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November Court 1727
339 Late of Saint pauls parish in the County afd Labourer the first day of November Anno Dom Seventeen hundred twenty and seven with force and Arms at the parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdiction of this Court one side of Tanned Leather of the value of Sixty pounds of Tobacco of the goods and Chattles of a Certain William Bradshaw then and there being found then and there feloniously did steal take and bear away Contrary to the Peace of the said Lord Proprietary that now is his good rule and Government and against the form of the Act of Assembly in such Case lately made and provided
On the back of the preceeding Indictm.t was Endorst as foll.s viz.t A true bill by Thomas Hynson Sen.r foreman And the afd Thomas Stacey 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 thereof he putteth himself upon the Country Thomas Stacey in ppia psona And he who followeth for the Lord propry in Like manner saith he is guilty T francis p Lord prop.ry And now here afterward to wit the twenty first day of Novemb Anno Dom seventeen hundred twenty and Seven comes into Court the afd Thomas Stacey in his proper person and relinquesheth the plea afd and saith that he Cannott gainsay the Indictm.t afd so as afd against him brought nor but that he is guilty of the premisses above upon him Imposed as by the afd Indictm.t it is alleadged and thereupon Submitts to the Court Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here to wit at the Court house in the Town of Chester in Kent County this twenty first Day of November Anno Dom seventeen hundred twenty and Seven that the afd Thomas Stacey stand on the pillory for the space of half an hour and that afterwards he receive at the publick whiping post twenty one Lashes well laid on his bare back till the blood appears as a punishment for his afd Crime of stealing the afd side of Leather in form afd Confest also |
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