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November Court 1727
345 The parish and County afd) the sixth day of March Anno Domm Seventeen hundred twenty and six at the parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdiction of this Court having been duly admonished by the Vestrymen of the same parish in the afd County did afterward to wit the first day of July Anno Dom seventeen hundred twenty and seven and at divers other times as well before as since the afd sixth day of March at the parish afd in the County afd within the said Jurisdiction adulterously frequent the Company of a Certain Jane Kennard the same Jane then and yet being the wife of a Certain Nathaniel Kennard of the same parish and County contrary to the Act of Assembly in that Case made and provided and against the peace of the said Lord Prop.ry his good rule and Dignity wherefore the afd Attry prayeth the advise of the Court here in the premisses for the said Lord Prop.ry and due process of Law against the afd S.t Leadger Codd in this part to issue to answer to the afd Lord Prop.ry of and upon the Premisses &c.a T francis Cler. pac. The afd S.t Leger Codd producing a Noli prosequi from his Excell.cy whereupon the Court orders all proceedings to Cease and the Noli prosequi to be Entered which is as follows viz.t To the Worshipfull Justices of Kent County Whereas I am Informed by Coll S.t Leger Codd of y.e County that he is apprehensive there may be a prosicution against him in your County Court for incontinantly Living with a Certain Jane Kennard and whereas I am given to understand that the prosecution is Contrived and Carryed on by a troublesom woman more out of prejudice and Malice to him then any regard to the Law, and altho the said Persons may be able to acquitt themselves of the Accusation, yet there will be a Charge I do therefore hereby order you that Imediatly upon Return of a presentment or Information or any other means of prosecution for that fact against the above said persons or either of them that you stop any further proseedings therein and Enter a Noli prosiqui thereon for all which this shall be your Warrant Given under my hand |
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