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August Court 1727
323 the afd Indictment it is alledged and thereof She putteth herself upon the Country Christian Culley in p.a psona And he who followeth for the Lord prop.ry in like manner Saith that She is Guilty T francis p Lord prop.ry Thereupon Command was given to the Sherf of Kent County that he Immediatly Cause to Come here twelve &c.a by whome &c.a who neither &c.a to Recognize &c.a because as well &c.a of which s.d precept the s.d Sherf to wit John Gresham ^Gent.^ now here at this Day to wit the Eighteenth Day of August 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 and year last mentioned Come again the afd Lord prop.ry by Tench ffrancis his Clerk of Indictments and the afd Christian Culley in her proper person and the Jurors of that Jury being Impanneled and Called likewise Came to wit Francis Barney, John Walls, Andrew Tolson, Nicholas Reiley, Thomas Hynson Jun.r, James Ringgold, Humphrey Younger, Thomas Rush, Richard Kennard, W.m Crow, George Murphey, and Benjamin Blackiston who being Duely Elected tryed and Sworn to Say the truth on the premisses upon their oath do Say that the afd Christian Culley is not Guilty as She Stands Indicted and by the Justices here this 18.th Day of August Anno Domini seventeen hundred and twenty ^seven^ that the afd Christian Culley as to the Indictment afd She go thereof without Day and be therefrom acquitted also it is Considered that y.e s.d Christian Culley pay the Sume of Seven hundred and forty one pounds of Tobacco ^Costs^ Accrueing on the premisses afd Jam.s Smith Clk William Murphey Comes into Court and proves on the holy Evangilist of Almighty God that he has Attended this Court for the Space of one Day as an Evidence for his Lordship against y.e afd Christian Culley being thereto lawfully Sumoned whereupon y.e Said Christian Culley is ordered to pay unto the afd W.m the Sume of thirty pounds of Tobacco for his Attendance as afd According to Act of Assembly in that Case made and provided
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