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March Court 1727
361 And the afd Ellis in his proper cometh & Saith that he is in no Sort guilty of the psses above him Imposed as by the afd Indictment it is alledged and thereof he putteth himself upon the Country And he who followeth for the Lord prop.ry in like manner Saith he is Guilty T francis p L.d prop.ry Thereupon Command was given to the Sherf of Kent County that he Immediatly cause to come here twelve &c.a by whom &c.a who neither &c.a to recognize &c.a because as well &c.a of which said precept the said Sherf to with John Gresham Gent now here at this day to wit the ninteenth Day of March Anno Dom Seventeen hundred & twenty Seven makes return that he hath here ready twelve &c.a as by his pcept he was Commanded And now here afterwards to wit the day & year last mentioned Come again the afd Lord proprietary by his Attry afd And Ellis Foulks in his proper pson afd and the Jurors of that Jury being Impannalled and Called likewise Came to wit Samuel Groom, Samuel Tovey, Samuel Norris, Phillip reason, Henry Trulock, Robert Dunn Jun.r, Abram Ambrose, John Clove, Robert Green, Humphry Younger, Arthor Foreman, And John James, who being duly Elected tryed & Sworn to say the truth in the premisses upon their Oath do say that the afd Ellis Foulks is Guilty as to Stealing the bridle in the above Indictment Set fourth and by Samuell Groom their foreman all so Say And y.t he is not guilty of Stealling y.e Sadle above mentioned Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here to wit at the Court house in the Town of Chester in said County this ninteenth Day of March Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred twenty & seven that the afd Ellis Foulks Stand on the pillory for the Space of One hour and that afterwards he receive at the publick whiping post fifteen Lashes well laid on his bear back till the blood appears as a punishment for his afd Crime of felony according to the force form and Effect of the Verdict afd also it is Considered that the said Ellis Foulks pay the sum of Nineteen hundred & fifty two pounds of tob.o Costs Accruing on the psses afd to the officers of this Court Ordered by the Court here at this Day to wit the Day & year last mentioned that the Sherf of Kent County take the afd Ellis Foulks into his Custody and Execute the punishment ^in the Judgm.t^ afd afd Specified and afterwards to bring him into Court again of which precept the Said Sherf to wit John Gresham Gent High Sherf of Kent County makes |
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