afd William Laskey in his proper person Comes and Saith that he Cannot gainsay the Information afd So as afd against him brought nor but that he is guilty of the premisses above upon him Imposed as by the afd Information it is alledged and thereupon Submits to y.e Court Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here this twenty first Day of June Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty Seven that the s.d W.m Laskey pay the Sume of two hundred and fifty pounds of Tobacco as a fine for his afd offence in form afd Confest ^according to Act of Assembly in that Case made & provided^ and the Sume of three hundred and thirty one pounds of Tob.o Costs Accrueing on y.e premisses afd to y.e officers of this Court Jam.s Smith Clk Order'd by y.e Court here that y.e Sher of Kent County keep the s.d W.m Laskey in safe Custody untill he Shall Satisfie y.e fine & fees in y.e Judgm.t afd Specified Amounting to five hundred & Eighty one pounds of Tobacco |
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