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Kent County Criminal Proceedings, 1724-1728
Volume 548, Page 347   View pdf image (33K)
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                            November Court 1727                            347

That Case made and provided and against the peace of the said
Lords Propry his good rule and Dignity &c wherefore the afd Attorney
prayeth the advice of the Court here in the premisses for the said
Lord Propry and due process of Law against the afd Jane in this part
to issue to Answer to the said Lord Propry of and upon the premisses &c
                                                                        T francis Clk pacis

    A Noli prosequi being provided from his Excellency the
Governour the Court thereupon orders all proceedings here on
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.o S.t Leger Codd of your County
that he is apprehensive there may be a prosecution 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 here by order
you that Imediatly upon a Return of a presentment or Information
or any other means of prosecution for that fact against the bovesaid
persons or either of them that you Stop any further proceedings
therein and Enter a Noli prosequi thereon for all which this
shall be your Warrant given under my hand and Seall this
14.th day of November 1727
                                                            Ben.dt Leon.d Calvert

    Also it is Considered on the Day & year afd that the said Jane
Kennard pay the sum of one hundred Seventy Eight pounds
of Tobacco Costs accruing on the psses afd
                                                                    Jam.s Smith Clk

  His Lordship
          ag.t
S.t Leger Codd
 M.rs Mary Codd wife of the said S.t Leger
of this County Complains to this Court that
she has been abused and very outragiously
beated by her said Husband and desires that he may be bound
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