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November Court 1727
351 the same John Ambrose and Contrary to the peace of the said Lord Proprietary that now is his good rule and Government &c
On the back of the preceeding Indictment was as follows viz.t A true Bill by Thomas Hynson foreman And the afd John Evans in his proper person comes and saith that he is in no sort guilty of the premisses above upon him Impos'd as by the afd Indictment it is alledged and thereof he putteth himself upon the Country And he who followeth for the Lord proprietary in like manner saith he is guilty T Francis p Lord prop.ry Thereupon Command was given to the Sherrf of Kent County that he Imediately cause to some here twelve &c by whom &c.a who neither &c to Recognize &c because as well &c of which said pcept the said Sherrf to wit John Gresham Gent now here at this day to wit the twenty fourth day of Nov.r Anno Dom Seventeen hundred twenty & Seven makes return that he hath here ready twelve &c as by his pcept he was Commanded And now here afterwards to wit the Day & year last menconed come again the afd John Evans in his pper pson and the afd Lord prop.ry by Tench Francis his Attry and the Jurors of that Jury being Impanelled and Called likewise Came to wit Francis Barney Thomas Hynson Jun.r Thomas Medford Roger Hailes Will.m Dean Abram Redgrave Jun.r John Cooper Benjamin Griffith Thomas Massey William Sinxcocks James Kear Who being duly Elected trued and Sworn to say the truth in the psses upon their oaths do say that the afd John Evans is guilty of the Assault and Battery in the Indictment afd Specefyed and by Francis Barney their foreman allso say Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here to wit this twenty fourth day of Novemb.r Anno Dom Seventeen hundred twenty & Seven that the afd John Evans pay the sum of two hundred & fifty pounds of Tobacco as a fine for his afd Offence of Committing the assault & battery afd Als it is Considered that the said John pay the sum of Nine hundred fifty nine pounds of Tobacco Costs accruing on the psses afd Jam.s Smith Clk |
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