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Kent County Criminal Proceedings, 1724-1728
Volume 548, Page 40   View pdf image (33K)
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40                                November Court 1724

that Nathaniel Pearce of Shrewsberry parish in Kent County afd Gent the
first Day of September Anno Domini Seventeen hundred and twenty four at
the parish afd in the County afd within the Jurisdiction of this Court in and
upon a Certain Katherine Porter in the peace of God and of the s.d Lord prop.ry
then and there being with force and Arms an Assault Did make and her y.e
s.d Katherine then and there Did Beat wound & Evily treat so that of her life
it was much Dispared and other harms to her then and there Did to the
great Damage of the same Katherine And Contrary to the peace of the
s.d Lord prop.ry that now is his good Rule and Government &c.a wherefore
the afd Attry prayeth the Advice of the Court herein the premisses for the
s.d Lord prop.ry and Due process of Law against the afd Nathaniel in this
part to Issue to Answer to the s.d Lord prop.ry of and upon y.e premisses &c.a
                                                                                                    M Howard

    And the afd Nathaniel pleads not guilty and for Tryal puts himself on y.e
Country                                                            Nath.l Pearce in p psona

    And he who follows for y.e s.d Lord prop.ry says he is guilty
                                                                                            M Howard

    And the s.d Nathaniel afterwards to wit the same Day and Year afd Comes into
Court and Relinquishes his plea afd and Saith that he Cannot gainsay
the premisses afd above upon him Imposed and Acknowledges himself
guilty of the assault and Battery afd as by the afd Information it is
alledged And thereupon Submits to the Court

    Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here this Seventeenth Day of Nov.br
Anno Domini Seventeen hundred and twenty four that the afd Nathaniel
Pearce pay to the Right Honourable the Lord prop.ry of this province
the sume of five hundred pounds of Tob.o as a fine for his afd Offence of Committing
assault & Battery in form afd Confest and also that he the s.d Nath.l
pay the sume of three hundred and fifty Six pounds of Tobacco Costs Accrueing
on the premisses af to the officers of this Court
                                                                                            Jam.s Smith Clk

    The afd Nathaniel Pearce his Recognizance taken last Court in the Sume of
ten pounds Sterling ^money^ to be leveyed &c.a for the use of his s.d Lordship the Lord
prop.ry of this province his heirs &c.a Conditionally that if he Should not
                                                                                                        appears


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